#queen mantis

@kdramaspace + @userdramas 2025 YEAR IN REVIEW | Under the Mistletoe: best favorite kiss scenes

Whumpees- Cha Su Yeol played by Jang Dong Yoon, Park Min Jae played by Lee Chang Min, Choi Hyuk played by Kim Tae Jung

Where to Watch- Netflix, Viki

Genre- Thriller, mystery, crime

Synopsis- Jung I Sin is a serial killer with the nickname of the Mantis. She brutally murdered 5 men 20 years ago. Her son is Cha Su Yeol. He has loathed his mother for his entire life. He now works as a police officer. One day, a murder case takes place. The murder seems to be a copycat crime copied from Mantis. To catch this culprit, Cha Su Yeol enlists the help of his mother, Jung I Sin

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Cha Su Yeol

Ep1- cut on hand ; hand bandaged ; cuffed to his car, brief pain, confrontation, stressed, emotional ; stressed meeting mother, emotional confrontation ; talking about seeing mother, says he still has nightmares

Ep2- flashback beaten by bullies, bruises on his face ; chasing suspect ; angry confrontation with mother ; talking down suspect with weapon pointed at him ; doing CPR on victim, stressed

Ep3- angry finding out theres another murder, punches mirror ; bruises on his hamd, wife worried for him ; extremely stressed finding fathers dead body, emotional confrontation with mother, crying

Ep4- brief fight, stressed

Ep5- stressed, worried about wife, confrontation with mother ; stressed, emotional finding Min Jae injured

Ep6- stressed, chasing suspect, fighting, hit in the head with bat, blood at his lips, barely conscious, staggering, falls against car, head bleeding, collapses into teammates arms, wincing, head bandaged ; team finds out identity, stressful confrontation ; telling wife about mother, crying

Ep7- emotional moment with wife ; stressed, worried about wife

Ep8- worried about wife and mother ; shelf pushed over onto him, small wound on his face, gun pointed at him, confrontation with killer, saved by teammate ; searching for his mom, wanted by police ; startled, breathing heavy, stressed finding out disturbing truth ; emotional confrontation with mom and grandpa, stabbed in thigh with sedatives, passes out ; wakes up outside, runs into burning building to save mother, doing CPR

Kim Min Jae

Ep5- attacked by serial killer, punched repeatedly, blood on his face ; found tied up, large cuts across his chest, barely conscious, speaking weakly, passes out (dies)

Choi Hyuk

5/9: Queen Mantis with Ko Hyun Jung, Jang Dong Yoon, Lee El. 8 episodes; mystery, thriller.

5/9: My Youth with Song Joong Ki, Chun Woo Hee, Seo Ji Hoon. 12 episodes; melodrama.

6/9: Confidence Queen with Park Min Young, Park Hee Soon, Joo Jong Hyuk. 12 episodes; comedy, crime.

10/9: Tempest with Jun Ji Hyun, Kang Dong Won, John Cho. 9 episodes; action, thriller, mystery.

12/9: You and Everything Else with Kim Go Eun, Park Ji Hyun, Kim Gun Woo. 15 episodes; romance, melodrama.

13/9: A Hundred Memories with Kim Da Mi, Shin Ye Eun, Heo Nam Joon. 12 episodes; romance.

15/9: Shin's Project with Han Suk Kyu, Lee Re, Kim Sung Oh. 12 episodes; mystery, comedy.

19/9: To the Moon with Lee Young Dae, Lee Sun Bin. 12 episodes; rom-com.

20/9: Walking on Thin Ice with Lee Young Ae, Kim Young Kwang. 12 episodes; thriller, crime.

24/9: First Lady with Eugene, Ji Hyun Woo. 12 episodes; melodrama, political.

24/9: No Mercy with Lee Joo Young, Ji Seung Hyun. 8 episodes; thriller, crime.

26/9: The Murky Stream with Ro Woon, Shin Ye Eun, Park Seo Ham. 9 episodes; historical, action.

29/9: Ms. Incognito with Jun Yeo Bin, Jung Jin Young. 12 episodes; thriller, romance.