Easy Procedural - Contemplative on Marriage and Love
On the surface this is a legal/crime episodic procedural drama. However, oddly there are strong themes regarding love, marriage, and family relationships. I suspect that the lower than expected rating is due in part to people going in with episodic crime expectations and perhaps looking for a stronger romantic entanglement between the leads, and instead getting a healthy dose of almost at times meditative discussions on love and its evolution within a marriage.
There are the promised court room cases per episode. These are entertaining with satisfying surprise twists. Of course there is a main story arc involving the two leads and this is interwoven skillfully with several plot arcs involving supporting characters, good and bad.
Symbolism is artfully placed without being too heavy handed. Also enjoyable are the contrasting relationships and character arcs that invite understanding.
A partial spoiler.....
The two 'supporting' main leads have a romantic connection. She is 10 years older than he, and they finally do get together i.e. things are consummated and we're left at the story end with marriage on the horizon. The two main leads have a similar age difference with a gender reversal but things are left open. The contrast between these two couples seems intentional with one hopefully foreshadowing the prospects for the other.
In general on one level an easy and entertaining courtroom procedural that with repeated watching reveals more subtle commentary waiting to be noticed.
There are the promised court room cases per episode. These are entertaining with satisfying surprise twists. Of course there is a main story arc involving the two leads and this is interwoven skillfully with several plot arcs involving supporting characters, good and bad.
Symbolism is artfully placed without being too heavy handed. Also enjoyable are the contrasting relationships and character arcs that invite understanding.
A partial spoiler.....
The two 'supporting' main leads have a romantic connection. She is 10 years older than he, and they finally do get together i.e. things are consummated and we're left at the story end with marriage on the horizon. The two main leads have a similar age difference with a gender reversal but things are left open. The contrast between these two couples seems intentional with one hopefully foreshadowing the prospects for the other.
In general on one level an easy and entertaining courtroom procedural that with repeated watching reveals more subtle commentary waiting to be noticed.
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