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Witch's Court korean drama review
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Witch's Court
2 people found this review helpful
by Megan
Dec 28, 2017
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 10
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 10.0
I'm truly sad to see such a drama have only an 8.4 in rating. From the beginning I was in love with the idea of a prosecution team fighting for the rights of the sexually abused. In the first case we saw something unprecedented on TV especially in Korea, I imagine, a man that was sexually harassed. I was stunned at the social conscious of this show and felt excited to see where they'd go next. I was not disappointed. They interwove new sexual harassment/abuse cases with the overall plot of catching Jo Gap Soon effortlessly. For a few episodes we focused on a call girl who was killed and her murder was pinned on the wrong man, to me, that was the strongest section of the show.

The writing has been impeccable and believable,  literally keeping me on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happens. Every time I turn on the show, I can feel my body tense up in anticipation. I feel like I've learned a lot about what it takes to be a prosecutor when before I just thought they worked for the defense, oh no! they are like detectives! I had no idea. Ma Yi Deum is goals! She is so tough and fearless, Jung Ryeo Won did a FANTASTIC! job. I was drawn to the show based on the premise but also because  I had just finished Tunnel and loved Yoon Hyun Min in it. He was just as good here, I can't wait to see where he'll go next.

Ma Yi Deum's tenacity to catch Jo Gap and make him pay for what he did to her mom was inspiring and  Jung Ryeo Won did an amazing job acting as both the heartbroken woman who missed her mom and the motivated prosecutor who would do whatever it took to bring him down. We saw how bad that determination can be and how it can be dangerous to those around her, which I think was a realistic point to make that they could've easily overlooked but added a lot of depth because they didn't.

I didn't expect to like this show so much but am grateful to have been surprised. Give this a chance if you haven't watched it.
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