Initially expected to see an overbearing and annoying mother who hovered heavily over her spoiled children and was pleasantly surprised that this wasn't the case. The role switching between the Queen running around hectically trying to manage her duties, turning somber and hardened when necessary to protect those around her, and being gentle and kind when needed... was fantastic. Her sons were all unique and the family had such great chemistry with one another. The Queen is one that all Queens should role-model after and the actress did an amazing job bringing the character to life.

What does really make this series unique is how they implement and zone in on different facets of moral issues in life that the Queen cleverly finds resolutions for. And while the Queen is typically a powerful figure, she wasn't portrayed as consistently having to bow to her King or being overly manipulative in order to get what she wants. While manipulation is still naturally rampant, the main relationships are straight-forward and it's also quite refreshing. The best part is nothing was too overly dramatized at all- no drawn out sappy romance, no repetitive and incessant political conversations, no lingering unnecessary scenes.

There were definitely some tearjerker moments but the general overall feel you get from completing the series is cozy. My only two nits is that the dialogue is sometimes spoken just a tad too slowly at times and some areas were a bit idealistic. But overall, this was one I couldn't help but to binge on with many hours of sacrificed sleep. This is also one of those series that I wouldn't recommend reading too many spoilers on as it would take away from its plot progression charm. I really hope they come out with more series similar to this one and Mr. Queen.