Queendom: a refreshinly cute enemies-to-lovers story with a Freaky Friday twist.
Print and Rey have been competitors from a very young age and come together in a very cute version of the age-old enemies-to-lovers plot.
Queendom executes beautifully on the promises made in the trailer, leaving plenty of room for twists and turns to keep it interesting. It's a romantic comedy that doesn't take itself too seriously. High production values and good writing make it easy to gloss over the occasional less-than-believable moments.
The body swap twist to this story forces the girls to live in each other's worlds as they interact not only with acquaintances but also with each other's families. This plot device is used to excellent results as Print and Rey both find significant personal growth while living each other's lives and providing the opportunity to see the pressures and downsides to others' lives as well as the enviable parts. Setting them up as mirrors for each other so they can see themselves and each other more clearly, ultimately leading to them resolving the misunderstandings that underlie their rivalry. At the same time, it provided plenty of comedic moments that kept me giggling.
It's a rare thing for a gl to avoid the Yuri trap. You won't find cringy overdone tropes of internaized homophobia, "I didn't know I liked girls," etc. It's not full of all the red flags found in so many early GLs either. The challenges the girls face are mainly about learning to trust and communicate, and to recognize the struggles they each have experienced. Let's have more stories like this, please!
The supporting characters of Fon and Mai were very good, while I don't know if there is potential to spin them off in their own series, the actresses should be paired in another series.
If you can suspend disbelief for the body swap and enjoy a heartwarming feel-good romance, Queendom might be for you. It has definitely made its way into my list of re-watchable stories, and I sometimes find myself searching out specific scenes when I need a little emotional lift.
Queendom executes beautifully on the promises made in the trailer, leaving plenty of room for twists and turns to keep it interesting. It's a romantic comedy that doesn't take itself too seriously. High production values and good writing make it easy to gloss over the occasional less-than-believable moments.
The body swap twist to this story forces the girls to live in each other's worlds as they interact not only with acquaintances but also with each other's families. This plot device is used to excellent results as Print and Rey both find significant personal growth while living each other's lives and providing the opportunity to see the pressures and downsides to others' lives as well as the enviable parts. Setting them up as mirrors for each other so they can see themselves and each other more clearly, ultimately leading to them resolving the misunderstandings that underlie their rivalry. At the same time, it provided plenty of comedic moments that kept me giggling.
It's a rare thing for a gl to avoid the Yuri trap. You won't find cringy overdone tropes of internaized homophobia, "I didn't know I liked girls," etc. It's not full of all the red flags found in so many early GLs either. The challenges the girls face are mainly about learning to trust and communicate, and to recognize the struggles they each have experienced. Let's have more stories like this, please!
The supporting characters of Fon and Mai were very good, while I don't know if there is potential to spin them off in their own series, the actresses should be paired in another series.
If you can suspend disbelief for the body swap and enjoy a heartwarming feel-good romance, Queendom might be for you. It has definitely made its way into my list of re-watchable stories, and I sometimes find myself searching out specific scenes when I need a little emotional lift.
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