Jewel in the Palace
Jewel in the Palace Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | ||
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| S1 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.7 | |
| S2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.9 |
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About
"a kitchen maid's rise through royal power and poison"
Set in the royal court of Korea's Joseon dynasty, this is the story of Jang-geum, an orphaned girl who works her way up from kitchen servant to the first female royal physician in the kingdom's history. It moves at a measured, old-fashioned pace, built on court intrigue, rigid hierarchy, and a genuine sense of craft around cooking and medicine. The tone is earnest and often melodramatic, but the underdog arc and period detail give it real staying power over its long run.
the slow, satisfying underdog arc of a servant girl outsmarting a court built to keep her down.
you want fast pacing or modern production values over old-school melodrama and long court intrigue.
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