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5.14- Episode 14 of Mr. Queen

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 14 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jyung-hun as King Cheoljong, Seol In-ah as Jo Hwa-jin, Na In-woo as Kim Byeong-in, and Choi Jin-hyuk as Jang Bong-hwan. We discuss: The songs we feature during the recap: To My One and Only You by Xiumin and Lost Memory by Howl. Joanna is going to make an OST fan out of Sung Hee yet! How the queen is so confused about her feelings toward the king and the night they spent together. How the king is confused because the queen saved the banquet and then said she would betray the king. The king and queen realized their notes were a result of a misdelivery. The king confesses to the queen that he likes her, but she says she can’t forgive him, and the old Kim So-yong is dead. How the Grand Dowager Queen and Kim Jwa-geun decide to kill the queen through arsenic frozen into ice cubes and served during a brunch with the Grand Dowager Queen. How the young court lady saves the

5.13- Episode 13 of Mr. Queen

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 13 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jyung-hun as King Cheoljong, Seol In-ah as Jo Hwa-jin, Na In-woo as Kim Byeong-in, and Choi Jin-hyuk as Jang Bong-hwan. We also talk about poison and assassination by poison during the Joseon dynasty. We discuss: The songs we featured during the recap: Conspiracy by Kim Deuk-su and Other World by Howl. How this episode is so dark when compared with previous episodes. How the attack against the king is turning family members against each other. The shocking revelation that the king planned the explosion himself. How the queen has such ambivalent feelings toward the king, but she is threatened by Kim Jwa-geun, so she decides to live and betray the king. The loyalty and steadfastness of the king’s men who were arrested and tortured. How the Dowager Queen plants the ledger in the queen’s chambers; the ledger and the notes from the king are found by the Grand Dowager Quee

5.12- Episode 12 of Mr. Queen

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 12 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jyung-hun as King Cheoljong, Seol In-ah as Jo Hwa-jin, Na In-woo as Kim Byeong-in, and Choi Jin-hyuk as Jang Bong-hwan. We discuss: The songs we feature during the recap: Toy Soldier by Kim Deuk-so and The Great Recipe by sEODo. How this episode started with danger, then both the king and queen are safe, then it gets funny, then the king is beaten by Kim Jwa-geun, then it ends on a cliffhanger, and what a cliffhanger it was! How Jang Bong-hwan saved the banquet with his inventive cooking and his experience that cooking and food are political in a place like the palace. During the banquet, for the first time ever, the king and queen are on the same page, working together to save the banquet. How the king beautifully interprets the queen’s messages about each dish in the meal. Court Lady Choi’s words that there are things that are constant in the palace: the secret fe

5.11- Episode 11 of Mr. Queen

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 11 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jyung-hun as King Cheoljong, Seol In-ah as Jo Hwa-jin, Na In-woo as Kim Byeong-in, and Choi Jin-hyuk as Jang Bong-hwan. Ernabel Demillo guests on this episode! We discuss: The songs we feature during the recap: Like the first snow by Kim Jung-hyun and Rebellion by Kim Deuk-su. We finally know what is in the ledger, but we wonder why the queen’s father recorded all of his corrupt transactions. How Jo Hwa-jin gives the ledger to the Dowager Queen. The problem with revenge is that you never know who you will actually take down. How the queen is struggling with Jang Bong-hwan’s spirit and Kim So-yong’s memories. How the note exchanges between the king and queen are hilarious and we know this is not going to end well. How everyone has something planned for the Suritnal festival: Kim Jwa-geun is going to reveal the king’s incompetence, Jo Hwa-jin plans to take down the que

5.10 - Episode 10 of Mr. Queen

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 10 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jyung-hun as King Cheoljong, Seol In-ah as Jo Hwa-jin, Na In-woo as Kim Byeong-in, and Choi Jin-hyuk as Jang Bong-hwan. We discuss: The songs we featured during the recap: Palace and Secrets of the Well, both by Howl How everyone in this episode seems to end up at the well How the tiny queen rescued the king from the well by carrying him on her back The king’s unsuccessful attempt to retrieve the ledger, but now we realize that Jo Hwa-jin has it! Jo Hwa-jin tries to give the ledger to the king, but the Dowager Queen thwarts her by delaying her message to the king We have another great cooking scene where the queen cooks a simple but amazing meal for the Grand Dowager Queen How this episode cleverly brought the concept of K Beauty to the show through the face mask that the queen made for the Grand Dowager Queen Even though it was Kim Jwa-geun who had Oh-wol tortured

5.9 - Episode 9 of Mr. Queen

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 9 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jyung-hun as King Cheoljong, Seol In-ah as Jo Hwa-jin, Na In-woo as Kim Byeong-in, and Choi Jin-hyuk as Jang Bong-hwan. We discuss: The songs we featured during the recap: Onestar by Im Han-byul and The Secret of the Well by Howl How the king is looking at the queen differently because the queen defended the king when they were eating at the restaurant outside the palace, and because the queen has not reported the incident when the king tried to kill the queen. How the queen is looking at the king with pity because his family was brutally murdered, and because the king is such a badass when he goes up against the thugs in the alley. How Kim So-yong and Jang Bong-hwan are at war in the queen’s body. We think Kim So-yong was more dominant when the king was kissing her and the queen kissed him back. But later, Jang Bong-hwan realizes what happened and he’s trying to ba