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This show is interesting so far, if rather slow. Every character has a mystery and their own sub plots. Main actors are doing well.

The break-up trope is a staple of kdramas, I was prepared, even though it was badly executed. There were other, even more obnoxious things that pissed a lot of people off this week. Not sure I'm looking forward to where it is going right now.

If that's another one of his ploys I'm down for that, I'd understand that. But if this sudden 180 change of character supposed to make us forget all about the crap he pulled earlier, it's just bad writing.

Well, EAW totally let me down today, it's spiraling down the drain in terms of plot quality all of a sudden.
Coming back here to a comfort zone. I hope AoS won't get ruined by bad late game plot decisions as well 😬🙏

I see what you mean. But it seems that the plot is being fast forwarded frequently and we only see key tidbits of their dating, after all, each case usually takes weeks if not months to close. There could have been more romantic scenes though, I agree, instead of boring cases or side characters' suddenly appearing sub plots. And yea, it didn't seem like ML was enjoying his time with FL lately.

But she was shown to have surprising insight and understanding of the feelings of others multiple times throughout the episodes, even in this last episode with attorney Jung. Why is she doing this to ML? Also, she has no filter usually, talking about what's on her mind straightforwardly, but here she can't even say why she dumped ML? Seems just a convenient out of character cop out for that extra cliche angst of breaking up.

Well said. I felt the same, it was cruel of her and it can't be covered by her being autistic. She was shown numerous times to be able understand and empathize with people.

She's still a servant. Yul doesn't want to order her around, so he allowed her to return to Uk. But I'm thinking it's showdown time soon, with all the masks stripped off, and she'll soon be aknowledged as a noble - either as Naksu (Cho Yeong) or Jin Bu-Yeon.

Yea, I'm sure they'll get back together. I'm not worried about it, tbh. I'm worried that the last two episodes are done hamfisted and it may be foreshadowing the quality downgrade for the finale. Better not expect anything grand or super satisfying I guess.

But the biggest thing that really pisses me off is Min Woo's sudden 180 turn into a nice guy. Isn't it sus or what? Will he not get smacked by bad karma for his atrocious behaviour towards FL and reflect on it? Will he just get together with Soo Yeon? And why is she suddenly into him?? She knows his godawful personality, why are they making her do a 180 as well??

I'm really starting to doubt writers skills here to convey anything meaningful, but showrunners said earlier in an interview that they wanted to make FL a good attorney in the first half and excellent in the second. So maybe this lack of cushion in the face of mentor Jung and confrontation with a senior attorney is about giving her a kickstart to start taking care of cases on her own? After all, how long are they to stay rookies under supervision?

Then by this logic Uk is Jang Kang's son? Late king wasn't even a mage.
Also, can Jang Kang's sword be a proof of kin like Jin vault door? Only Uk can unsheathe it?

Agreed. Would have been more satisfying to make him screw up finally and reflect on his actions, there would have been a moral about this at least. But this sudden change into a mature suave dude is just completely out of the left field, makes me suspect him even more, tbh. People don't change, especially so suddenly.

Yea, the change of the overall vibe and characters sudden weird behaviour makes you think that there's a several episodes worth of plot lost somewhere and we just skipped it unknowingly.

He didn't follow up on his win, but squeezed a promise of out of her to help someone (herself or Uk) to come with him later when he asks.

Everyone? Not everyone, just an old rival and reporters. Hanbada CEO's reasons were already explained, even though one of them in a deleted scene - TSM stole her boyfriend back in the day who later became her husband, TSM is a rival in the field that needs to be taken down for Hanbada to become number one law firm.
And reporters are digging because TSM is a candidate for minister of justice.

I agree with other people here that characters of this drama are suddenly acting out of character, it's breaking immersion.
-FL, who absolutely always has to say everything that's on her mind, suddenly just dumps FL without giving him any explanation, even though she could have repeated what she said to her father just prior to that.
-ML, who's acting all hurt and rather childish, tbh. Instead of his usual level headed, patient and mature approach to dealing with FL's antics he just kept on brooding silently. And he also becomes less and less insightful about her behaviour with every episode.
-That skunk Min Woo suddenly acting like a normal person, instead of being a usual pos.
-Soo Yeon suddenly falling for Min Woo even though she hated his guts throughout the episodes and knows he's an asshole. What gives, girl? Are you that dumb and desperate for a boyfriend?

Only FL's friends and poor attorney Jung were acting like they always do given the circumstances. Even though I'm still waiting for the reason why writers just had to make attorney Jung gravely ill all of a sudden at the end of the show.

Today's episode was bad - too many overly prolonged unnecessary scenes and bad decisions. And SY&MW's sudden relationship being shoved down my throat made me want to puke, guy's a pos 🤢🤮. Overall quality going downhill?

Called it, mentor Jung really has something very serious. Let's hope they won't kill him off by the end of the drama.

Agreed, but bad taste in men is not something very uncommon for women. Looks, money, social status - those come first. But often things become clear only when they start living together and find out they can't stand each other, hence so many divorces nowadays 😂

Yea, I hate break-up tropes enough as it is, but especially where the couple can't even communicate properly the why of it with each other and just run away and go cry in the corner somewhere. Like there is no trust in each other and their relationship whatsoever. Boring unnessesary angst that seem to be obligatory before the finale of many kdramas.