5.3 - Episode 3 of Mr. Queen

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 3 of Mr. Queen, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Shin Hye-sun as Kim So-yong, Kim Jyung-hun as King Cheojong, Seol In-ah as Jo Hwa-jin, Na In-woo as Kim Byeong-in, and Choi Jin-hyuk as Jang Bong-hwan.

We discuss:

• The song we feature, The Great Recipe by sEODo.
• The awesome puns and double entendres in this show.
• The Royal chef calls the queen’s ramen Samyang ramyeon, or literally ‘three fragrance small pot ramen’, but this is also the name of a popular ramen brand in South Korea.
• How inviting someone to have ramyeon with you at your place is an invitation to get physical and spend the night.
• How the king and queen mistrust each other and this is the central theme of this episode.
• All the cooking in this episode and the queen’s antics with her cooking.
• How we learn more about the queen’s past, including that she loved King Cheoljong but the king did not love her back.
• A new triangle brewing between the king, the queen, and Kim Byeong-in, who has loved the queen for a very long time.
• How the Queen wins the favor of the Grand Dowager Queen through her cooking.
• We learn more about how the king lost his entire family, his nightmares, and his secret identity.
• How everyone is watching everyone else.
• The amazing court ladies, where they came from during the Joseon Dynasty, why the court needed so many court ladies, and their jobs at the palace.

References

• Traditional Korean Clothing: K Drama Style
• Wikipedia on Gungnyeo or Palace Women
• Samyang Ramen