there's no way to differentiate at this point and i love it. if she really is pregnant and has a baby then he's in for a treat (even typing this is fun and interesting!!!!!!) but wow like the first time huh......taht's really sad.

why is byng in so fuckin useless

anyways ty for the write up and wow ur absolutely right a power couple they frickin are!!!

I don't know if this is the same writer, but I remember the writer being infatuated by Byung in and me just patiently waiting for her to wake up and see him as the annoying, potentially evil character he always was. I mean from day one I felt like punching him in the face. He's good-looking yes but Lord I hated him the moment I saw him. All I'm waiting for is to see our King being the doting husband on our reluctant he-queen 😈

It's sad the'y turning Byung-in in the villain. He was devoted to the Queen and let her go to the Palace. He was right to be angry against the King, he tried to kill her, drugged her... But now the situation changed and the Queen was pretty clear about it.

I really don't like Prince Youngpyeong. He always doubts the Queen and has no issue to kill a little girl for a bigger cause. He knew for the ledger but he protected Hwa-Jin instead of his King.

I'm happy that the King and the Queen finally take the villains down together ! The Queen is not a weak and quiet target anymore! She's the weapon!

Congratulations Soyong MaMa. Before my delightful screaming, I had first registered her shock and confusion.
The hijinks of the court this week was powerful. I enjoyed how both Byung In and Cheol Jung flexed their muscles legitimately and Cheoljungs final win( I'm sure Byung In was thinking he had won that one).
Jo Hwa Jin - She redeemed herself a bit this week and cleared the air. It helped her realise her worth in the eyes of the King.

And the Kings brother, can he be formal enough and stop thinking I'll about the Queen. Theres not difference between him and Byung In if he remains on this part. They are both coveting the Kings woman.

This drama is the only happy pill of my life.
Our country ,Myanmar, was controlled by military regime and all the 56 millions people are currenty under stress.
We woke up with fear ,feeling hopeless.
Even UN council can't save us.
...
The military officials who commit high treason are worsen than those ministers. in Mr. Queen.
I really feel like good people bringing justice to the bad can only happen in movies.
Really feeling sad and hopeless.

That was quite a bomb to throw on so bong I don’t know whether to laugh at the ridiculousness of the situation or cry for him for potentially experiencing his first pregnancy.

These two episodes were nonetheless enjoyable and it was so satisfying to see so bong have so much control over those who she was grovelling at the beginning of the show, but most of all im ecstatic that he finally became allies with cheongi cheongi cheoljong!

Ah! Where to start! Some funny, happy moments this week!

Queen and her revenge mission! It was too fun! And Shin Hye-sun looked amazing!
And also Queen and King being officially allies, finally!

The ramyeon scene was hilarious!! I didn’t really expect it to lead to another “hot night”, so no surprises there, but it was fun to see SB trying to deal with and understand her feelings...one thing though, why did Cheol-jong not taste the freakin ramyeon?!?! I was definitely waiting for that!! ahhh!

Cute No Touch couple talking about 21st century Korea every night and falling asleep together! I didn't know what to expect regarding the romance, in the beginning, but now I can say I’m sold, they’re so adorable!!
And adorable is also CJ being jealous of Kim Hwan! I swear his character seems so pointless, but he’s still so funny to me!! xD

And lastly, about the royal baby...well, it was not too shocking, (because people on twt talk too much about spoilers and theories lol) so I was kinda ready for it to happen.
The whole scene was very funny, but I’m not a fan of the pregnancy, tbh..it will surely be a lot of fun, but I’m also worried about how they’ll deal with it; will we get a time jump?? Are we really gonna miss 8 months of their lives?? I feel like this is a drama that might suffer from that more than others, but we’ll see!

P.S. they better not have used up all the kissing quota already on ep 9?!? That was basically just an act!! I need a real kiss at least once!! 😂😂

her black top and red lips combo, i love it so much~ the revenge moves are so satisfying to watch especially with hwajin. that victim cosplay has been tiring me out so i'm glad that soyong called her on that. but at least we get the truth from her, so character development?

what left is to deal with byungin cause that man is grating my nerves. while he has feelings for her since forever, i think it is clear that soyong always love cheoljong. that kissed happened because she was in vulnerable state. between him and his dad, i think he is more dangerous tho. at least his dad not holding hands with the enemy?

Now, little (?!?) rant ahead, read at your own risk. 😅

When I watched ep 15 and 16 it was before and after I had dinner, respectively, and my mood in the span of a few hours went from “I’m-so-excited-can’t-wait-to-watch-the-next-episode!!!” to “meh..”

I thoroughly enjoyed the first episode this week, but I’m not sure what happened with the second one. The first part of it was fine, then it felt rushed, and like something was off, I can’t really pinpoint it exactly, but in the end it was just meh.
It was probably a mix of things, like the weird pacing, choppy editing, too many scenes in a short amount of time, and not really well connected (probably because they rushed 3 weeks in 30 minutes 🙈); add to that Byung-in leaning more towards being a lost cause than ever before, while Hwa-jin’s confession feeling like it was too little too late...not too great (it’s kinda funny at this point, I keep going back and forth between who I think is worse, BI or HJ! xD).

The Prince is kinda getting on my nerves too, although that’s not news; I was rewatching some older episodes, and honestly he’s always insisted with CJ that SY had to be as bad as her clan, and I’m glad that CJ had been trying to defend her more and more as time passed...I still feel so bad for her; the idea that her life might have ended already with her throwing herself in the lake is really sad. :(

One more thing, the well story, the truth about who saved CJ, and SY’s book, plus HJ coming clean about the ledger, it all felt underwhelming..I think it’s because they’ve been teasing it for so long, and we’ve known the truth for some time now, that it didn’t feel as impactful as it could have been. Some earlier confrontation scenes (between CJ and SB especially) were so much more powerful somehow? These in ep 16 not as much, it’s a pity.

Looking on the bright side, all this made my excitement die down a bit, and same with my expectations for the remaining episodes, which is great in case they’ll be disappointing (less heartbreak), and even better in case they’ll be good, because I will be even happier then! ^^

The revenge round 1, 2 and 3 to the ladies of the palace is satisfying to watch, it's indeed exhilirating. When our Mr. Queen said to JHJ that maybe she could have saved So-Yong back then by grabbing her hand, it was a moment of clarity too for me, that JHJ's has been very deep in victim cosplaying that she'll let somebody suicide in front of her eyes. Glad that JHJ saved the very little piece of her spine and go told Cheoljong the truth. By going with the pregnancy line I think our Mr. Queen will stay in Joseon for good alike the original Go Princess Go, but it's 4 eps left and there's a plenty of room for things to go downhill, guess I'm still traumatized by DD****S 😂😂😂

I am really disappointed in Byung In. He used to be better than this. I still hope he wakes up in the next episode when he realizes his clan won't ever accept Soyong back and Cheoljong is the only one who legitimately wants to help save her life.

This week we got treated with great scenes of our otp. SHS and KJH's chemistry is killer. So this is what happens when a drama has extremely talented leads and easy to love main characters.

Cheoljong's reaction to the pregnancy news sent me to places. He went full derp and I loved it lol His protective instincts gonna skyrocket and I can't wait to see it. Mr. Queen too. Our Sobong is in a great state of shock right now but no doubt will come around and protect their baby and husband. I just want all of them to survive! Go into hiding, stage their deaths and open a restaurant somewhere nice.

Bet everybody is ruing the Queen's assassination plot because all that achieved was waking up the sleeping tigress (heh)! The revenge is a hoot and seeing those faces was a treat! And the team is now official, sealed with a love shot, LOL. Yay for So-bong being a part of the King's secret clique, them sharing intel and playing poker are just so cutely chummy.

Have been wondering whether So-bong is okay with changing history by using future knowledge, and guess no hesitancy on that. Totally died when she really castrated the Han guy! But even if she did use it for her Cheoljong-ie, can the future truly be changed..? Cause So-bong's still here and Bong-hwan how..? Time travel always gives me headache...

Am really loving that bit of "normal marriage life" for our OTP, they each have fun with their trio of friends, then hubby coming home to a scold from wifey and a midnight snack offer *nudge nudge* (altho no normal couple will scold about planning to kill father-in-law plus wife). That moment of sexy awareness and the song accompanying it, omg, I cracked up so bad. Cheoljong's expression of shy hope and the sad disappointment is never not funny!

Also, that last screenshot, gotta hand it to Court Lady Choi + Royal Chef for the most original first date ever ><

My only comment on BI is that I'm glad she told him, her disliking him had nothing to do with the King, one of my biggest pet peeves is someone assuming you will like him/her if another person isn't around. That is nonsense.

This episode was fun. The ramyeon and stories of the future. Aren't they just adorable together. His reaction to her pregnancy was really funny too.

I have to say i was surprised at Hwa Jin’s turn but SO proud of her for owning up and finally deciding to find herself again! I hope there’s a chance for her and SY to make up cause i really believe theirs can be powerful alliance in the palace, esp against the oldies. Meanwhile, BI just continues his descent deeper into the sh!thole 😩

Please Show don’t pull a BIG on me and conveniently make Bong Hwan disappear into thin air at the end.

whew I am obsessed with this drama I even created an account just to dump all my thoughts LMAO. I'll probably split this into 2 because theres just... SO MUCH. I'm going to be referring to Sobong as she/they because thats where I think they are at this point in the story.

First of all because the plotlines seem to be converging into the conclusion I went back and rewatched the episodes from the beginning (because I ff-ed through anything that wasn't the leads or Hong Yeon/Court Lady Choi) and they truly have hardly ANY wasted dialogue on this show! They were playing slow burn with the politics and its been super satisfying to see it now hurtling towards its conclusion. A really nice callback I found was in ep 1/2 when the Grand Queen Dowager and Kim Jwageum are discussing the queen and hope she's a docile doe and not a horse and then in ep 15 we see Soyong's father ask "what happened to my doe?" and Court Lady Choi say "a deer? shes a wild horse!" lmfao. I also thought they were gonna go in the direction of the pregnancy as soon as Cheoljong told the Head Eunuch to tell the GQD he hasn't been making enough effort to make an heir.

The acting: this show has done a really good job of casting and I'm really happy to see my queen SHS get a male lead on her level. Cheoljong could have been incredibly insipid but KJH has made him equal parts hilarious, infuriating, and easy to root for. I'm glad he found he was ready for a lead role after CLOY again because he's a superb actor. All the actors have been doing ther jobs incredibly well, the dowagers and KJW have been chewing scenery and as annoying as I find their characters the actors playing Byeongin and Hwajin have brought a lot of depth to their characters. Yeongpyeong is also acted really well even though the actor has nothing to do aside from scowl at Sobong.

Up until this week I truly hated Hwajin but ngl I was proud of her this week. She has deep seated insecurities and issues and I like that rather than making the pursuit of love her life or trying to make the king her posession she woke up to what Sobong was saying and decided to go work on herself. I thought that scene was super refreshing in general even if it was a little underwhelming, but rather than being a huge revelation it was more development for Hwajin and Cheoljong. Cheoljong didn't love her once because she was just the girl in the well, that piqued his interest initially but he made a really sweet point that although the lie is hurtful it doesn't erase their time together. Hwajin couldn't handle that because she's based her entire life/identity around being the girl in the well and hates herself so much because she thought she had to lie to gain his love. And it also shows that even if the well thing were true, Cheoljong basically all but confirms that it wouldn't have stopped him from developing feelings for Sobong, but the lie DID help spur on his shortsightedness when it came to her and prevent them...

Hey so I've not watched this because I was scared they would handle the LBGTQ+ implications badly - it seems like such an interesting drama but I just don't want to see any homophobia...

Did the drama do a good job at being respectful towards our community? 🤔
Because I might just go binge the drama now if they did it well :)

I loved SY and CJ’s nightly political lessons 🥰 a little sad it took over “ramyeon” but I think a meeting of the minds is more intimate.

Funny hijinks: Court Lady Choi and the Royal Chef in the bamboo groves (btw, chef’s long and silky hair is... 🤣🤣🤣), queen’s military training and quest for revenge, and ofc the pregnancy reveal.

That snore while So Bong was piecing together how the ledger got into her chambers got me laughing so hard I had to hit pause!

Love this show so much because So Bong's character deals with the challenges head-on, no dwelling on self pity or depression, or being paralyzed by worries or unverified infos. He's angry when angry, disappointed when disappointed, but was not ruled by those emotions. And, frankly, he was like a bear poked a number of times, and now he's awake and ready to wreak havoc hahaha! How fun is So Bong on a rampage hehehe

BI is turning out to be a huge villain.. that is sad.. I had high hopes for his character

I am loving this drama. Finally a remake that's better than the original. I was extremely disappointed with the endings (all three of them) to Go Princess Go and just hope that this drama gives us the truly happy ending that the novel had.

I haven't watched ep 16, so all I want to point out is that I love Kim Hwan for saying: "Giving up my feelings cleanly is also part of love, isn't it?"

WHY THE COUSIN DOESN'T GET THAT? I wish he was in that scene, so he would reliaze what kind of creep he is and that he needs to STOP.

I look forward to the royal baby, but also terrified of the episodes to come. Don't fuck with the no-touch family!!! It felt sooo satisfying to see The Queen put those bitches in their place, also, instead of BI take his revenge on his father, the Grand Queen Dowager & the Queen Dowager, he's making these ridiculous, short-lived alliances with the REAL ENEMIES!!

Love this drama....forever-ever-everrrrrrrrr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kim Jung Hyun is a great singer too...just found a clip from Youtube. Oh my...heart....

Lady Choi can dance really well! just saw the clip from SBS Running Man...

I’ve been meaning to watch Mr. Queen after watching the teasers but Run On caught me off of my feet and could not find myself to watch another show. Since it’s over, I was planning to savour the episodes of Mr. Queen but I ended up watching everything including ep17, that’s still currently raw.

Love love our OTP! SHS & KJH’s chemistry is over the roof! I love every moment they’re on screen and all praise to both of them for laying these characters so well.

Never liked BI from the beginning. His reasons may have been valid before (The King did try to kill So-bong) but now it’s just borderline possessive and delusional.

That Prince lying to Cheoljong will definitely break his heart and I certainly hope that he will not betray him for the sake of Hwajin.

So Bong is pregnant and can’t wait to hear more of his (?) inner conflicts!