"QueenMaker" delivered a surprising ending as episodes 6 to 12 featured the much-awaited team-up of Kim Hee Ae and Moon So Ri's characters.
Focusing on womance (or the counterpart of bromance), the Netflix series illustrates the friendship between two strong female individuals.
"QueenMaker" showcased not just a unique friendship but also the dominance and reign of women in politics.
Helmed by Oh Jin Suk of 2017's "Sassy Girl" and penned by Moon Ji Young of "I Love Lee Tae Ri," the 11-episode K-drama featured Kim Hee Ae as Hwang Do Hee, the corporate strategy head of EunSung Group who works as the "fixer" of the company. She is responsible for restoring the image of the conglomerate amid the scandals and controversies surrounding the family.
Meanwhile, Moon So Ri took on the role of labor rights lawyer Oh Kyung Sook, running for mayoral race against EunSung Group's bet Baek Jae Min, played by Ryu Soo Young
'QueenMaker' Episodes 7 to 11 Recap
The second half of "QueenMaker" focused on Seoul's mayoral election. As the campaign period began, various parties started to dig in the dirt against their competitors.
Chairman Son introduced Carl Yoon as Baek Jae Min's campaign head, who would oversee the strategies for the team.
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At the press conference, a day before the election, Ms. Guk revealed the truth behind her affair with the candidate. She also shared that Baek Jae Min and his team planned to murder her to prevent the truth from being exposed to the public.
The downfall also led Chairman Son to get rid of her son-in-law and stage it as suicide.
On the other hand, Oh Kyung Sook was formally announced as Seoul's first ever female mayor, but Hwang Do Hee was imprisoned for accepting a 20 billion KRW bribe from Eunsing. She made herself a sacrificial lamb for the prosecutor to investigate Chairman Son's slush fund.
However, during her time in prison, Hwang Do Hee met a visitor who asked for her help.
