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That's fine, this drama has a very tight plot due to being only 12 episodes. So it's understandable to feel a bit dissatisfied that some things weren't given enough screen time.

My thoughts exactly. The only storyline that was left unexplained was what exactly happened that night when FL got dead drunk and blacked out, only to wake up in ML's house. Looked like an eventful night 🤣.

It's open to interpretation, but I got the vibes that they will. I think that funny grandma will wear them down eventually 🤣.
It's not a romance drama, but there was certainly something there, leads chemistry was great.

Episode 11 was great, FL blew the whole case wide open through her investigation. But ML is a big manipulator, he chose her on purpose. He studied her well and knew she won't just throw him to the death row without investigating. And in classical kdrama fashion where everyone is connected to everyone of course she was the best person to figure it out, because she knew all the people involved.

1. After ML surrendered himself to the police and media started investigations into the victims to figure out his motive, their crimes started to come into light. That police chief was revealed to be a sexual predator through other reports. If we add up that woman's case and a case from 30 years ago he'll get sentenced into oblivion 100% after he recovers. They didn't focus on him anymore probably because there was no time to cover everything, last episode was already an hour and twenty minutes long.

2. He saw how his father was killed when his was a child, down to the burnt toe. Not all victims violent deaths were covered by Gido, so the details were known to the public. He just connected the dots that it was the same MO when he realized his brother was involved to get revenge. After all, his brother was tortured the same way.

3. First of all, it was very clearly shown and even stated by Gido himself that ML surrendered himself to throw a giant wrench into Gido's election campaign. Gido first got mad that it spoiled his plan with the scape goat for his father's murder. It meant that the case will be reopened, his father's past will be investigated and he himself may be found out as the instigator of the scape goat's murder. Then when Gido saw that people were mulling over this on TV news he said that ML was not disclosing his motives on purpose to pique public's interest. And indeed, it went viral, lots of rumors and reports about victims crimes started to appear on their own, because everyone got interested what his motives may be and started to investigate. Also, FL father's blog contents were spread around this time (probably Gido's wife doing), so it helped. And when rumors about Gido's father started to appear as well his approval ratings started to go down. I'd say very cunning from ML's side.
And later ML started spilling his beans to the police woman and confirmed that he stayed silent on purpose so that the truth about the bad guys would be revealed. He was investigating the bad guys to finally get them prosecuted, but Chisik beat him to it by killing them.

Whose storylines did you feel were left unfinished?
And what exactly didn't make sense?

Why is it childish for a person to have empathy and feel compassion towards another person who went through some bad things? I think it's totally normal and you're jumping the gun here. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against it, but you gotta be realistic here - only 3 episodes left, most of which will most likely cover ML backstory's resolution.

For me it's Gaus Electronics, it's even more hilarious than ODL.

I'm not sure, their relationship may simply be from enemies to friends. And who wouldn't feel bad and try to be compassionate to ML after hearing his sad backstory?
I don't think there will be any romance between the leads mainly because there's no time for it. If the writers wanted to insert it they shouldn't have gone into that long winded backstory so much. I think all of the romance went there.

None so far. And considering that only 3 episodes are left I don’t think they will. All romance went into ML’s backstory and literally died there.

I dunno, Lee Chung Ah is here only for 2.5 episodes. The leads though have hilarious chemistry on their own, but it’s a different kind. And FL actress already worked with ML actor in The Veil drama.

Well, he went offscreen in season 2 anyway. I liked his daughter character and I like her actress, she was pretty good in this year’s Snowdrop.

There was a big time gap in leads character relationship in their backstory - ML avoided FL for many years after their college years. And during that time ML, instead of tackling his problems head on and working as a prosecutor, loafs around and leisurely writes crime fiction books based on what he secretly investigated about the bad guys. He doesn’t attempt to take them down to be together with FL, even though he has unrequited love for her all those years. Only when she moves into his building to open her law cafe he starts rethinking his life choices.

Really? I thought they were very cliche, such backstories are often shown in crime kdramas - corrupt villains that hero with unwavering justice must take down for revenge. And that aside, they were completely out of tune with the rest of the series, as if taken from another drama. Shouldn’t have spent 2.5 episodes on ML’s background story in a drama that has only 12 episodes. Wasted too much time on it.
And btw, FL in May It Please The Court is a way more realistic depiction of a top ace attorney in a big unscrupulous law firm, that defends corrupt rich people for lots of money, than that overly idealistic character with unburied conscience in One Dollar Lawyer’s backstory.

Definitely better than Blind 😆
One Dollar Lawyer is a different genre - its highlight are hilarious comedic characters, not the intricate plot.

Yea, this drama is underrated. But judging by the amount of user scores it simply looks like not many people know about it. Gonna be another one of those hidden gems that flew under the radar it seems. Disney+ needs to promote kdramas better, it's not the first time.

I felt like chaebol family plot was left unfinished. In the first season there was that old head of the family (who's actor always plays the same type of villain). Then his daughter stepped into the spotlight in season 2. She was fighting for control over the conglomerate with her offscreen brother. And that side plot ended nowhere.
For coherency of the story I think characters from that family need to get involved in season 3 as well. If it happens, that is.

No bigger than between the first and second one.

I felt like her screen presence felt more important than the actual FL. ML even made an inside joke after his backstory episodes ended that it's been a while since she got to show herself. How does that make sense??
I think the writers went completely off track with ML's backstory, should have left that tangent tale for another drama.

Showing consent is good, but it's like a joke - if you need to explicitly explain it then it's a miss. At times it felt like I was watching some educational clips sprinkled with law clauses instead of a rom-com, 4th wall breaking didn't help with immersion either. And weirdest part of it was that characters talking about these things were rather old, it would have fitted younger ones better instead. I think writers shouldn't have increased that already ridiculous waiting time gap from the source material. The more old the characters are, the more offputting their immature behavior becomes.

Aside from utterly ridiculous and unbelievable giant time gap of waiting and doing nothing, I also didn't like how ML was running around with FL like she's a precious egg or smth. It just made him look like a desperate doormat.

FL's character also wasn't particularly my cup of tea - too rowdy and emotional to be a believably good lawyer. And some of her behaviour only someone with a patience of a saint, like ML, would have been able to tolerate.