This is a good drama. But I’m just wondering. Why is the entire cast playing a role of some sort of criminal?…
There were so many people out there to ruin ML for various reasons - revenge, competitor elimination, jealousy, etc. But it was all done on purpose for his and their character development. This drama's has a strong overall message that is redemption and forgiveness.
For the Finale Ep - Things were resolved too easily. The high stakes were absolved merely into little stakes lol.…
I agree, this drama had too many shortcomings in the narrative. Hinted and promised much but underdelivered in many aspects. But actors and production value were very good - they were basically a very fancy wrapper for a below average quality candy.
I see, gender-bender, and I see, Netflix.I'll pass, thank you.
There is no gender bender. All the soul shifters in this drama shift into same gender bodies. And Netflix just streams this drama's episodes after they are aired on SK TV channel, it didn't order or produce it.
Some of you guys are so easy to please, lol. This show started very promisingly but barely delivered anything by the end. Things were going well until around episode 11 and then went downhill with that weird trip to Jeju island and never recovered. Last two episodes were crammed with cases again and closure for the characters was rushed at breakneck speed. All in all: 1. FL's character development barely progressed both professionally and personally. There were dropped sub plots that she may become more independent from her father, start cooking for herself, maybe go to work to a law firm that is closer to her principles - all were dropped. In the end, writers still managed to fall into a trap and convey the wrong idea about autistic people. Not all of them are savants, not all of them are treated so nicely at work, not all of them are so cute and therefore well liked. In the end, it became just another tropey story about a genius "detective/lawyer/prosecutor" with a quirk. 2. Some characters like ML were not given any background or character development at all. Some characters, like Min Woo and Soo Yeon Too had their characters as if completely swapped with someone else. FL's dad barely did anything for the plot, FL's mom is still a bitch - no family relationship development whatsoever. Some characters like FL's friend and friend's boss were relegated to sad and dumb comic reliefs. All in all, side characters of this drama has got to be one of the most underdeveloped I've ever seen in a kdrama. 2. Law side of the drama was weak and amateurish, but I already wrote about it extensively below. Irl cases are not won simply by remembering a clause from the law book or looking up precedents, irl everyone looks them up prior going to court. Other attorneys and even some judges here are made so exaggeratingly dumb compared to FL, just to show how smart she is, it's simply embarassing. Some cases weren't even worth going to court, their arguments were on the surface and could have been resolved with simple legal consultation. 3. Romance was very weak. Yes, it's cutesy and fluffy, actors are handsome and professional. But ML basically is just a prop put in there to love FL and be conveniently perfect to care for her for some reason. Was it her looks, or constant whale talk that made him fall in love with her? Not much was talked about when they interacted with each other and it made this whole romance superficial and not convincing. Their break-up was dumb af and dragged unnecessarily for 3 episodes too long. And barely any time was given to their reconciliation and next to none to their further relationship. ML wasn't even introduced to FL's father. This is not how you give a satisfying closure to the romance.
All in all just one big overhyped trainwreck. But hey, they still have a chance to fix all this in season 2! But I'm not holding my breath. 🙄
P.S. The only ones worth of praise were the actors, they did an admirable job, especially PEB. But sadly even they couldn't pull off the impossible with this kind of script.
Unpopular opinion but I don’t think Tae Sumi is a bad person. She gave birth to WYW even when she didn’t want…
She’s shown to be very selfish. As soon as her son did something that jeopardized her career plans or she learnt about WYW and that she represents the same threat she immediately pulled a selfish “don’t ruin my career and disappear” card.
Aaaand they blew it, there is a resolution for FL and ML (tentative and not very satisfying), but the rest is…
Too much time wasted on a case once again. TSM is still a bitch, nothing really was resolved with her. Hanbada's CEO is preparing another go at her. SY and MW are still going at it 🤢🤮 FL still continues to work at Hanbada.
Lots of things that could have been done better. I'm not waiting for season 2.
Aaaand they blew it, there is a resolution for FL and ML (tentative and not very satisfying), but the rest is crap 😂🤣 Not gonna rate it higher than 8, but even that is generous and for the first half of the show. They really did bum rush it, goddamn, even A Business Proposal had a more satisfying rushed ending. Looks like they really did want to leave unresolved hooks for season 2.
And Netflix just streams this drama's episodes after they are aired on SK TV channel, it didn't order or produce it.
All in all:
1. FL's character development barely progressed both professionally and personally. There were dropped sub plots that she may become more independent from her father, start cooking for herself, maybe go to work to a law firm that is closer to her principles - all were dropped. In the end, writers still managed to fall into a trap and convey the wrong idea about autistic people. Not all of them are savants, not all of them are treated so nicely at work, not all of them are so cute and therefore well liked. In the end, it became just another tropey story about a genius "detective/lawyer/prosecutor" with a quirk.
2. Some characters like ML were not given any background or character development at all. Some characters, like Min Woo and Soo Yeon Too had their characters as if completely swapped with someone else. FL's dad barely did anything for the plot, FL's mom is still a bitch - no family relationship development whatsoever. Some characters like FL's friend and friend's boss were relegated to sad and dumb comic reliefs. All in all, side characters of this drama has got to be one of the most underdeveloped I've ever seen in a kdrama.
2. Law side of the drama was weak and amateurish, but I already wrote about it extensively below. Irl cases are not won simply by remembering a clause from the law book or looking up precedents, irl everyone looks them up prior going to court. Other attorneys and even some judges here are made so exaggeratingly dumb compared to FL, just to show how smart she is, it's simply embarassing. Some cases weren't even worth going to court, their arguments were on the surface and could have been resolved with simple legal consultation.
3. Romance was very weak. Yes, it's cutesy and fluffy, actors are handsome and professional. But ML basically is just a prop put in there to love FL and be conveniently perfect to care for her for some reason. Was it her looks, or constant whale talk that made him fall in love with her? Not much was talked about when they interacted with each other and it made this whole romance superficial and not convincing. Their break-up was dumb af and dragged unnecessarily for 3 episodes too long. And barely any time was given to their reconciliation and next to none to their further relationship. ML wasn't even introduced to FL's father. This is not how you give a satisfying closure to the romance.
All in all just one big overhyped trainwreck. But hey, they still have a chance to fix all this in season 2! But I'm not holding my breath. 🙄
P.S. The only ones worth of praise were the actors, they did an admirable job, especially PEB. But sadly even they couldn't pull off the impossible with this kind of script.
TSM is still a bitch, nothing really was resolved with her. Hanbada's CEO is preparing another go at her.
SY and MW are still going at it 🤢🤮
FL still continues to work at Hanbada.
Lots of things that could have been done better. I'm not waiting for season 2.