The series is cute but the characters that really pushed me to finish the 12 episodes were the second lead couple. I would even want a spin off for those two. 🥹
The low ratings from viewers wasn’t isolated to the poor choice of mentioning the war but the whole finale ep was just difficult to watch—- went all over the place, YYS overacted, CSB wasn’t so convincing (and so with the prior episodes), etc. Several of us hoped that it would end well as it started nicely. Some even went as much as adding it to their top 2024 k-drama list despite still on-going, but admit it, the red flags were there all along. We just chose to ignore them. The production tried, and for that I’m grateful. However, it definitely does not deserve to be a top drama— quality wise. Something hurts in my head whenever I’m reminded of eps 11 and 12. Uggh that was painful to watch.
Rest in peace, Sir. Thank you for the wonderful 14 years of fan girling. I hope you're healed now from everything that's pained you. May your light continue to shine in the after life.
What a lacklustre ending. The tofu challenge should've been the final challenge and I don't think that the Napoli…
I think Tofu Challenge should have gone first before Cook Your Life. That way all of the remaining White and Black Spoons would experience the tofu challenge. the winner would then be very deserving of the first spot for the finals.
It's been days since I finished this show but I still feel the show runners messed up the order of the semi-finals' challenges. Endless challenge should have gone first before Cook Your Life. That way everyone will be able to show that they deserve that first spot to qualify for the finals.
can anyone recommend me any other food competition or show pls ? this is my first one and im quite enjoying
Not food competitions but the Koreans have pretty solid cooking-based shows that you may want to check: Unexpected Business S1-S3, Youn's Kitchen, Jinny's Kitchen, Baekpacker Chef, to name a few.
What a treat! Been clapping all throughout the eight episodes. While I may not be fully impressed with the ending, I respect the artistic choice to present it that day. It just felt anticlimactic for a severely intriguing storytelling they were so consistent with up until that final scene.
Putting that aside, thank you, Queen Woo, for this wonderful experience. This was the first series that I was able to finish since Queen of Tears last April. All of the shows I watched post-QoT felt bland and uninteresting enough. Queen Woo had me from the start, caught my attention, and made me clap for the artistic choices they had in the writing, cinematography, and overall production. Totally worth rewatching and highly recommended!
I started this show without researching about the people behind the show. First episode in, the directing style and cinematography looked oh so familiar, the script was also reminiscent of an older drama that I liked but became disappointing. Then boom, found two actors who were also in it. Turned out it was really the same people behind Something in the Rain. I just hope the writing and execution will be much better here.
What a warm and cozy series. Will definitely watch it all over again. The leads' chemistry was sooooo good and the palette used for the entire drama is just warm, comforting in a way.
What reign when it didn’t win a single Baeksang?
That is your perspective though. If getting a trophy from a few selected judges is a win for you, then okay. But know that a win could also be topping the markets and entertainment industry, which is more tangible in terms of profit versus just a trophy. A win could also be a feeling of overcoming something despite the odds.
This show is one of the 2 dramas this year that has been labeled as the greatest piece of television in 2024 by…
It's quite hard to compete for certain awards with just four eps eligible for Baeksang 2023-2024 (Queen of Tears) vs completed dramas. Besides, the contenders are also great and were huge when they aired last year. What I'm saying is perhaps let's just wait for other awards shows where QoT can compete fairly. We still have AAA and Blue Dragon, to name a few.
Did I miss some clues, or did they not at all explain why the evil woman, SLM's mom, killed FL's brother with…
Hi. You didn't miss a clue as it was not fully explained. But it was implied that Mok Sol Hee was getting rid of the Hong's "top characters" one by one. She was slowly uprooting those who would most likely take over the Queen's Group because of their competence and birth right.
We can surmise this as first, she got rid of the eldest son by luring him into the bait-- betraying his father, Hong Mandae, to save himself. That was of course a success as he got banished from the Queen's Group and the Hong's life for over 20 years.
Perhaps she saw that the second son wasn't a threat at all, she then targeted the possible heirs, Suwan and Hae In. It was said that even as a child, Hae In was their grandfather's favorite, whereas Suwan was expected to lead as he was the eldest grandchild. She just didn't manage to kill both children as Hae In was saved by Hyunwoo. She also lost her chances to destroy Hae In through the years-- the dog, marriage match with Eunsung, etc. Hae In just managed to always weave herself out of SolHee's grasp.
Watching this series for the 4th time now (It's just that good to me) and I still don't fully understand the relation…
Hi. Hyun Tae is the eldest son so his wife is expected.to serve her in-laws. In traditional Korean culture, the moment a woman marries, he becomes part of the husband's family, meaning, she would have to serve her in-laws, not only her husband and children. That means, she moves in with them in the house (eldest son is not expected to move out as they will be heading the household after his father passed), prepares their meals, cleans the house for them, does whatever her in-laws asks her to, births her children and rears them according to her in-law's wishes, prepares the family events such as the tiring ancestral rites and birthday parties, etc.
In the series, Hyun Tae's Mom knows how hard the role of being a daughter-in-law is, even more so with a husband like Hyun Tae. So in an attempt to break the tradition and of course, to ensure that she would no longer be responsible for Hyun Tae, she introduced a modern and liberal take on their DIL-MIL relationship. That's why it shocked her daughter and husband that she didn't even want her DIL to greet her on her birthday because that's like a very big stretch. DILs are expected to cook and go above and beyond for their in-law's birthdays to show filial piety.
And that also makes Hyunwoo's married life with Hae In manageable in terms of family dynamics as his own Mother isn't bent on the traditional set up. The role reversed as we all saw. It was Hyunwoo who married into the Hongs. Hae In even rarely visited the Baeks before her diagnosis.
Endless challenge should have gone first before Cook Your Life. That way everyone will be able to show that they deserve that first spot to qualify for the finals.
Unexpected Business S1-S3,
Youn's Kitchen, Jinny's Kitchen, Baekpacker Chef, to name a few.
Putting that aside, thank you, Queen Woo, for this wonderful experience. This was the first series that I was able to finish since Queen of Tears last April. All of the shows I watched post-QoT felt bland and uninteresting enough.
Queen Woo had me from the start, caught my attention, and made me clap for the artistic choices they had in the writing, cinematography, and overall production. Totally worth rewatching and highly recommended!
First episode in, the directing style and cinematography looked oh so familiar, the script was also reminiscent of an older drama that I liked but became disappointing. Then boom, found two actors who were also in it.
Turned out it was really the same people behind Something in the Rain. I just hope the writing and execution will be much better here.
What a warm and cozy series. Will definitely watch it all over again. The leads' chemistry was sooooo good and the palette used for the entire drama is just warm, comforting in a way.
What I'm saying is perhaps let's just wait for other awards shows where QoT can compete fairly. We still have AAA and Blue Dragon, to name a few.
But it was implied that Mok Sol Hee was getting rid of the Hong's "top characters" one by one. She was slowly uprooting those who would most likely take over the Queen's Group because of their competence and birth right.
We can surmise this as first, she got rid of the eldest son by luring him into the bait-- betraying his father, Hong Mandae, to save himself. That was of course a success as he got banished from the Queen's Group and the Hong's life for over 20 years.
Perhaps she saw that the second son wasn't a threat at all, she then targeted the possible heirs, Suwan and Hae In. It was said that even as a child, Hae In was their grandfather's favorite, whereas Suwan was expected to lead as he was the eldest grandchild. She just didn't manage to kill both children as Hae In was saved by Hyunwoo.
She also lost her chances to destroy Hae In through the years-- the dog, marriage match with Eunsung, etc.
Hae In just managed to always weave herself out of SolHee's grasp.
In the series, Hyun Tae's Mom knows how hard the role of being a daughter-in-law is, even more so with a husband like Hyun Tae. So in an attempt to break the tradition and of course, to ensure that she would no longer be responsible for Hyun Tae, she introduced a modern and liberal take on their DIL-MIL relationship. That's why it shocked her daughter and husband that she didn't even want her DIL to greet her on her birthday because that's like a very big stretch. DILs are expected to cook and go above and beyond for their in-law's birthdays to show filial piety.
And that also makes Hyunwoo's married life with Hae In manageable in terms of family dynamics as his own Mother isn't bent on the traditional set up. The role reversed as we all saw. It was Hyunwoo who married into the Hongs. Hae In even rarely visited the Baeks before her diagnosis.