5.20 - Episode 20 of Mr. Queen

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 20 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jung-hyun 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 reveal the show that we will recap and analyze in Season 6 of K Drama Chat.

We discuss:

• Our thoughts on this final episode of Mr. Queen: it was thrilling, satisfying and touching.
• How the king and queen managed to enter the palace, get all dressed up, and fight off guards.
• How the king and queen looked so regal and badass as they walked into the palace courtyard.
• How the scarred eunuch shoots both the queen and the king and it looks like it’s the end for them, until we learn that their bulletproof vests protected them.
• How this real danger situation for the queen sends Jang Bong Hwan back to Seoul, this time for good.
• How the king fights off Kim Jwa-geun and then retakes his throne.
• How Shin Hye-sun does an amazing job of becoming Kim So-yong the minute Jang Bong-hwan leaves her body; her acting was amazing!
• How the queen and baby almost die but recover overnight, and that’s when the king (and us!) start sobbing.
• How the king metes out punishment to the Kim and Jo family ministers by not killing them, but confiscating their assets and letting them lead lives of humiliation.
• How the Grand Dowager Queen and Dowager Queen are banished to the West Palace and will never be allowed to leave again.
• We discuss: Who did the king ultimately fall in love with?
• And now that Jang Bong-hwan is gone, what is Kim So-yong left with? Does she have Jang Bong-hwan’s memories? What about his cooking skills?
• How the combination of Jang Bong-hwan and Kim So-yong is who the king ultimately fell in love with.
• The amazing K Drama elements in this episode, including all the crying, the OST, the resolved triangles, the Google product placement.
• The show that we will recap and analyze in Season 6 of K Drama Chat! (You have to listen to find out!)

Next week, we will have Ernabel Demillo back on to do a full show review of Mr. Queen and discuss identity and belonging through Ernie’s show Asian-American Life.