almost finished with my Queen Seondeok rewatch. it's a 2009 k-drama that still remains the best show i've ever watch, i cannot recommend this show enough. the show's about the power struggle between mishil and deokman (seondeok). it's centered around women and the writing and acting is superb.
mishil is literally the perfect antagonist. the show isn't afraid to show that she is a very capable and talented leader, that genuinely cares for her country and people while still making her cruel and ruthless. i can't say i was rooting for her because of everything she did and the way she treats bidam, but she was fascinating to watch. the creepy music that would play whenever she appeared and her iconic smile, her presence was so threatening and she owned every scene she was in. i also love how the characters in the show can't fully understand her motives, she remains this almost mystical being.
deokman is my baby. she's soooo smart and watching her scheme and develop as a leader was so much fun! the show wasn't afraid to show her fail and make mistakes. her scenes with mishil are perfection and i LOVE how the show didn't make things easy for her. she really had to prove to people why they should follow her. her arc was perfect.
yushin was 10\10. his dynamic with deokman is so sweet and tragic. like obvs i'm team bidam but i was really shipping them before bidam arrived lmao
bidam BIDAM the man you are. he was terrifying, pathetic, cruel, sympathetic, sensitive, loving and evil all at the same time. he's the perfect anti-hero. the way he was abandoned again and again and never felt secure and needed constant assurance stop. "you are like a sword without a hilt. it also cuts the person who yields it" fjfjfjfnvjfvbjf
i loved mishil's husbands. the way they were just ok with mishil being with both of them & being ruled by her. daemon could never lmao
the harwang make up was so beautiful
