DramasBMH

People are gonna have their criticisms and it's really pointless to argue but I just felt the need to say this: this should be viewed on its OWN merits! Comparing it to the source material (that most haven't even read) just ruins the experience of forming your own thoughts and opinions.

I can't remember which Stephen King adaptation it was but there once was an adaptation of one of his stories, I think it was a movie, and he didn't like the changes that were made. Fast forward, there was another made for tv adaptation made that was more faithful to original story and it was not a good adaptation. I think he even said he ended up having an appreciation or respect for the first adaptation & its changes.l

You can also think of this as an AU of the webnovel & the webtoon/manhwa.

Just because girls hit on him doesn't make it a romance.

Girls can hit on and have crushes on guys in BL stories too. There's even times when the guys *do* go on dates or groups dates with girls in BLs for various reasons. Thing is ususally the guy/s in question don't particuarly care about the girls or necessarily wanna be there.

I wouldn't call it a "glorification"
But to each their own

I started a discussion thread solely for that reason and it was just ignored. I would totally be into discussions about it vs people just angry on principle.

I figured since they're minors they would get a couple of years in juvie but they had a whole lot of victims according to the tablet.

I imagine Deuk Pal will somehow look out for Jae Min. Maybe getting a job at the restaurant the subordinates are running

I really am interested in the webnovel & the webtoon/manhwa not because I am mad about the removal of the BL aspect but because I'm curious how the story was done differently in the other mediums.

Like in the drama, Yi Yeon is argubly gloomy before the bullying because his homelife kinda sucks. He was targeted because he "looked" like he had money plus he was a loner.
I wonder if in the webnovel & webtoon/manhwa those elements are different. How much did Yi Yeon's gayness affect the plot? Was Deuk Pal also gay so he could relate or understand Yi Yeon? Were ANY of the characters out or were they just discovering an attraction to each other.

I think this drama stands well enough on its own and it can also be seen as an AU version of the other two.

True as is the case for any drama but that doesn't mean it's "the only thing that drew most people's attention"

That's not true; the story is actually interesting and engaging with good performances.

Yeah, I'm not 100% sure why the girls' confessions or asking him out *had* to be a thing.

I get it in one sense since this been telegraphed from like week 2 (one or both girls being interested in him) and I think the humor is that Deuk Pal is just on such a different level both socially and mentally, that he doesn't "get" these girls and why they're acting in these ways.

Also, it's totally logical that they would have interest in him since apparently he's attractive and he had a mature vibe. So to acknowledge it makes sense.

However, it still didn't *need* to be a thing. I don't know where that time could've been better spent but yeah

I completely agree

To those who watched Mr Queen, how did you feel about this ending?

I liked that Jae Min saw and apologized to Yi Yeon and felt genuine remorse for what he did to him.

Same with Yi Yeon and Se Kyung. It's nice that they got to say everything they wanted and needed to say to each other for the sake of closure.

Same with Deuk Pal and the big boss. It was touching that he could recognize and accept him after just talking to him for a bit.

See, I would read it for myself except I couldn't find the full story and the webtoon/manhwa only had one chapter posted (I think). So I would have to rely on people who actually read it

I really did like ending and the drama overall but some things gave me a bit of pause such as sometimes it is like they don't know what they want Se Kyung's dynamic with Yi Yeon to be and I'm not sure whether that is because they wanted to allude to the source material or maybe they wanted to hint at it in universe. Sometimes Se Kyung seems to be harboring some feelings (possibly crushy type feelings) and then we're told he just had unresolved guilt? Really? And the "true nature" comment ending up being about him not caring about people, while it definitely works in story, it doesn't hit *as* hard or at least it didn't hit the same as possibily alluding to possible gayness.

Another thing is the line about them going on a group date. I get that he has a new life and dating could/would be a part of it but if you think on it, it would be SOOOO weird haha. The mental age gap

Also, it could, argubly be a slap to the BL origins.

I actually started a discussion thread asking about the original webnovel & webtoon/manhwa that NO ONE responded to. So people only wanna talk about those when it involves getting angry that drama took away the BL element?

Wow, that was plot twist of an ending BUT it was certainly a fitting end. Wow, I'm kinda in disbelief haha

Oh, I should not have watch the last episode in public haha
Just getting all teary eyed haha

It's not funny but it's funny how jarring that must to be to have some random guy claim your kid is someone else's AND scold you for not being a present parent AFTER you've *just* come to your senses and have clear thoughts

Jae Min just targeted Yi Yeon because he was gloomy and suspected he came from money? How? How did he look like he came from money?

It's not unbelievable because bullies *do* just target folks on a whim sometimes. It could just be a bad day (for the victim) and something about their target grabs their attention.

Jae Min is like a PRIME example of a kid needing positive influences and someone willing to smack sense into him when needed.

Man, this is such a good show. I kinda wish I did have more story with these characters.

At the same time, I'm glad this is a short series and that the story was able to be told this well in 8 episodes.