Surprisingly Solid.
An episodic court procedure K-Drama. Not exactly something that jumps out at you to drop everything you’re doing to watch it. However, I’m glad I gave it a chance. What’s here is some clean, smart, and well-paced writing. Each episode centers around a case, which I found both interesting and relevant to current times. The cases never feel dragged out as they are resolved within a single episode.
Since this is primarily a courtroom drama, don’t expect a full-blown romance between the male lead (ML) and female lead (FL); it’s only subtly hinted at. However, I really appreciate when a show addresses the issue of their age gap that makes sense to their characters.
The only negative thing I can think of regarding the show is FL’s ex-boyfriend. He is a lawyer working at a competing top law firm and consistently appears as the opposing lawyer in each case. I wish his character was smarter. He’s kinda dumb, to the point where you wonder, “How did this guy get hired at the most prestigious law firm in Korea?” I wish he didn’t resort to petty and underhanded tactics to try to win; he just gets steamrolled by ML and FL every time.
Other than that, fantastic stuff. The ML and FL family dramas are also woven quite well into the ongoing story despite the short 12-episode count. Why are the good shows so short!? I can’t even knock the nonexistent ending. I just need a second season ASAP.
Since this is primarily a courtroom drama, don’t expect a full-blown romance between the male lead (ML) and female lead (FL); it’s only subtly hinted at. However, I really appreciate when a show addresses the issue of their age gap that makes sense to their characters.
The only negative thing I can think of regarding the show is FL’s ex-boyfriend. He is a lawyer working at a competing top law firm and consistently appears as the opposing lawyer in each case. I wish his character was smarter. He’s kinda dumb, to the point where you wonder, “How did this guy get hired at the most prestigious law firm in Korea?” I wish he didn’t resort to petty and underhanded tactics to try to win; he just gets steamrolled by ML and FL every time.
Other than that, fantastic stuff. The ML and FL family dramas are also woven quite well into the ongoing story despite the short 12-episode count. Why are the good shows so short!? I can’t even knock the nonexistent ending. I just need a second season ASAP.
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