My notes will have to do in lieu of my usual “First Impressions.” Thanks @Cleopatra for convincing me to watch this series. 1. “Top Star” The disembodied soul of DoHa had taken over the body of “top star” named JoonOh. Note: It was “Mr. Queen” (2020) that I protested, @Cleopatra. That show repulsed me on […]
Bitch Talk: “Psycho But It’s Okay” meets “Mr Queen”
As Mark Twain said, truth is stranger than fiction. I saw news about “Mr. Queen” actor Kim JungHyun and his ex-girlfriend, “Psycho But It’s Okay” actress Seo SeJin. I couldn’t make head or tail of it because it also involved other female costars of Kim Jung Hyun, namely Seohyun from “Time” and the “other” Seo, […]
Mr Queen: Eps 13 to 20 FINAL Open Thread
Edited 2/17/2021. I dropped this show because the writer and director don’t meet my standards. I don’t find anything funny about the: a. drunken-woman/man trope, b. the I-thought-I-had-sex-with-another-person switcheroo, c. the erroneous belief that arousal and/or orgasm during rape is a sign of consent, d. BongHwan’s sexual assault, e. his gay panic, f. rape as […]
Mr Queen: Ep 12 Dancing on Top of a Sword
Episode 12 Title: Dancing on Top of a Sword I know this kdrama is supposed to be fictional but I still like to have my historical “markers.” If you’re wondering how this character King Cheoljong fits in the Joseon books, there were only 26 Joseon kings. Cheoljong was the second to the last. We’re looking […]
Mr Queen: Ep 11 The Unforgiven
The episode began where the previous one left off: the nightmares that the HwaJin, BongHwan, and the King were living in real life. HwaJin believed the decomposing body found in the well was her lady’s maid killed by SoYoung. She tried to calm herself by practicing archery all night. She wished this nightmare she was […]
Mr Queen: The Queen’s Cuisine
I’ve been preoccupied with the plot that I forgot the take notes of BongHwan’s food “start up.” We Bitches love trivia. This is going to be continually updated. Episode 3 1. BongHwan created noodles. Chef: I can smell shiitake mushrooms, green onions, and there’s a rich aroma of meat as well. The aroma of the […]
Mr Queen: Eps 11 & 12 Open Thread
The thread is now open for spoilers and shenanigans. Let’s enjoy the show.
Mr Queen: Ep 10 Living a Nightmare
This is fairly straightforward because we only saw three nightmares in this episode: a. the King’s recurring nightmare, at the beginning and at the end, b. HwaJin’s nightmare, and c. BongHwan’s nightmare at the end of the episode. That was Soyeong’s voiceover. “There are people who live inside their nightmares. At the very moment when […]
Mr Queen: Ep 9 Light and Shadow
There are many ways of interpreting the significance of the title. SoYoung’s voiceover at the end of the episode explained, “People are afraid of darkness. So they try to chase it away by lightening it up with light. But the stronger the light is, the darker the shadow is.” To me, the writer was talking […]
Mr Queen: Eps 9 & 10 Open Thread
The thread is now open for SPOILERS, discussions, analyses, rants, and…lists. lol. My favorite flop ever. credit: kdramadaily’s tumblr She reminds me of a whale breaching. I’ll also start compiling a short list of quips about marriage from BongHwan. 1. Lady Choi says, “We’re not performing an ancestral.” BongHwan answers, “A wedding is basically […]
Mr Queen Ep 8 Dangerous Relationships
I have to finish explaining the title before the new episodes roll in this weekend. I mentioned three dangerous relationships in my last post. This post: Mr Queen: Ep 8 The “Fake” SoYong 1. The love triangle of the BongHwan/Queen Soyong, the King and the concubine HwaJin I suggested that HwaJin is under false pretenses. The […]
Mr Queen: Ep 8 The “Fake” SoYong
What did BongHwan mean when he called HwaJIn a fake Soyong? Do you have any theories? I promise I won’t kick anybody out for theories. I’m known for my wild theories, too. Here are the scenes I consider relevant to understanding the characters. From Ep 1 Jo HwaJin was writing when her maid accidentally splashed […]
Mr Queen: Ep 6 On Being “ThisClose”
In math, these are just inequality symbols. This means greater than: > This means less than: < However, when you put them together, with a period in between, like this: >.< it becomes an emoticon (emotion + icon) for annoyed or irritated. And when you put them together, with an empty space in between, like […]
Mr Queen: Eps 7 & 8 Open Thread
The thread is now open for spoilers and discussion. I’m finishing my Ep 6 analysis. In the meantime, it’ll be a work-in-progress with password-protection. I’ll remove the password when I’m done. You can read it while waiting for the subs. 🙂 Let’s enjoy the show!