Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 16 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jyung-hun 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 talk about the Donghak Rebels. We discuss: * The songs we feature in this episode: Palace by Howl and Bong Hwan-a by Norajo. * Why we think the queen hasn’t admitted to the king that she is the girl who saved him from the well eight years ago. * How the queen has decided to go “all in” with the king, even though Jang Bong-hwan knows the course of history and he knows that King Cheoljong was a terrible king, who died without an heir and without a legacy. * How the queen has allied herself with the king in a big way: she is teaching him about the future and she teaches him about military tactics from the future. * How Jo Hwa-jin’s confession was pivotal to this episode: she admits to the king that the children’s workbook belongs to Kim So-yong, and she found the ledger and gave it to the Dowager Queen. * Jo Hwa-jin’s confession means a permanent rupture with the king and a closer relationship between the king and the queen. * More information about the book The Mourning Bride by William Congreve. * How maybe Prince Yeongpyeong has also betrayed the king by not telling him about the ledger and Jo Hwa-jin. * The queen is back in the kitchen, thank goodness. She learns how to make Yihwaju wine. * How Kim Byeong-in hasn’t given up on the queen, even though she tells him he’s just not the one. * The K Drama elements in this episode, including Kim Byeong-in’s drinking, the queen and her ramen, the butterfly on the sliding doors at the end, and Jo Hwa-jin’s confession. * How the queen is taking a chance when she says she’s “all in” with the king. * How Jang Bong-hwan finds himself in an impossible situation when it’s announced that the queen is pregnant. * A little information about the Donghak rebels
Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 16 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jyung-hun 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 talk about the Donghak Rebels. We discuss:
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