This show. It started out so well, and now it's just a typical romance bore with a potential love triangle on the horizon. FL starts out badass, and now her brain is dissolving into man goo. Bummer.
2022 has mostly been a bust for me, drama wise, but then along came "A Dream of Splendor" and "Alchemy of Souls", and now "Lawyer Woo Young Woo". Even if we don't get any other good shows (and we will, I hope), there will be these 3 to re-watch and re-watch, if it comes to it.
Guess I'll wait til it's over, or there are more reviews. I bailed after the first half. Parts--even lots of them--are really funny, but I wanted a different tone than this.
She's sitting in an interview room and her own attorney is so stupid, she's trying to get her to admit to conspiracy to murder? Is it her attorney's first case, or what? Also, I realize law is different in S. Korea, but don't these genius attorneys know that the cops are listening to and watching every thing they say? Don't they know that that's what cops are allowed to do in S. Korean (if they are?) This is a level of stupid representation that ought to get her attorney disbarred. Even in S. Korea, the advice people get is not to talk without their lawyer present. What good is this advice if your attorney gets you to say what the police couldn't, and then that's used against you in court? So very, very dumb, and a real disservice to S. Korean viewers.
Totally in agreement, some scenes don't make any sense.
Completely agree. Thailand's law firms, like other law firms the world over, are not known for their sense of play, humor or dress. You couldn't wear any of these clothes, you probably couldn't date a co-worker, you absolutely could not have these kinds of public brawls. It's just too silly for words.
The best thing about this oh, so typical lakorn is the opening OST.
After that, it's beautiful people playing stupid games, winning stupid prizes. It wouldn't be a lakorn if it didn't feature a fairly weak FL, a 2nd FL with a personality disorder who messes with everyone she encounters, and ML and 2ML who are equal parts great looking, nutsy about the FL, and fairly stupid. There's not much original story telling going on here (not that you'd watch a lakorn for that reason, anyway,)
It's going to be too long, and it's already too tropey, and I'm only at episode 8.
Very interesting article! I wish I'd paid more attention to television when I was in China in 2003. The only thing I think I got in my hotel room was the news, CNN, and whatever was being streamed on cable (think HBO). I was in a big hotel, and I'm American, so I have no idea what effect that had on what was available to watch. (My hotel room was searched thoroughly every day!)
Looks unhealthy. Wonder if she has an eating disorder...?
She's had a very difficult last 12-18 months, for sure, but I think a lot of it is some deliberate styling for the show. She's meant to look icy, but it's a bit overdone, I think.
I like it, and I'll be watching to the end. Seo Yea Ji gives her usual compelling performance, and when she's in the scene you can't look anywhere else. She's so very thin and so very pale, though.
I like this, but I've watched half of it now, and the steam of the initial episodes is getting lost. Sadly.
Now all that sexy tension is getting diluted by having it happen within a happy relationship. I'm sure that's how it's supposed to go, but it's still a little disappointing. (Yes, I know that's an odd take on the show.)
Quite possibly the worst theme music ever. The singer will not be launching her fabulous singing career with this tune. Then a male takes a shot at the same song. He's worse. Honestly, they're terrible. (The rest of the show is slightly better. )
It started out so well, and now it's just a typical romance bore with a potential love triangle on the horizon. FL starts out badass, and now her brain is dissolving into man goo. Bummer.
Carry on.
She's sitting in an interview room and her own attorney is so stupid, she's trying to get her to admit to conspiracy to murder? Is it her attorney's first case, or what? Also, I realize law is different in S. Korea, but don't these genius attorneys know that the cops are listening to and watching every thing they say? Don't they know that that's what cops are allowed to do in S. Korean (if they are?) This is a level of stupid representation that ought to get her attorney disbarred. Even in S. Korea, the advice people get is not to talk without their lawyer present. What good is this advice if your attorney gets you to say what the police couldn't, and then that's used against you in court? So very, very dumb, and a real disservice to S. Korean viewers.
Sorry. I had to get that off my chest.
After that, it's beautiful people playing stupid games, winning stupid prizes. It wouldn't be a lakorn if it didn't feature a fairly weak FL, a 2nd FL with a personality disorder who messes with everyone she encounters, and ML and 2ML who are equal parts great looking, nutsy about the FL, and fairly stupid. There's not much original story telling going on here (not that you'd watch a lakorn for that reason, anyway,)
It's going to be too long, and it's already too tropey, and I'm only at episode 8.
I'm dying.
Now all that sexy tension is getting diluted by having it happen within a happy relationship. I'm sure that's how it's supposed to go, but it's still a little disappointing. (Yes, I know that's an odd take on the show.)