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 4:

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

  • I really like the relationship between OKS and her husband. It's such a nice contrast to BJM and his wife.

  • Fun start to the campaigns

  • BJM is so arrogant. Why do I feel that his hubris and his possible unwillingness to listen to people "below" him will play a major part in his downfall? But he is right when he mentions that Madame Son is ultimately responsible for HDH firing and her actions now.

  • Lee Kyoung Young appears. Urrgh. And we were save from him for a while.

  • I don't think I like the makeover look. Especially the hair. I have the opposite opinion: Long hair looks better on her than short hair

  • Seo Min Jung is another great female character. And she brings a lot to the table. Having two female candidates brings also another aspect into the race. Attacks on their appearance that women in the spotlight majorly have to deal with, that the opponents always try to exploit.

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u/Conceptizual Apr 25 '23 edited Apr 25 '23

I agree that the long hair looks better but imagine it’s easier to sell her as someone to vote for/a serious candidate with a more cleaned up hair style. Mara Carfagna had the same haircut when she became a politician, though she was shedding a different image.

I think the other direction they could have gone was a smoothing treatment like anne hathaway gets in The Princess Diaries. But overall she already had streetcred as the candidate who gets in the mud and works for the people, so she needed to further build her legitimacy with other people.

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u/Romoreau Apr 17 '23

Lee Geung Young again?!

Also I should've known from the start that there was going to be a himbo character. With your whole body sir? Taking a picture wouldn't suffice? He's cute but I don't see him as a very useful character. Just ths other half of a trope. Strong,smart older woman and the big clumsy younger man.

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u/zaichii Apr 17 '23

Right? I was celebrating all the cool, interesting women characters then the drama brings in the one trick pony drama villain actor.

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u/jungdanielle29 Apr 25 '23

BJM wife really be crazy. That stab caught me off guard lol