DON'T JUDGE A SHOW BY IT'S FIRST TWO EPISODES!
I absolutely loved the show and here's why:The title 'Witch's Court' fits perfectly because the main lead Ma Yi Deum is like a witch. In the first two episodes, more than getting justice for the victims as a prosecutor, she only values her own wins in court trials and looks out for opportunities to climb the career ladder. People kept hating on her character saying that she was brutal - but the thing is her character itself is written as brutal. She is what she is. She is selfish, ambitious and has zero empathy for others. Just because the main character is show evil, people dropped the shows in the first two episodes. Now, I am not justifying her actions of episode 2, I am livid at her as much as other people, but I understand her actions. And after the first two episodes, she shows remorse and doesn't do things for her personal gain. Her redemption arc is gradual but clear. Jung Ryeo Won did absolute justice to her role. It is my first time watching her show. I loved Ma Yi Deum - sassy, witty, cunning yet with a twinge of guilt and compassion. Her character is written so well. I always loved how she changed things around and comes with the iconic line 'I am Ma Yi Deum'.
I am watching Hyun Min for the first time too. I am very impressed by his acting and his so handsome, ngl. He is the perfect male lead who loves justice. This show doesn't have much romance except for two drunken kisses and a bit of flirting, but I am not complaining. I dig shows with no or minimal romance because they tend to execute the story line better without messing it with unnecessary romance. So, I really liked the fact there isn't much romance. But Hyun Min's should stop biting his lips because that IS SO SEXY!!!
Out of all the side characters, Yeo Jin impressed me the most. I have seen her in a couple of shows before she was slaying here. And when I learned she is a social activist, my respect for her became tenfold.
The show is exceptionally well-written. Usually, dramas with law/legal as the backdrop often have loopholes of some sort or the story gets choppy because of the various side stories as cases. But, the flow of the story was smooth, always making users wonder what gonna happen next. The camera work is amazing. And the transitions are done perfectly. The drama has got an amazing soundtrack. I must say it must be the only law drama with background music that absolutely aligns well with each accompanying scene.
I would have liked more scenes of little Yi Deum and mom. Because they shared good parent-child relationship and were a delight to watch. In the end, few of the characters were forgotten - like what happened to Jin Wook's mom, Baek Min Ho and Yi Deum's long time friend? They showed the more irrelevant characters serving their time in jail but ignored what happened to some key characters.
Overall: 9/10. I AM GONNA REWATCH IT IN FUTURE!
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One of the better legal dramas out there
LIKEThough it was always the typical main leads entangled with each other due to their past or family, I still kind of loved it
DISLIKE
Watched this too long ago and I don't remember anything which I disliked
MUSIC
Not to my liking
REWATCH VALUE
Would re-watch again someday
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Otherwise, the political conspiracy arc is okay, but nothing groundbreaking. The sexual offenders are very static and cliche. I was overall underwhelmed in the main antagonist. Each episode follows a pretty predictable setup week over week.
I want to recommend this because ama Yi Deum is a powerhouse of a character, but the story arc is rather disappointing ...
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The thing about this drama is that it's sligtly...imbalanced. It deals with a serious subject - sexual abuse cases - in a way that could almost be called lighthearted. Not that the two can't go together, even the most serious of stories, perhaps especially those, need moments of levity to balance things out. However, the main issue of this drama is not that there is a silly moment here and there, but the lack of consequences. That is a thing that can be seen all througout the drama; characters (read: Ma Yi Dum) make mistakes and then they bounce back the same as before, not having learned a thing. Ma Yi Dum for example silently witnesses the sexual harassment of somebody and speaks out only when it becomes advantageous to her to do so. Certainly, she does undergo a certain amout of character development over the course of the drama, but it seems...like it does not come organically. She is never truly forced to examine her own actions, admit that she was wrong about something, she is never actually pushed to reevaluate her priorities or her morals.I see a lot of people here complaining about her character, that she is a horrible person and a horrible character. In my opinion, only one of these is true. She truly isn't a good person, especially towards the beginning. But I don't see a problem with that by itself. Just because she's the lead in a drama doesn't mean that she has to be a good person, she simply needs to be a good character. She can have questionable morals and make questionable decisions, there is not a problem with that. However, the problem is that in the context of this drama, she is rewarded for that sort of behaviour. Her superior scolds her, but she makes nothing of it. She loses her job, but gets it back eventually, and she is the same as ever. She waltzes in at the end of every episode with crucial evidence, she is always, in the end, the winner. And that is a problem. In my opinion, what this drama should have done was to feed Ma Yi Dum a nice big slice of humble pie, and that would have been enough.
The plot is not original (isn't it though?), everything is kind of fleeting, but I liked the cases, I liked that the drama didn't try to make some big political statement, i liked the chemistry between the two main leads, I even liked the storyline about Ma Yi Dum's mother, I actually even kind of liked the main villain. There is a lot to like about the drama, in short. Maybe give it a shot?
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Intense Court Trials! (plot twist)
Witch Court is one of the best law dramas but not really the best (for me), although the casts did their job really well especially the two main leads who fight 'till the end with the situation ahead of time. It has a plain story context though it is a well good plotted story. Jung Ryeo Won who portrayed Ma Yi Deum justified her role because of her sense of spirit and humanity especially in the case of her mother. There are few romantic scenes but it really did not go well because of the main plot which is Law and Justice though it is a good drama!AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Really enjoyable
Once again i was a bit worried watching this seeing all the terrible reviews but i really really enjoyed it! Im not going to deny that there werent some moments which i thought could be done better, be it the acting or the writing but the drama overall was very enjoyable and the ending was very satisfying!I wasnt a big fan of the story line of the first two episodes and the response of the FL to the cases but again i enjoyed the drama very much.
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Dorama de tribunal
Amei demais esse drama, um drama que fala sobre pessoas que estão no poder e acha que pode se livrar da justiça. super indico é uma pena que está saindo da Netflix. queria que o vilão tivesse sofrido mais ( apesar da pena dele ter sido boa ) mais queria que não deixasse para o último capítulo mais ainda assim gostei......😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳Was this review helpful to you?
La vengeance, encore et toujours la vangeance...
Avis mitigé !!D’une part intéressante approche de la justice (enquêtes et procès) du point de vue des crimes « contre enfants et femmes » ce que je trouve déjà une drôle de dénomination couvrant les agressions, les viols et la maltraitance des enfants, mais c’est peut-être la traduction ! Cette approche est rare dans le panorama judiciaire des dramas, plutôt consacré à la corruption politique et industrielle. D’ailleurs, ici, les crimes sexuels du départ dérivent encore vers cette même corruption politique. J’attends de voir un drama coréen où un homme passerait en jugement parce qu’il aurait cogné sa femme ! Mais revenons à notre Sorcière au tribunal !
Et là est mon gros point noir : j’ai détesté de bout en bout cette femme, égoïste, dure, n’écoutant personne, souvent méchante, et le traumatisme de l’enfance n’excuse pas tout, bien qu’il l’explique plutôt bien !
Ce que je n’ai pas aimé non plus c’est que tout le scénario est construit exclusivement autour d’elle, tous les autres ne servant finalement que de faire-valoir. Les autres personnages sont très peu exploités, ils ne servent qu’à permettre à Ma Yi Deum de faire son numéro.
Le pauvre Yoon Hyun Min, heureusement que j’ai eu l’occasion de le voir excellent ailleurs, ici il est transparent, et d’ailleurs il ne semble pas croire plus que ça à ce qu’il fait, son texte ne sert pratiquement qu’à permettre à Ma Yi Deum de l’envoyer promener, ou l’humilier.
Jeon Kang Leol, le très méchant, n’avait pas non plus l’air très convaincant, en fait il était assez mauvais. Bref, vous l’aurez compris, j’ai eu du mal à tenir. Pourquoi je ne l’ai pas abandonné (j’en ai largué des pas pire) ? Parce que justement cette histoire de viols en représailles sur des femmes grévistes, je voulais voir comment ce serait traité.
Malheureusement cet aspect est toujours resté en second plan, comme la procureure chargée de l’affaire, l’excellente Kim Yeo Jin, elle aussi réduite à l’état d’un second rôle falot… Quant à la fin, elle m’a laissée complètement sur ma faim : qu’en est-il de la mère de Yeo Ji Woo ? et le procès de l’ordure à la base de tout est bâclé en quelques dizaines de minutes. Je me suis demandé pourquoi ce drama avait été écrit : pas pour la justice sur les crimes sexuels dont on ne sait pas grand chose, mais uniquement autour de Ma Yi Deum et sa vengeance…
Je ne le conseille pas, mais si vous aimez Jung Ryeo Won et son immense talent pour jouer les emm……euses, allez-y vous ne serez pas déçu-e-s !
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