Reina: Amor y Guerra (2019)

MUST WATCH

Okay, First of all I won’t say anything about the story for I might spoil you, All I can say is that this series is a must watch, Because this series proves that LOVE IS ABOVE EVERYTHING, that you will do EVERYTHING for the person that you love, To be honest.....I’m very meticulous when it comes to watching movies or series, I want to watch something that will both educate me and satisfy my soul.... and this series definetly did that, It tells you that you should never let the person you love be harmed, That you should always take care and trust your loved ones and it also tells us THAT WE SHOULD’NT LET OUR STATE OF LIVING DECIDE WHO TO BE FRIENDS WITH, EVEN IF SHE’S YOUR MAID BECAUSE LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP IS MUCH BETTER THAN POWER....I hope my review will help you

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Queen: War of Love

The drama felt like it was held together with duct tape. There was this missing spark to make the twins plot work. How are we supposed to buy into this twin dynamic when there's no connection?Somehow, the dead twin had a better chemistry and her replacement twin never worked despite being the same actress. The romance as well suffered because of that, incompatible by design. Out of all the ideas that can be spun from a twins plot, they kept it very simple while doing the bare minimum to fill the episodes. Which also resulted in long draggy uneventful events. On another note, out of all of Jin Se Yeon historical roles, this is her weakest performance yet.

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Really good but something felt missing

Probably my favourite Korean drama genre is sageuk, mostly because 95% of what I watched is of a very high quality. This one is very good and is innovative. The first episode was a bit confusing but once you get familiar with the characters and the story, the show is getting on the right track. I also thought the last episodes were a bit dragged, the most interesting part for me was the queen's selection and the king's prophetic dreams. Maybe if there were less episodes, it would've been more intriguing. The ending was so satisfying.

The acting was very good, props to Lee Jae Yong, he always plays this kind of characters and he does it so well!

The OST was pretty; it reminded a lot of the The Princess's Man OST!

I wouldn't rewatch it that much; not enough cliffhangers to make it more exciting. But still, very worth watching.

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PERIOD DRAMA OF THE YEAR menurut ku,

Awal niat nonton ini karena ada liat cuplikan nya di instagram, di cuplikannya tentang ujian2 yang harus dilalui untuk menjadi Ratu (Istri Raja).. Makanya jadi penasaran, karena biasa kalo nonton drama historical, cuma tau kalo ada Queen sama Consort aja. Temen group juga pada bahas drama ini. Akhirnya mulai nonton. Awal nonton langsung tertarik sih, karena agak berbeda dari drama biasanya, walaupun tetep aja ada penghianat,dll. Buru2 marathon nonton, eh tau taunya waktu itu belom tamat. Jadi nonton nya ada jeda nya (kegantung). Huhuuu ;( Tapi uda kelar nonton kok.

Mantap deh pokokny, Pengen ada episode tambahan. 16 eps doang kayak ga cukup gitu. Untuk ending uda bagus sih, tapi kalo bisa ditambahin beberapa scene lagi, kan jadi lebih bagus dan meyakinkan. HAHAHA

Dan lagi, Aktor nya GANTENG donggg, aktris nya juga CANTIK banget! jadi makin semangat nonton. LOL

Overall bagus, POLL!!! cuma kurang suka di music nya aja, terlalu melow, sedih banget dengernya. *ku bukan tipe org yg suka denger lagu melow, tergantung mood sih.

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Previsível - "Predictable"

Uma mocinha principal que parece forte mais não é, está sempre sendo perseguida ou injustiçada , todos conspiram contra ela mas não se preocupe temos o mocinho principal que é um rei literalmente falando que está sempre ao seu lado cuidando dela , quando não é ele tem o segundo protagonista maslculino que está sempre lá para salva-la.

Temos também muitas cospirações e intrigas para prejudicar o reinado do mocinho porém fica cansativo depois de um tempo e bem previsível. Com certeza você já viu muitos enredos parecidos por aí, então nada aqui é novo e o show se torna arrastado por isso entre outros motivos.

Se você está procurando algo para passar seu tempo sem muitas expectativas então recomendo esse drama para você.
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A main girl who seems strong but is not, is always being persecuted or wronged, everyone conspires against her but don't worry we have the main guy who is a king literally speaking who is always by her side taking care of her, when he is not he has the second male protagonist who is always there to save her.

We also have a lot of conspiracies and intrigues to undermine the reign of the good guy, but it gets tiring after a while and very predictable. Surely you've seen many similar plots out there, so nothing here is new and the show becomes dragged by that among other reasons.

If you are looking for something to spend your time without too many expectations then I recommend this drama to you.

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This is one of my binge watched dramas after being "locked down" because of COVID 19. Binge watching a 16 episode drama is basically watching a drawn out movie that is told in slow motion. As a background I am sharing this information so you understand my bias and critique. During this period I have binged two Chinese historical dramas (Ming Dynasty and Serenade of Joy) both with King/Emperor - Queen/concubine issues.

It took less than 2 days to blow through this drama and the only thing I felt was good actress, good actor, poor portrayal of king, poorer portrayal of concubines and queen. The costumes were colorful -- an A+. You could write a summary of this drama in less than 2 paragraphs because of the simplicity of story telling. After trying to research whether this was a real Joseon King or a made up one for dramaland purposes -- I could only come to the conclusion that he was a made up King. So this story was purely a work of fiction.

There is a total lack of mature telling of a story. I felt I should have been in 5th grade watching this drama as opposed to being an adult. Other than a few steamy kisses, the lack of heartfelt romance -- which should have been the bases of this drama seemed "starved." The court officials seemed more powerful than the king and when the king finally decided to take power his actions were always "minimal". The description that calls him a peaceful king is really a description of ineptness e.g. woman over nation sacrifices and reduced punishments for gross acts of treason.

The question is always -- to watch or not to watch? Well, if you just have nothing else to do and follow the careers of the actor and actress I would say definitely. Their performances were really commendable with the material given to them. As a fan of historical dramas I am still waiting for the quality of SIx Flying Dragons, Jumong, The Moon Embraces the Sun, Jewel in the Palace,. Sungkyundwon Scandal, Dong Yi -- I can go on and on because I love the period dramas. The quality continues to fade and I truly wish for the "good old days".

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We love this..its worth watching this drama. 100percent rate for me.
Who is going to hit the bullet? the lead actress Eun-Bo? or the queen? hopefully the queen will just die. So the concubine will replace the position of the previous queen. So love will reign. I love oppah Kim Min-Kyu great acting and his eunuch and right hand persons. His adversaries also. All the casts are great and of course the director. This is between the love and authority, the greediness of the position. The principle of leader and authority. The decision making etc. A good leader takes responsibility for everyone’s performance as well as their own so on and so forth.

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Strong protagonist

The best word to sum up this kdrama is "strong woman".

Queen: love and war is a good title because you can tell that it is focused on the power of women. As I went through the kdrama I could see the different roles that women played in this period of time and the differences in power that they had. Even though sometimes it had its clichés they were very well proposed in the story and I feel that they were necessary.

I can't say enough that I loved the main character because she was strong, intelligent but a bit naive and I must add that the chemistry was good with the male protagonist. Although I found the kisses a bit uncomfortable between them.

The photography in general was very good and the color palette that they handled with the actors equally, I think that with the costumes they also spoke to us about the growth of these.

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Excellent portrayal of politics among romance

I started this one with low expectations as the last two Kdramas had high reviews but just didn't work for me. However, I am blown away by how much I am enjoying this. Clearly, one shouldn't go by ratings alone, since this one is actually a 9 + for me at this point.

The pacing is perfect. Here are some of things that have worked well for me -

the actors are amazing, the comic relief is just right - that can really bore me at times in Kdrama as I don't usually find the comedy too funny, the politics is extremely believable, everyone is clear about why they are doing what they are doing (IOW- plausible storyline), the murder mystery is genuinely interesting, the side characters do more than just fill screen space, the funny but actually conniving cold character thrown in, a spunky FL and a strong kind ML. This one did make it to my tiny list of great Kdramas.

The music was in particular fabulous

All the best to those who try it out. I loved this drama and would watch it again.

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The drama hooked me, I finished it in three days, I liked it but it didn't convinced me. Maybe because having watched a lot of historical dramas, I'm used to more deep and melodramatic stories.
I wanted to try this one after reading the summary.

It's a short drama, only 16 episodes long, and it mainly focused in the process of selection of the queen and the resolution of the cases in which Kang Eun Bo's family was involved.
It's adequate in terms of politic intrigues, nothing new, but poor in terms of palace and harem topics compare to other dramas.
The romance was so-so for me, they had their scenes, but I didn't felt the chemistry between the leads at all.

Lee Gyung (Male lead): his character was really weak for a king, which was really annoying, always being trampled down by others. I didn't like the actor's performance either, it wasn't natural.

Kang Eun Bo (Female lead): she's quite reserve and depends on others a lot. Don't expect a "Mulan" type of personality, she's more of a "damsel in distress" type.

My favourite side character was Wal. He was loyal, friendly and caring.

The music was beautiful and memorable, the song keeps playing on my mind.

The costumes and scenaries were eyecatching.

Rewatch value? No no, I won't watch it again.

I enjoyed the drama and it wasn't boring, I don't regret watching it but it didn't fascinated me.

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This drama was so good, I enjoyed it. It had everything in one, love, revenge, hate, drama, politics, and most of all it had a happy ending. If you are looking for a happy ending drama that is also a historical drama this is the one. It wasn't that long either. I highly recommend. I also enjoyed the actors there were really good and they did such a good job. I love the king he is so cute and handsome. I wish they had a little bit more I the ending, but regardless it was a good drama. The plot was really good and it wasn't too sad like many other dramas. I think everyone involved in this drama did a good job.

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