Mikez
16 Episodes Are Not Enough To Tell A Story That Will Satisfy You Fully
Extraordinary Attorney Woo is a light-hearted, legal then semi-romantic drama that is able to go through its emotional (and legal) beats well enough to be very easily likable.
I understand that the story mainly is about Attorney Woo and how she deals with being a working adult with autism, I can't help but feel that there's something lacking in the romance department. With 16 episodes, I was yearning for some more screen time for Jun Ho's character to be developed and not just be relegated as the "really nice guy." The romantic parts of the story were all well and good but sometimes, it felt that he was just that, the really nice guy and barely Attorney Woo's love interest. Aside from displaying the traits of a guy that gives off the green flag vibe, I just really couldn't help but feel that he's underdeveloped even when I really liked him and their dynamics a lot.
The same goes for Min Woo, the tactician. I felt that him being this semi-antagonist wasn't really given much weight and was only there to add tension. His actions barely had any consequences, it's as if when he was being written, the writers were pulling their punches. Maybe because they had his and Soo Yeon's pairing in mind, which if I think back to it, for me was too little too late.
At this point, I know I'm nitpicking, but regardless of whether this show would have a second season (it's confirmed), I'd have liked for the characters to have had more room for growth than what they did. But don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed this show a lot and it had me in tears a few times. JH's genuine love and care for YW , his "I like you. I like you so much that it feels like… I'm sick inside." were all enough to melt me into a puddle of warmth and tears, their relationship was so good, and I'm being objective. It also deftly and gracefully handles the nuances of the stigma that people with autism face without becoming preachy but instead carefully weaving the point cohesively to the theme of the profession.
TLDR:
Although they stumble sometimes, I still think that the writers did well enough to balance the legal and romantic aspects of the show somehow, which is no easy fear. My wanting more character development did not make me love the show less, if anything, it made my desire for a season 2 with more backstory even stronger!
I understand that the story mainly is about Attorney Woo and how she deals with being a working adult with autism, I can't help but feel that there's something lacking in the romance department. With 16 episodes, I was yearning for some more screen time for Jun Ho's character to be developed and not just be relegated as the "really nice guy." The romantic parts of the story were all well and good but sometimes, it felt that he was just that, the really nice guy and barely Attorney Woo's love interest. Aside from displaying the traits of a guy that gives off the green flag vibe, I just really couldn't help but feel that he's underdeveloped even when I really liked him and their dynamics a lot.
The same goes for Min Woo, the tactician. I felt that him being this semi-antagonist wasn't really given much weight and was only there to add tension. His actions barely had any consequences, it's as if when he was being written, the writers were pulling their punches. Maybe because they had his and Soo Yeon's pairing in mind, which if I think back to it, for me was too little too late.
At this point, I know I'm nitpicking, but regardless of whether this show would have a second season (it's confirmed), I'd have liked for the characters to have had more room for growth than what they did. But don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed this show a lot and it had me in tears a few times. JH's genuine love and care for YW , his "I like you. I like you so much that it feels like… I'm sick inside." were all enough to melt me into a puddle of warmth and tears, their relationship was so good, and I'm being objective. It also deftly and gracefully handles the nuances of the stigma that people with autism face without becoming preachy but instead carefully weaving the point cohesively to the theme of the profession.
TLDR:
Although they stumble sometimes, I still think that the writers did well enough to balance the legal and romantic aspects of the show somehow, which is no easy fear. My wanting more character development did not make me love the show less, if anything, it made my desire for a season 2 with more backstory even stronger!
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