Queenmaker
Drama • 2023
Episode 1
Hwang Do-hee attempts to quell Oh Kyung-sook's persistent protest against Eunsung Group. Baek Jae-min confides in Do-hee regarding a potential crisis.
Episode 2
Do-hee grapples with the guilt of having caused a tragedy in the name of her job. Jae-min proposes a scheme to jumpstart his career ambitions.
Episode 3
After refusing Son Young-sim’s orders, Do-hee risks losing everything she has worked towards. Later, she approaches Kyung-sook with a huge proposal.
Episode 4
A violent incident cements Kyung-sook's decision to run for mayor. Later, Do-hee helps Kyung-sook prepare for her first television debate.
Episode 5
Kyung-sook pushes Seo Min-jung to an uncomfortable position during their debate. Do-hee throws a wrench into Eunsung Group's development plans.
Episode 6
After a tip from an unlikely figure, Min-jung goes all in to take down Kyung-sook. In an attempt to rattle Do-hee, Carl Yoon does the unthinkable.
Episode 7
Kyung-sook begins to question the election as it begins to affect her loved ones — forcing Do-hee to reconsider whether the race is really worth it.
Episode 8
Jae-min is attacked on the campaign trail — but Kyung-sook remains skeptical. Do-hee attempts to regain the upper hand on her opponent.
Episode 9
Carl goes after Kyung-sook's family — forcing her camp to seek out the truth. Running out of options, Do-hee teams up an unlikely partner.
Episode 10
Shocking news about Jae-min creates a problem for his campaign. As the final debate nears, Do-hee reveals her silver bullet to Kyung-sook.
Episode 11
As election day looms, Do-hee becomes entangled in a dangerous endgame. She later makes a surprising final move — shocking Kyung-sook.
Cast
Reviews
While it may have had a gripping introduction and an attractive selection of cast, however, it couldn't maintain its momentum later on. It started off as a fully fledged political drama then added a mix of other genres and cliches with an overpowering flavor of Netflix-esque type of production. Within a few episodes, it quickly lost its creative edge and began to recycle and re-skin the same attacks and counter-attacks between the involved parties. It made the scoop of the drama quite limited for its +11 hours runtime. It's a female centered plot so naturally the spotlight was on them. Each received decent characterization, good introductions, showcased interesting dynamics, and donned fashionable attire. However, by the end of the drama, all of them blended into a bland and vexing mix, losing their initial allure. The drama may have been alright but it's not quite there. At least it didn't stretch for the typical 16 episodes so that's a small win. On another note, the superheroes slo-mo walking shots were cringe. And the brief teaser at the end for a potential 2nd season was tasteless.
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