Putting forward empowering values, Queenmaker neatly presents the faces and fortitude of modern-day women.
From achieving success to reaching rock bottom, the series looks forward to serve the true meaning of deliverance from unrequited loyalty.
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Hwang Do-hee (Kim Hee Ae) leads the Strategic Planning Team of Eunsung Group. Known as the go-to girl of Eunsung Group’s family members, there’s no problem she can’t resolve.
That is until death happened in one of the problems she cleaned up. Baek Jae-mim, the son-in-law of whom the madam of Eunsung group is fond of sexually harassed his secretary and lied that he did not do the deed.
Realizing his evil act, he had the audacity to place the blame on her for threatening his secretary and mocks how she has cleaned up for the family with scrupulous means.
Haunted by the death of one of her team members, she remembers lawyer-activist Oh Kyung-sook (Moon So Ri) leading a rally on the rooftop of a mall owned by Eunsung group. She represents employees that were unfairly treated.
Rushing to the scene, paid men were already on the rooftop to attack her. Do-hee takes the hit but inadvertently sent her falling down to the ground. It made her a modern-day heroine with praises pouring in for her bravery.
Baek Jae-min (Ryu Soo Young) proposes a remedy to her mother-in-law of giving jobs to the people staging protests and lets his lover and Strategic Team member Ji-yeon (Ok Ja Yeon) takes care of it. She also led the campaign on ruining the current mayor of Seoul as Eunsung Group prepares to put Jae-min in the position.
Reaching her limit, when Do-hee was asked by Chairwoman Son Young-min (Seo Yi Sook) to prepare for the mayoral campaign of Jae-min, Do-hee refused. But before she can formally resign, she was dismissed.
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Such flawed and interesting characters abound in Queenmaker that it’s impossible not to be hooked by it.
On her next journey, Do-hee’s mettle will be put to a test as she plans her next move against the company where she poured almost all her life to clean up the mess.
As expected, Kim Hee Ae and Moon So Ri in one series are phenomenal. Visible in this series is the feminist design to highlight the strength and plight of women.
Introducing a Chaebol family steered by a shrewd matriarch with problematic daughters, Queenmaker also peeks at the lives of the people working to clean up their mess by craftily devising means of swaying public attention.
Deftly written and smartly captured this politics-themed drama is for anyone who wants a serving of insightful relevant societal issues and clever characters moving in the story.
What’s on the horizon for Do-hee now that she left her career spins the story of Queenmaker. How her life tangles with Kyung-sook further is also a point to watch.
All episodes of Queenmaker are now on Netflix. Stay tuned for the mid-series recap and series review!
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