Queen of Reversals

The review of this drama was postponed and postponed for over half a year and when I finally gave it a green light – I forgot to bring the series with me for my vacation break. The quick re-watch was necessary.

I remember I had huge problems with starting to watch this series last year. I like (*cough*euphemism*cough*) Park Shihu, but the topic was absolutely out of my range of tolerance. Oh, how grave mistake! When I yielded, I was glad I started on this one.

The plot is simple and highly tricky, and it reveals nothing of the real series, so those of you who didn’t have the chance to watch it or don’t like spoilers, please refrain from reading, because my reviews are full of spoilers. They are also subjective, biased, and all of the insights (I hope) are based on my own personal Idaho experience, this is why I usually do reviews only of those dramas/movies that somehow “clicked” with me. If they don’t, I drop them mercilessly, like I did with Secret Garden and City Hunter. This is why I pour so many thoughts into them and maybe this is why I over-interpret them. But, as Umberto Eco said once, if an over-interpretation can be proven, it’s not over-interpretation.

Having said that, let’s jump into the wagon.

QoR: video cuts and stills

The first cut is from the show Good Day (or something). And the other is from a special that aired one day, and featured also My Princess special interviews. Since I dropped that drama already, I'm not interested, and I won't post it.

Few stills follow.

BTW. Did I mention my extremely efficient ninja skills in slicing throats? No? Oh, so I won't. For now. 4 episodes left still...
Update: 3 episodes. Please, someone kill Yongshik's brother, Director Han, and perhaps Junsu. 

QoR: one cut

A cut from an entertainment show.
And upcoming episode pics^^

QoR: pictures and videos

   I think I will knock myself down and sleep until Monday 2 pm. Last time I was watching drama live streaming was SKKS. Hmm... What do I like so much in a drama about a working housewife? I think everything. I like how the second man is becoming a leading man. This is actually a very nice move, Yongshik gets more screen time (can't say I'm complaining), romance is well paced and intense, oh how intense! I'm glad I don't have to deal with teenagers in the drama and screaming oppa-girls. But seriously honing my knife for Junsu's mother. The woman gets on my nerves with everything.

QoR: continuation of eye-candies^^

Jeez, I'm biased. I know. *shrugs*

QoR: some more pics

Today QoR wasn't aired because of Asia Football Games. I love football, but let's be frank, football players are not the most attractive men in this Solar System. 

WARNING: drool inducing pictures ahead!
And thanks to some great guy yesterday, I got the same haircut as Director Han, I love it!

QoR: continuation

Gutter inducing pictures.
And one small thing, I love Gu Yongshik's Secretary. The man is simply awesome.

QoR: few more tendencious stills

   If Taehee ends up with her husband again, in sake of her kid, I swear, I'm going to buy a ticket and slice the writer to pieces. Why not allowing the main character to divorce and live happily? Why divorced woman is such a taboo in Kdramas? Her mother was left by the husband, and this drama states it very clear that even marriage out of love (well, I would have lots to say about the marriage of main characters here) may grow cold and leave no space for any warm feelings like before. Taehee was desperate to get married, he was hoping for catching a wealthy lady. And then, after 5 years a serious guy appeared. All this makes me very weary about the whole marriage thingy. And unlike Secret Garden, I think I will do the profound review on this one.

For now, pictures. Yes, biased.

Obsession is my middle name

My full name is Will Scarlet O'Hara... I just had to say it, sorry.

At first I was too obsessed with SKKS, so I had no time for any other drama (following SKKS thread on DC was really, really an achievement, I stopped 2 weeks ago though), when it ended, I immediately fell into Secret Garden trap. But then, something strange happened. SG is a great drama, very good in terms of technical things and story-wise. Don't start on actors department, because it's Hyun freaking Bin and Ha Jiwon, so it's obvious they don't mess it up. But... During Christmas I watched Ajusshi five times, and I re-watched all 7 episodes of Queen of Reversals I still had on my HD. I didn't watch SG... Don't know why. Really. And then it hit me. So right now I'm catching up like mad, stalking the official website, and thinking of going back to DC. I can't get enough. Maybe this (and promised kiss in PP) made me love this drama? I don't know. To be honest, I didn't like the first episode, because it was completely out of normal Korean drama. I was watching it with growing WTF feeling inside. Usually, when a woman meets a man, in dramas their meeting is just a beginning to the bickering road to the altar. Here we had totally different situation. They married in the first episode. And, as I didn't read the synopsis, I had mixed feelings (even though the preview for the next episode was... hot). Somehow I forgot about it. This Christmas, as I said, was a mysterious time. Maybe I switched souls with someone else? Ekhem... I'm still way behind SG, but I'm off its hook completely. Instead, I just jumped right into the net name QoR. How stupid of me.