Thursday 17 March 2016

Hits and misses of The Queen

How did this Channel 8 drama about female vigilantes fared on our books?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







The Revenge Queen's final showdown with Hong Yan

For a show about vigilantism, The Queen ended on a painfully realistic note. At the end of everything, Queen Bee Guan Xin (Jesseca Liu) is apprehended and serves jail time to make amends, driving home the fact that nothing escapes the eyes of the law.

The imaginative story-telling part about female crusaders kicking butt to avenge fellow womenfolk in distress was fun while it lasted, but the 20-episoder showed signs of waning appeal when the tables are turned with the cops in hot pursuit of our heroic female leads. Conclusion: The drama makes for an easy watch as long as you have your non-logic filters on. Read on to find out why.