Mr. Queen

Made me laugh out loud BUT I AGREE with the criticism

Are you familiar with that meme where there’s one member of a group project that does nothing at all but still gets an “A” because everyone else did the work?

That is how I feel about Mr. Queen’s ending.

First off, this drama had excellent comedy. I found myself actually laughing. The female lead was spectacular. I really enjoyed the journey through the first 18-19 episodes.

And then, oh. This is one of the dramas where it’s “BUT THE ENDING.”

I legitimately spent a couple of hours late at night processing this ending when I watched it about two weeks ago. I felt so strongly about it, so I came back to write this review. I read some ranting reviews and I agree with the criticisms though I wouldn’t go as far as giving the show a 1 because of the finale - though that really gets the point across. (If I do my rating system like a class grade, the final can feasibly only account for a percentage of the overall score. Gotta give some credit for the bulk of the semester…).

My issue is we spent the whole show with Bong Hwan. The king fell in love with Bong Hwan, not that suicidal queen that he didn’t love. At the end, the Queen comes back just like that meme. She didn’t do anything except fail to kill herself and she comes back to a pregnancy and a loving husband. Seriously??? I couldn’t buy that shit. The ending is not satisfactory for the character we watched and loved - Bong Hwan. Le sigh. Oh yeah, and damn, the second male lead was the ONLY character to actually accept that Bong Hwan and the Queen were different people, but you know what… he gets a good dose of tragedy for saving the Queen he loved. Good grief. Oraebani deserved better.

So to sum it up, I am a fan of Mr. Queen but not the Queen herself.

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Ah, Mr Queen , What a treat

Every so often in K-drama land, after kissing a dozen frogs (messy plots, flat leads), you find a crown jewel. For me, that was Mr. Queen. Bold, funny, heartfelt, and surprisingly profound . I reminded me why I stick around for the gems.

From the jump, it had insane chemistry (Shin Hye-sun and Kim Jung-hyun nailed it), unpredictable plots, laugh-out-loud comedy, unexpected tenderness, and villains worth hating. The heart of the story? To love is to know, and to know is to love , a beautiful truth woven into every character arc.

It balanced irreverent, zany humor with moments that hit deep. My only gripes: politics dragged, and I wanted more of those juicy tropes where the “villains unknowingly push the leads closer” moments. Plus, the fading body-swap aspect could’ve been fleshed out. Still, the dual-identity theme made the ending land for me.

The cast ate, the OST slapped, and the rewatch value is high. In short: hilarious, heartfelt, chaotic in the best way, and full of soul.

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this is the perfect drama to relieve your stress

Every episode of this drama will guarantee to make you smile. Shin Hyesun's acting is just so amazing. Actually, every actor of this drama perfectly fits their role. What I love about this drama is that it did not sacrifice the plot just to make the audience smile. Some comedy dramas doesn't have a stable story because their only focus is to make us laugh but that is not the case for this drama.

The reason I did not give this a perfect score because the last episode seems shallow. It feels like they run out of ideas and decided to cut the 19th episode into two to make it 20 episodes. Nonetheless, I still enjoyed this drama and I highly recommend it to everyone. If you want to relax and just watch a light drama that will make you laugh, then this drama is perfect for you.

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Top Tier Entertainment - Heavy dose of Comedy and Romance in the Backdrop of Palatial Politics

I am walking out of this drama as a devoted fan of Shin Hae Sun. I cannot imagine anyone playing this role better than her, she does absolute justice and more to the character. She is great a depressed queen to be and even better as a man trapped in Joseon kingdom. Kim Jung Hyun was wonderful as well, his comic timing was not a surprise to me given his previous roles. Seol In-Ah is gorgeous. The side characters are memorable and endearing who lend beautiful balance to the ensemble.

I have religiously avoided historical dramas and the classic body switch trope because they tend to be very predictable BUT Mr. Queen brought its A game and I am a convert. Agreeably, it takes a couple of episodes to get into the drama but once you are there, it just continues to grow better with every episode. The story is presented in a manner where the viewer is bound to be engrossed in the plotline. It is generously sprinkled with comedy, romance, action and palace politics. The lead pair had BRILLIANT chemistry.

The drama has high production value with large scale and nothing less can be expected from a historical drama of this stature. The OST is beautiful and melodious, it just falls in place with the situations and enhances the scenery.

Mr. Queen is jam packed with amazing performances and enticing star cast with a fascinating story line and has a high re watch value. It cannot and should not be missed.

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High Bar for Story Telling and Direction

I was so skeptical to start this show for so long. The name seemed stupid and body swapping has always been dumb in my mind. Furthermore, the male lead seemed like a incompetent person doing illegal stuff in modern times so I refused to give the show more than 10 minutes of my time. But it really changed my perspective slowly and steadily.

The depth of the show is hidden in its meanings. As a man it is hard to empathize with women often due to their need for lack of real world responsibility such as work and taking on risks that man take on a regular basis; however, as this time a man was on a woman's shoes it seemed different. With time the guy felt comfortable in her body and situation and started to take charge in situations even while acting as a man. And then I found out that actually a woman is not really different than us at least not too much. We have the same concerns and we would act kind of in the same manners.

As the guy merged with the queen as the episodes passed it seemed natural and when the leads fell in love it did not seem gay at all. This has to be one of the triumphs of K-drama in recent years. I can see the concept failing spectacularly in the hands of most directors. I have to praise the quality of the story telling and the depths of most characters in such a short drama. I often complain on how redundant most C-drama has become with filler episodes with nothing happening in between. This show really pulled its weight and will be a high bar for story telling and direction.

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Amazing but not queer enough

Amazing story of a man going into the body of a queen. It sounds silly but I would say this is really a political show. The longer runtimes allow so many subplots and side characters that I love. I mean a love triangle that overlaps with 2 other love triangles is so genius and complicated I had to make a chart. The twists and schemes are crazy, it’s tense and even messier than any show I’ve watched. My only issue is that it’s not queer enough, it tiptoes around queer themes by never going any further than bromances and flirting. I mean he’s a woman and he likes woman so he should be lesbian but no let’s have him with a guy but not make it gay. It would’ve been less effort to just make it gay.

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One of the best Kdrama ive ever watched

The mr queen series came to my mind when im looking for a great story, comedy , romance and drama. The show was so amazing that i had to watch it again, because the show is so entertaining it would make you forget that you already watched it. i hope shows like this are still here because it gives strong nostalgia and the feeling of never getting bored each episode. i have grown attached to it and make this review because the main character is very good and amazing.

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