Mr Queen: Ep 5 Achilles’ Heel

The title of Episode 5, “A Heel That Can Easily Get Hurt” is interesting for a number of reasons. It refers to Achilles’ heel or to a fatal weakness in an otherwise perfect or flawless character. 1. The episode began and ended with reference to it. In the beginning: BongHwan: (voiceover) For ordinary people, this […]

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Mr Queen: Ep 1 and the “Go Princess Go” Ending

Before I begin — Veteran readers of this blog know that I don’t do recaps. If you’re looking for a faithful account of the events in a drama, then you’ve come to the wrong place. You should decamp to Dramabeans, Dramamilk, and other drama recapping sites. Here, you’re getting MY unabashed interpretation of the plot. […]

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Mr Queen: Eps 3 & 4 Open Thread

Update: Ep 5 will air on Saturday, January 2. This show cracks me up. Although I know that in the history books, it didn’t fare well for this Joseon king, I like how subversive the whole story is. But I can’t help wondering WHY the writer(s) insisted on using a historical figure, and didn’t just […]

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