A near-perfect, gem of a drama with a cast that makes it an absolute treat for a cold winter night!

I definitely believe this is one of the best ASIAN dramas ever made. Not just Korean. I mostly watch C dramas and I generally don't watch K dramas, but wow! This one is an absolute gem. The cast is spectacular! Every single one of them, not limited to the ML, lady Choi, the chef, the maid, the queen Dowager and especially the guy who played Kim Hwan. They were fantastic!!However, the main person that carries this entire drama is the FL. She is an absolute joy to watch on screen. She rightfully steals every scene she's in. She genuinely lived and breathed this role. The chemistry between the leads is also a treat to watch.The OST just fits. Every tone, every song that was picked just made each moment that much more hilarious, wonderful and emotional.I won't say it's a perfect drama. There are only a handful that have gotten that title and this does have its flaws, but it comes so close to that title.For one, i think the issue arises when they tried to make the tone very serious and into a high political drama near the end few episodes. It doesn't mesh wholly with the charming tone that the world has setup until now. I can see what they were going for, but it seriously needs a few tweaks. Also, the ending. I think I'll forever be conflicted and upset over how this ended. It was so bittersweet.Even though I loathed how it ended (and I can understand the reasoning behind it but it still hurts), I would still recommend this drama in a heartbeat to anyone, especially for people who think asian dramas, and k dramas in general are nothing but slow burn regurgitated romances with different casts. The sheer creativity and just the overall fun tone in the entire drama makes you realise that the people who worked in this really put their heart into making it. For that alone, it's worth a watch.

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disappointed but not surprised re queerbaiting

the show is a 10/10 but the ending is textbook queerbaiting. they should've sticked with the original cdrama ending where the guy inside the queen lives as a woman with the king. i feel like the kdrama adding soyong as a character is just a way for them to have a straight romance in what was a queer romance story, which made her character feel empty and underdeveloped. the ending where soyong and cheoljong lived happily ever after, while bonghwan continues his life in the present as if nothing happened feels disconnected from sobong and cheoljong's relationship development from the past 19 episodes. the way the drama transported bonghwan back to the present without giving him the chance to say goodbye to cheoljong, their baby, the court maids, or any of their other friends screams tragedy, but the drama chose not to acknowledge that. the ending also felt rushed and the supposed 'happy ending' ended up feeling superficial and empty. if i were to rewatch this show i'd probably just skip the last episode.

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I didnt like the endings may be cxe i am part…

I didnt like the endings may be cxe i am part of LGBTQ it hurts me a little too much cxe the way they portrays the character of MR and whole Queen switching at last minute.. it doesn't make senses. It was Mr baby and Mr was love with King but they portrays as if there was never love story of them . King never liked queen before He meet Mr inside King body .I am not satisfy with ending they end like this might be cxe korea is homophobic if they show at last Mr being inside body it might cause problematic. I dont know . I like everything about others things . Not the ending . I teared a little Mr deserve better and King with baby

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Five Stars

Personal Warning - if you are homophobic, this drama is not for you. It's for the people who are open to many possibilities in life and accepts everything with their open heart.After watching The King Eternal Monarch, my standard for K dramas had been set high, and was wondering when a good drama like that would come along to meet the standards. Lo and behold! came this drama Mr. Queen. Before watching this drama, I read the synopsis and I was skeptic at first to begin watching it. But I took to it and started watching. I cannot say this is a perfect drama, like every other thing it has its own loopholes but nonetheless I thoroughly enjoyed it.This drama stirs all human emotions in you, there's comedy to make you laugh, especially I enjoyed the humor brought on by Court Lady Choi. And also the King's "oh-oh" moments had me laughing tearfully, and found it cute too. the FL's character of a man in a woman's body was quite interesting and she nailed the character to the T. Don't we women have wild side to us, we cannot suppress it just because of the stereotypical description of women being graceful and well mannered.The romantic moments between the FL and the ML immensely warms your heart.

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