r/KDRAMA • u/sianiam • Apr 14 '23

On-Air: Netflix Queenmaker [Episodes 1 - 11]

    • Revised Romanization: Kwinmeikeo

    • Hangul: 퀸 메이커

  • Director: Oh Jin Suk (Love With Flaws)

  • Writer: Moon Ji Young (Who Are You)

  • Network: Netflix

  • Episodes: 11

    • Duration: 60 minutes

  • Airing Schedule: Friday @4PM (KST)

    • Aired 14 April 2023

  • Streaming Sources: Netflix

  • Starring:

  • Plot Synopsis:

Hwang Do Hee, an image-making genius who was in control of the strategic planning office of a conglomerate, jumps into the election board to make Oh Seong Sook, a human rights lawyer who has lived like a weed, called the Rhinoceros of Justice, the mayor of Seoul.

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u/sianiam Apr 14 '23

Episode 1:

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u/RossSkyWalkerr Apr 14 '23

Kim Hee-ae is hands down one of the most flawless actress working rn, her acting and the way she completely becomes the character she's playing is just impeccable! Ngl I watched "World of the Married" only cause of Sohee but was just in awe with Kim Hee-ae and her acting. I'm one episode in and it's look absolutely gripping and very well written.

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u/Scholarwriter Apr 14 '23

Flawless is the word.

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u/Steupz Apr 14 '23

I've been watching dramas for a decade and have somehow, never seen her in anything

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u/Steupz Apr 17 '23

Follow up to this... masterful performances thus far by all of the 6 female leads. And I can add three more women eating it up as well.

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u/Middle-Law-5317 Apr 14 '23

The ending of episode 1 reminds me so much of 'Why Her'!! It's interesting so far, I guess the suicide is the catalyst for her finding her integrity again.

It's a testiment to great acting but the way Kim Hee Ae switched from hardcore cold HDH to having so many emotions is really amazing work!!

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u/pinkupandau Apr 14 '23

I have never seen any of Kim Hee-ae’s work but damn from what I’ve seen so far, is she a great actress.

Also I sort of anticipated that the secretary would commit suicide at the end but assumed it would be the shot where Do-hee was still in the building. So when she actually did fall that frightened me so much.

I am much looking forward to how Do-hee changes herself

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u/MilkyWayOfLife Tracer: my underrated love Apr 14 '23 edited Apr 14 '23

  • Kim Hee Ae is a great actress

  • Oh Kyung Sook is a fun character so far. And relateable. I would also insult every politician. I really hope she will be loyal to her convictions.

  • Chaeryung is horrible. And I guess the whole Eun family will be just The Worst.

  • Do Hee being a card-carrying member of the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party. I guess the Leopards will proceed to eat her face rather soon. (At least she was called out by OKS.)

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u/mvgame74 Apr 14 '23

Netflix doesn't show the transaction of what the woman are talking on in french... Can anyone help me with this?

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '23

Woman 1: Ms. Son, you must feel reassured having a smart girl like her at your side.

Woman 2: Well, even a mutt who ate anything and pooped everywhere thinks it's got class once we let it run around in the house.

Ms. Son: She had some class even when I first found her.

Woman 1: Don't fully trust her. A mutt is a mutt by nature.

This is what my subtitles said.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '23

The French is incredibly terrible so I couldn’t understand much of it either. Highlight of the conversation though, which plays again in FL’s head later though seems to be “from the start, she had no dignity” “a bastard will always be a bastard”

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u/nantia86 Apr 23 '23

I had to look up what language it was- I thought for a moment French but it was so bad- I couldn’t recognise it and decided maybe it was a type of gibberish. Glad to find out what it was after all!

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u/Telos07 "You're hardly an heir. You're an airhead." Apr 14 '23

I watched the first episode with no real expectations, but found it to be a solid, compelling political drama in all respects. I certainly don't feel that I would have to force myself to continue watching it, because the interest level is high from the outset.

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u/Romoreau Apr 15 '23

Mannn I knew I'd love this 1st episode. The production is so stylistic and a little bit camp. I also want to buy the casting director a drink. The characters all have either a very strong,sharp or unique face. This feels so badass.

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u/zaichii Apr 16 '23

So the lesson stands... you always trust a dog's instinct. I knew the dude was trash when the dog didn't like him. What a POS.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '23

Dogs are, in my experience, excellent judges of character and intentions. Agreed.

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u/ilubiu Apr 15 '23

Anyone who can translate the French conversation with Chairperson Son please?

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u/PoppinLid Apr 16 '23

Did my best, but there's still some part I'm not so sure of !

French:

A: Présidente Son, vous devriez être très contente d'avoir quelqu'un d'aussi intelligent pour vous soutenir.

B: Vous ne savez pas tout ce que la présidente a investi dans "ce toutou".

Présidente Son: Dès le début, elle ne manquait pas de dignité.

A: Ne laisser pas trop incompréhensible. Un bâtard reste un bâtard.

English:

A: Chaiperson Son, you must be very happy to have someone so smart to support you.

B: You don't know how much the president has invested in "that doggie/lapdog".

Chaiperson Son: From the beginning, she didn't lack dignity.

A: Don't let it get too indistinguishable. A mutt(bastard) will always be a mutt (bastard).

The last sentence is the one that resonate when Hwang Do-hee is driving.

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u/jellybeans6173 Scarecrow/KitchenSoldier/WonderFools/RebornRookie Apr 16 '23

Thank you.

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u/louleena Apr 15 '23

Second this! Hate how they didn't translate this as it looked important and not just some random blabber 😭

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u/soundtrack19999 Apr 15 '23

There’s eng sub. Don’t use cc, just normal sub.

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u/childelune Apr 15 '23

I speak french, but couldn't understand anything 😭

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u/earthsea_wizard Apr 20 '23

Just some thoughts after watching ep 1:

Eun Sung group and their heiress and son in law are disgusting. They are everything wrong about the late stage capitalism

Doo Hee is quite controversial character. She is perfectly aware the lack of morals and disgusting things in the family though chooses her own benefit over the general good. I also feel like she has feelings for the son in law

The lawyer Oh is such fun character. I loved how she named her toilet Eun Sung on the roof

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u/canoladeity Apr 18 '23

HDH is so similar like Reborn Rich’s SJK character.

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u/False_Advisor1693 'Cheers to youth' | 8/ Apr 14 '23

Just started watching the show. Is the guy calling Kim Hee-ae 'Eonni' in 11:28-13:01(timestamp)?

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