The last two episodes have a lot of "fillers" cause the drama initially was meant to have 16 episodes but due to the large success it became a 18 episodes serie.
The actors are really good, especially Lee Jong Suk and Kim Kwang Gyu (he always made me laugh!).
I loved instrumental music (my favourite tracks of the ost are Return and Verdict) but i dislike the opening song, it is annoying.
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Well Written
Each episode is good in its way,Initially they were taking the cases up and damn I liked that part from this whole drama.The twin case and the case before that was too good.Min jun guk's part was a bit draggy. Then ms yeon's father's case was also very amazing.Each case taught me a lesson of life.If you like noona romance then this is for you. I somehow wanted mr cha to end up with ms jang as the age gap between park su ha and jang was evident. The romance part didn't go well with me that much but other than that the judge played a very good part too. The drama has suspense and will take you to the end. The drama was well written and ended on a happy note so if this is a spoiler I m sorry to ruin it :p Park su ha's character till the end seemed kiddish to me and mr cha's character was more mature but then this was a noona romance drama.The acting of all the actors were just amazing ,I liked ms yeon and mr cha's acting alot. This drama goes to all its supporting cast. Without such amazing supporting cast this drama wouldnt be this good.
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To long and too boring
It is a nice drama but I feel it was too dragged like instead of 18episodes just 14 would've done enough. The main villain was good at the start but with all the drama added to it it seemed like a 100episodes Indian drama which goes on through the whole year.The acting of each character was great but I think the development of side characters was better than that of the ML and FL. There was little to no chemistry between them and the ML was a hot mess till the 2nd last episode.
I must say that I got extremely tired of this series in it's second half and skipped most of it because it had gotten annoying to see the villain causing a mess for tooo long. Then again the acting and music was probably the only thing that made me sit through this unnecessarily long drama.
In the end it is too long and too boring to watch this drama.
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This was one of my first k-dramas, so I feel a little nostalgic about it. After rewatching, I need to lower my previous rating. I still love Lee Jong Suk´s role in this one, he is so cute. But to be fair, the couple has no chemistry at all except from the one of two siblings. The drama has strong support actors, I just can´t get to like the woman lead. I was more critic to the story too, especially the overflowing rightfullness and way too close and inobjective relations between lawyers and defendants, but it worked for the gradation of the drama and some of the stories were interesting. Was this review helpful to you?
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Plot’s a Mess, Cast’s a Vibe, and I’m Here for the ANARCHY
so I dipped out at ep7 of this kdrama but I gotta say, the courtroom drama was wild—lots of interesting cases, public defenders, the prosecutor, lawyers throwing down, and the female lead’s savage moves kept me hooked. but honestly I lowkey wanna go back cause Hye Sung is basically me if I was a savage public defender, like I stan her energy lol. Soo Ha? total mood, reading minds and all that, super cute and badass. but for real tho, that kiss? not cringe, but definitely not right yk? like, it’s kinda weird, didn’t sit right with me. I’m also not about that Kwan Woo ship, just not feeling it. honestly, I just love how Hye Sung is straight-up boss babe with a spark of chaos, and the bond she has with Soo Ha is goals. so yeah, I’d say if you’re into messy but kinda epic stories with a lot of attitude, you might wanna check this out—just ignore the weird age gap lol.Was this review helpful to you?
which wasn't that brilliant as i imagine after watching
i did enjoy the nona romance between the two main leads but at the same time i found the romance was in the back seats & a little lukewarm & the development in it was slow motion
the writer focused so much on the lawful cases to fill the drama which took us several times away from the main story
this drama would be brilliant if the lawful cases was fewer & reduced no. of ep.
i found the character development for (Lee Bo) was really weird it was causative
when the reason disappeared (lee jong) she returned again to the same bad attitude ???
& many times i found that there were fake emotions on lee jong face while he was acting as if he wasn't versed enough with his role
but at the same time this drama was focusing on a very imp. moral which is
the courage to tell the truth under any circumstances & to admit & apologize for ur faults
which was very imp. msg for people nowadays
if u r that type of person who likes lawful cases much & moderate romance then definitely this is ur cup of tea
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Ehhh. This could have been so much better...
Since the writers felt a need for some comedy and the director is not the best - the first few episodes are pretty hard to watch. Have your fingers on the right keys and zip through all the overacting, bad dialogue and near afternoon soap opera writing. They used a teenage kpop storyline to set everything up but, it is a little weak. Lead female - public defender - not developed well as a character. I found her irritating most of the time. Then, the writers drop all of that and she suddenly becomes a normal person. There wasn't a believable transition from a pretty awful person to one we are supposed to care about and root for.As per usual, the first several episodes are disposable. I stuck with this all the way through because I KNOW Lee Jong Suk is an amazing actor. He didn't disappoint.
As for a "review" I am going to stop here. Why? It wouldn't be fair for me to go on. I expected a drama. Unfortunately, I realized this was a soap opera made to look like a drama. It tries to be too many things. Bad rom-com vibes that they drop and never bring up again. An irritating almost to the point of unredeemable main character where - again - all of that is dropped and forgotten and they are presented as normal - what you would expect characters. The villain is so lucky that the law is so inept - everywhere. Wanted posters, eye witnesses, etc. mean nothing - so, we get stuck with a villain who only shows up here and there to move the story along through all 18 episodes. Again, soap opera. Not a bad thing but, I wish I would have known going in.
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Let me start off by stating that I've watched this series years ago and this review is an attempt as a re-watch.Although I've only re-watched a few episodes, I decided to drop it. It captures your attention quickly and easily with the initial backstory of your leads. But the script feels shallow for its setting and genre, even with its good attempt to build intensity into each scene.
1. The male lead for example who tries to hunt down his "first love" in the streets by following strangers. It isn't as if she changed her name from when they met or internet wasn't available. So it doesn't make much sense even when we exclude the fact that he apparently can recognize her by face a decade later (especially when they met as kids).
2. The female lead was fantastic as a child but she somehow turned into a rude, extreme snob as an adult? So much so that she can't say a simple "thank you" when someone finds her wallet and is outwardly rude instead? Very odd. While it was believable that she was a shitty lawyer, it is nonsensical that she somehow gets chosen as a public defender just because she told a tale of her past. It would have made more sense if she had credentials to back it up but she doesn't even know how to search for browser history on a computer?
Her mother got fired as a housekeeper and they had to move out. Not a big deal. It isn't as if she didn't have a loving mother who had her back and a decent roof over her head. Even if you try to apply the "she conceded to societal norms", it is still overreaching. Maybe her one traumatic incident as a kid, just wasn't traumatic enough (especially compared to a kid who saw his father murdered). Yet the series builds so much around this.
Then, somehow her moral fibers start to kick in within a couple of days because of some lecturing and a sudden reminder of how she was once falsely accused herself? What has she been up to all her adult career life then?
3. Who in the right mind would decide to hang on a windowsill just because they didn't want to get caught smoking? Ever heard of dropping the cigarette and saying you just walked into the room? It's not as if the room was barricaded.
It's tough. As mentioned, they did well with the intensity level and the light comedy so I can see why it would capture high scores with some. But if you really look at the basis, there just isn't much depth. I wouldn't have been so judgmental if this was supposed to be on the lighthearted side but it really isn't. Would have given it a lower score but because the actors were able to make it somewhat entertaining, I could have probably sat through it to the end.
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