A judge is sent back in time.
A man is given a chance at a second life. In his previous life, he became entangled with shady and corrupt individuals and organizations, which led him to enforce crooked rulings even his mother could not defend him on. He’s plopped back in time to his very first case as a judge 10 years ago. Now, armed with years of court case knowledge, he sets out to seek justice against those who wronged him and to correct the mistakes of his past.
The story is fairly straightforward. He is sent back 10 years, and episode by episode, he gradually works his way up from a low-level judge to the position he needs to be in to get revenge on those who hurt him.
The earlier episodes were the best part. He had the upper hand over everyone as he set out to resolve the terrible rulings from his previous life. What was also great was his renewed connections with friends and colleagues who had previously been adversaries, namely, his wife from his prior life, who treated him coldly as a pawn to benefit her law firm. This time around, both were given the chance to become better people.
Anyway, the second half was so-so in my opinion, as his prior knowledge no longer played such an important role. Chasing after the main antagonist was fine, but old men talking around a table and being corrupt can only be so entertaining after a while. His unraveling of a vast web of corruption of old dudes wasn’t exactly my cup of tea. Hidden slush funds and layers of bribes, not exactly new narrative territory. Luckily, all his colleagues and friends along the way made it tolerable to the end.
Overall, a good show with solid acting by the main lead.
Don’t ask how he was sent back. It’s just a quick narrative tool the show will never explain after the first episode.
The story is fairly straightforward. He is sent back 10 years, and episode by episode, he gradually works his way up from a low-level judge to the position he needs to be in to get revenge on those who hurt him.
The earlier episodes were the best part. He had the upper hand over everyone as he set out to resolve the terrible rulings from his previous life. What was also great was his renewed connections with friends and colleagues who had previously been adversaries, namely, his wife from his prior life, who treated him coldly as a pawn to benefit her law firm. This time around, both were given the chance to become better people.
Anyway, the second half was so-so in my opinion, as his prior knowledge no longer played such an important role. Chasing after the main antagonist was fine, but old men talking around a table and being corrupt can only be so entertaining after a while. His unraveling of a vast web of corruption of old dudes wasn’t exactly my cup of tea. Hidden slush funds and layers of bribes, not exactly new narrative territory. Luckily, all his colleagues and friends along the way made it tolerable to the end.
Overall, a good show with solid acting by the main lead.
Don’t ask how he was sent back. It’s just a quick narrative tool the show will never explain after the first episode.
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