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I liked the drama since the begining. But some people write that they started to like and appreciate drama after a few episodes. The importance of some characters to the story is understandable after many episodes.

The scene from the confrontation between Soo Hyun and Yo Han reminds me of "The Snow Queen" where Yo Han is the Snow Queen, Soo Hyun is Gerda, and Ga On is Kai. I liked the scene very much, Soo Hyun was desperate and Yo Han was as cold as ice.

In my opinion, the meaning of the whole drama is hidden in Yo Han's words about his story about the fire: "(...) people love stories like that". The screenwriter plays on the feelings of the viewers as Yo Han does with the feelings of the people.
I hope people don't get mad at the writer for deceiving them, but appreciate his great writing.

I think that the viewers will have to wait for the drama to end before assessing the behavior of all characters. This drama reminds me of some nice dramas surprises, such as "Duel". Not in the sense of the plot, but in a shock to the viewer what the drama really turns out to be.

After ep.12 I'm sure Soo Hyun will find some evidence of Yo Han's guilt in the fire from 10 years ego. There is a fight between evil and evil in this moment, and Yo Han's victory must be something terrible for the country. He eliminates everyone because he does not need them. He wants to establish his own rules in the country. The script is very manipulative with the viewers, because at the moment they are on Yo Han's side. When Yo Han wins, he will turn out to be the greatest of the monsters of this drama. The writer is excellent, and all the so-called "holes" in the logic will be filled at the very end of the drama.

Ep.1 Yo Han about Ga On": "He resembles him a lot."
Ep.11 Minister Cha about "K": "You resemble him a lot" ("K" and his father). It seems to me that these are the key words of the drama. Ga On is Isaac's son. Isaac was Yo Han's everything (obsession?/hope?/salvation?/love?). So now he wants Isaac's children on his side: Elijah and Ga On.
Ga On is not really on Yo Han's side. He is like Hamlet and Yo Han is like Claudius in "Hamlet". The nephew pretends to trust his uncle. The screenwriter said in an interview that he was inspired by motifs from classic novels. In today's episode it was "Macbeth". Is it possible then a finale like in "The Fall of the House of Usher" (Usher=Kang)? The atmosphere of the drama reminds me very much of Edgar Alan Poe's works. The fight of darkness with light, doom, death, cruel destiny.

KMJ is 39.

"So #TheDevilJudge is set in 2027, so the ages of the characters are:
Yohan 40yrs
Sunah 41yrs (born in 87)
Gaon 31yrs (born in 97)
Soohyun 31yrs (born in 97)"
https://twitter.com/breadboreum/status/1422220909377585158
or maybe it's set in 2025
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8BqAJSVEAU6ERG.jpg
"www.socialutopia.kr"- it's a lovely detail. The age of the characters is according to the Korean Age Caltulator.

As a couple? She is 16, he is 28/30 (the drama takes place in 2025 or 2027), maybe they are related.

"K"

I do not think so.

"When it comes to acting, it’s no wonder Yo-han’s two-faced nature is in good hands with Ji Sung. Ever the versatile actor, Ji Sung adds a necessary robustness to the volatile character. The real surprise here is Jinyoung, not because he lacks the skill, but because Ga-on could’ve very easily been overshadowed by Yo-han’s larger-than-life presence. Fortunately, with his expressive doe eyes and understated nuance, Jinyoung is convincing and immersive, which is extra-high praise for anyone going against Ji Sung. He doesn’t overact (unlike many of his peers who think that yelling always equals feelings) and reserves breaking down for the most intense of revelations, making it all the more affecting."
https://seoulbeats.com/2021/08/the-devil-judge-ep-1-8-a-wickedly-good-start-on-nearly-all-fronts/

We don't know this yet. Drama will show Ga On's childhood flashbacks, maybe they'll explain something.

After episode 10, I still think the same. The drama postpones the moment of revealing Yo Han and Isaac's relationship shortly before Isaac's death. Everything we know about the fire we know from Yo Han's stories. We've also never actually seen the scene that Yo Han loved his brother. I can tell Isaac loved Yo Han. The other way around is not so obvious.

Every time Yo Han says people are bad, does he also talk about himself? That he is exactly like these people and would make the same choices. That he chose the money and sacrificed his family/brother. Because who would Yo Han be without Isaac's money? This sentence about losing something you have and you don't want to lose fits perfectly with his situation 10 years ago. 9 episodes and the drama still didn't convince me that Yo Han didn't kill Isaac. Ga On continues to check Yo Han's every sentence. He doesn't believe him, and he is on his side because there is currently no other option. Probably episode 12 or 14 will break the hearts of the viewers.

Yo Han has always lacked empathy for people. That's why his brother gave him books to read about law and punishment. Yo Han felt no guilt, and did not understand people (scene with a bird ) , hence the scene with the book that Isaac gave to Yo Han in his childhood, "Crime and Punishment" by Dostoyevsky. He has learned to pretend, but he doesn't care about the norms of ordinary people, their feelings .

If it had been an accident, the drama would have already shown the scene where the fire started. There is no such scene yet. It means that it was not an accident and the viewers will learn the truth in the second half of the drama. Elijah came from the other side of the church. We don't know how the fire looked like, because the drama showed it from Yo Han's perspective, and he could be lying about the details.

Spoilers only apply to future episodes. 8 episodes have already aired, so these are not spoilers.

My conclusions after 8 episodes
1. Yo Han killed his brother. He began to feel guilty after Isaac's death.
2. Yo Han doesn't want revenge, but power. He hates people.
3. Ga On knows that he was not the biological child of his parents. From episode 3 (Isaac's photo), he knows that he is a relative of the Kang family.
4. Ga On doesn't trust Yo Han, Jin Joo doesn't trust Sun Ah.
5. Sun Ah has evidence of Yo Han's crimes.

I doubt that Ga On is really on Yo Han's side. Yo Han doesn't care about people, justice, everything is a game for him. He is dangerous to the citizens and the country (Sun Ah and Yo Han corrupt people and destroy their morals in the name of "justice"). Ga On is like a secret agent on a mission without backup now. He knows it could end in death for him. He was preparing the entire 8th episode for this.