I have it give it to screenwriter Park Ji Eun, she’s getting better and better with each drama and that’s saying a lot since her earlier drama You From Another Star is a seminal once-in-a-decade type hit that created a wave through all of Asia and beyond. But here we are ten years and a few dramas later with Queen of Tears and she has never been better, she’s taken the less is more by keeping this one at 16-episodes like she did with her last hit Crash Landing on You, rather than 20-episodes, and now she’s on pace to surpass her own record setting ratings for CLOY. QoT episode 10 got 18.852% ratings putting it now second on the tvN all time ratings list ahead of Answer Me 1988 and just behind CLOY. It’s going to surpass CLOY and should be chasing the title of cable network highest rated drama which is with The World of the Married at 28%. This weekend’s episodes 9-10 were amazing and rich with character growth and plot development as expected, the Queens in Yongduri was as funny and poignant as expected and the slow burn talking a lot between Hyun Woo and Hae In was long overdue for them. I laughed, seethed, and cried all within an episode and am so thankful a drama this wonderful is in my life to live watch.
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I love the biggest twist and the end of episode 10. I like how our heroine not allowing anyone holding her at knife point and making public of the threat is a brilliant way to get back at Eun Sung.
I actually never expected Eun Sung to genuinely have feelings for Hae In but now I realized its an obsession. I still want to know the exact motive of Bitch mom ruining the Queens.
Anyway, the moments between the OTP are sweet.
I like how their love for each other slowly comes up the surface...unraveling as they find each other again. I can feel the chemistry more now, the leads are embodying their characters, and play off each other and really act with their eyes. I hope we have a satisfying ending. The wait every week is agonising.
Just magnificent and once again they have left me speechless KSH and KJW keep showing why they are the best
This is one of the few leading that has so much character growth. He literally went from loving his wife for a lifetime (marriage commitment) to being depress/despise his wife/family to loving her even more than he had and now committing to save her whole family from injustice in a spam of months. What a roller coaster of emotions to process. Her, on the other hand, has always been consistent w/ her feelings but now willing to communicate especially to the whole world what he meant to her(that ending of ep10 was epic).
*Spoiler*
Yea, I liked that she said 'my husband...' making known that she did it to protect him. And she closed the door of any chance for her to go back, as I'd like to think she realized that in her remaining days she would rather spend it with her husband, than to get back the power, money...
it makes so much sense that they're like that, especially Haein with the background of how her mother is.
Her mother blames her for her oppa's death and for the younger brother being stupid and failing at business, won't listen to anything she says so ultimately she's just putting up a cold facade like "believe whatever you want I'm not trying to convince you", like ma'am the girl was NINE?! when this started?! Not surprised that she's like that with Hyunwoo when a crisis comes (their baby loss) - she tries to act tough, he believes she's a heartless monster and rejects her, she just keeps her tough front and lets him believe the worst because historical pattern in her life = people who are supposed to love her, believing she's the bad one even when it's unfair.
but yeah it's truly a rollercoaster! I love how it goes from they're in love for real ---->mutual ice ---> he rediscovers his love for her by faking at first but then it very quickly stops being fake, the ending of episode 10 was amazing, like she has always quietly tried to protect him as much as she could without making it obvious but now she just threw it all to the wind and came right out. Love them both so much <3
This drama is really fun with so many twists. KSH and KJW are killing in their role!
CLOY staying on top will definitely be dethroned..And no wonder Haein is being careful..Drunk HyunWoo was such a killer..! This drama will remain in memory for so long ..the complete package of rollercoaster ride is unmatched!!
It’s fitting that ep10 hit a high
It was the best episode (yet)
humour, tears and a lot of heart
I love the ending - gosh she put herself out there because she cannot even bear the thought that he will be hurt because of her
And there he is pulling out leaves wondering if she lives him. Well he knows - the last scene of them looking at each other and Kim Soo Hyun - give this man an award or something! He doesn’t need to say a word and those eyes gosh.
This pull and push is such wonderful story telling
I’m so happy to watch this drama!
Epic ending! At last, Hyun Woo will finally realize how Hae in truly loves him. If that "grand gesture" doesn't express selfless/ protective love or Nobody bullies my husband except me then I don't know what will.
I just wish they'd air a special episode of Hae in and Hyun Woo Before Crisis in chronological order cos I love those flashbacks. Very romcom.
I am so excited for next week!
Good idea. I'm hoping there will be some FMVs(fan made videos) that encompasses their dating life in chronological order to marriage. It would be fun to see as a continuous form.
TvN will be putting out a 2 episode special after the finale. Hopefully it’ll include all the amazing scenes in Germany that flashed by in Episode 1 (ie:, all the kisses scenes and them vacationing around as honeymooners). I’m sure there’s a lot of other footage that didn’t make the final cut due to editing. They filmed for almost a year.
this is the kind of drama that makes me remember why I love kdramas, congratulations to Park Jieun for writing another instant classic and someone please please give Kim Jiwon and Kim Soohyun daesangs already I'm just dying from how good they are and how they're even better together in a drama that gives them equal focus!!
I hope the Queen of Tears team - writer, cast, crew, everyone - kept some champagne on ice because it's now 100 percent on track to become tvN's highest rated drama of all time and the only one besides CLOY to crack 20 percent!
(it'll probably crack the top 3 of highest rated cable dramas of all time, I can see it going past Sky Castle but TWOTM 28 percent is a high bar)
but omg the ending of episode 10 had me in awe and in tears, she really combined a public declaration of love for her husband with the ultimate "b*tch, you thought???!" move while outing herself to the whole world.
How I wish tvN had yearly awards. Still wishing someone would sub tvN's tvN10 Awards ceremony. Maybe we'll get a tvN20 Awards ceremony in 2026.
Ugh this drama just kills me with the angst. HW and HI’s love for each other is just so darn beautiful and deep and touching and heartbreaking. They may not have communicated very well, but theyve done so much for each other without the other knowing. I love that QOT explores just how deep love can flow after a honeymoon phase is well and truly over. I know its early days still, but I doubt another drama is surpassing QOT this year. In fact, it will undoubtedly shoot up to quite a lot of viewers top 10 or better if it continues being this good.
Its almost routine now to do this, but Kim. Soo. Hyun. I really do not get how he is able to do it every single time, but he just one ups himself?!?! I wont say out loud in case anyone hasnt watched yet, but last line in the epilogue and how he says it with a slight tremble and innocence only he can portray. He is magnificent!! TheQoo had 3 hot topics alone on that scene with over 300 comments each. Everyone is echoing each other already but I just had to gush on an English platform too on just how great KSH acted that out.
@Mel can you link the posts from theqoo? please please I would love to see this drama being appreciated in its home country the way we all are outside.
(and omg the episode 10 epilogue I DIED)
Haha ofc! I dont know if you read Hangul but maybe you can google translate? Hopefully it’s accurate enough. Here is one from this week:
https:// theqoo.net /hot/3173504206?filter_mode=normal&page=1
Last week:
https:// theqoo.net /hot/3162649178?filter_mode=normal&page=1
There are several more on the hot list, but these are the ones I saved lol. Theres one post I particularly loved saying “Do Minjoon’s current identity is KSH” which I thought was absolutely hysterical. But its not exactly related to the drama 😅
thank you!! <3
Royal We - anytime! And I highly suggest checking out Naver TV video comments if you want to see knetz reaction to a particular scene. There are tons of comments and it’s always a lot of fun. Nothing like YouTube, and no trolls thankfully!
"My husband" it says all ! Both fathers make me laugh , both think that they were the center of their own world when they never were taken seriously ! Deux boulets !!!