If you loved E3, don't read my review. It is highly critical & looks at the show from my own understanding & experience of the legal system. (Of course, this is just my opinion)
I think my enjoyment is dipping. I disliked E3. (That's why those in legal professions should not watch legal dramas, hee.) It was inaccurate on way too many levels that I won't get into.
The show is starting to get really formulaic with Iruma evoking his authority each episode. The cases are interesting, but the problem is with each episode, basic facts that should be investigated before trial are not done so (which makes me question what exactly the lawyers were doing). Iruma constantly plays the role of a defense lawyer rather than a judge. Of course, I am not saying that new facts or questions may not arise at trial. They do, a lot of times. But in this show, some of the very preliminary facts are not even examined until Iruma steps in. Not to mention the fact that the judges themselves are out questioning people related to the case (that's a huge breach of a trial judge's duty to remain impartial. It is not their job to investigate)
"TO DOUBT" - the learning point
While I appreciated Iruma's empathy in the first 2 episodes, I think in this episode, the old judge's want to figure out the truth, stemmed from his own personal feelings that this convict who had found a new chance at life would not do the same & put his life to jeopardy again. That was a clear bias rather than the judge doubting what had already been investigated & was being tried as the truth. So for me the execution of this point of "doubting" had the reverse effect in that it made me feel that Iruma & the old man are rather biased judges. They are not neutral. They justify their actions of evoking their authority through "doubt" when the actual reasons have more to do with their empathy and self-belief that no one should get an unfair sentence so they 'doubt' everyone. This was a great learning point that was really badly executed & written for me. I do acknowledge that this is also a matter of perspective. What appeared to be doubt for the judges, wasn't really doubt for me. Judges are not there to doubt (that is more of a lawyer's role). Judges are there to listen to both sides of the story, and decide in favour of either. Should a question be unclear, they can question the counsel & give time for counsels to investigate further. They are not the ones who are supposed to "doubt", rather they are supposed to "believe" unless it appears to be a very rare case. And this is where the show has really faltered. In the first 2 episodes, it appeared somewhat ideal but by the 3rd episode, it's looking extremely unrealistic to me with the writer not having a clear idea of the roles of the different positions in the judicial system. Maybe this is how she's envisioning the judiciary to be.. I don't know.
Iruma toned down in Court this episode (by a lot) & I appreciated that. I hope he'll remain this way. Also, the best thing about this drama continues to be Iruma & Chizuru's interactions (especially outside the courtroom which I love). The next episode preview looks really promising in terms of their interactions. I'm seriously looking forward to that.
Decent first 2 episodes. Good time pass among the heavier dramas. I quite liked the leads' chemistry (they are hot) though I found it very tropey & unrealistic. I just hope they will deliver on the romance :)
Hello all I am new here. Love Kuroki Haru!! Can someone tell me where I can find episode 3 with english subtitles?…
FYI DramaCool doesn't sub the episodes. They merely steal them from the subbers without giving them the credit. https://twitter.com/waterhyacinth_/status/1384537395425513484 This is the subber who is subbing the drama. Please note that 99% of J dramas are fan subbed. They do it voluntarily for all of us who enioy watching J dramas & movies. Give the subber some time, she should be posting the subs for E3 sometime this week on D-addicts :)
I love Kuroki Haru too, she's one of my absolute favourites! I'm always happy to meet another fan :)
I just noticed that I see you in almost all of my currently watching and watched Japanese dramas! We must have…
I couldn't agree more! And I'm glad you pointed how 'fresh' this was. I missed that in my comment. It was indeed very fresh & just so real. I love how she was somewhat clumsy at home (for the lack of a better word) but shown to be competent at work. Like a lot of dramas don't distinguish between a person's personal & professional life realistically. Also the fact that she divorced thrice but still wants to find love & is not shown as someone who is lonely with little purpose in life. Like her love life just complements and adds to her world, rather than being the central focus of it. And also the fact that she appears to be someone who has agency over her own life & is making her own choices, rather than following the typical path women have to conform to. All in all, I loved how progressive this was. Great mix of comedy & heart as always (with not just Sakamoto Yuji dramas, but J dramas in general)
I can only find one episode out of 3 listed on Drama Cool that is subbed. Is this one of those dramas that will…
FYI DramaCool doesn't sub the episodes. They merely steal them from the subbers without giving them the credit. https://twitter.com/waterhyacinth_/status/1382716311889846277 This is the subber who is subbing the drama. Please note that 99% of J dramas are fan subbed. They do it voluntarily for all of us who enioy watching J dramas & movies. Give the subber some time, she should be updating soon :)
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Takumi went from being a nurse to a doctor real quick hehe :)
I think my enjoyment is dipping. I disliked E3. (That's why those in legal professions should not watch legal dramas, hee.) It was inaccurate on way too many levels that I won't get into.
The show is starting to get really formulaic with Iruma evoking his authority each episode. The cases are interesting, but the problem is with each episode, basic facts that should be investigated before trial are not done so (which makes me question what exactly the lawyers were doing). Iruma constantly plays the role of a defense lawyer rather than a judge. Of course, I am not saying that new facts or questions may not arise at trial. They do, a lot of times. But in this show, some of the very preliminary facts are not even examined until Iruma steps in. Not to mention the fact that the judges themselves are out questioning people related to the case (that's a huge breach of a trial judge's duty to remain impartial. It is not their job to investigate)
"TO DOUBT" - the learning point
While I appreciated Iruma's empathy in the first 2 episodes, I think in this episode, the old judge's want to figure out the truth, stemmed from his own personal feelings that this convict who had found a new chance at life would not do the same & put his life to jeopardy again. That was a clear bias rather than the judge doubting what had already been investigated & was being tried as the truth. So for me the execution of this point of "doubting" had the reverse effect in that it made me feel that Iruma & the old man are rather biased judges. They are not neutral. They justify their actions of evoking their authority through "doubt" when the actual reasons have more to do with their empathy and self-belief that no one should get an unfair sentence so they 'doubt' everyone. This was a great learning point that was really badly executed & written for me. I do acknowledge that this is also a matter of perspective. What appeared to be doubt for the judges, wasn't really doubt for me. Judges are not there to doubt (that is more of a lawyer's role). Judges are there to listen to both sides of the story, and decide in favour of either. Should a question be unclear, they can question the counsel & give time for counsels to investigate further. They are not the ones who are supposed to "doubt", rather they are supposed to "believe" unless it appears to be a very rare case. And this is where the show has really faltered. In the first 2 episodes, it appeared somewhat ideal but by the 3rd episode, it's looking extremely unrealistic to me with the writer not having a clear idea of the roles of the different positions in the judicial system. Maybe this is how she's envisioning the judiciary to be.. I don't know.
Iruma toned down in Court this episode (by a lot) & I appreciated that. I hope he'll remain this way.
Also, the best thing about this drama continues to be Iruma & Chizuru's interactions (especially outside the courtroom which I love). The next episode preview looks really promising in terms of their interactions. I'm seriously looking forward to that.
https://twitter.com/waterhyacinth_/status/1384537395425513484
This is the subber who is subbing the drama. Please note that 99% of J dramas are fan subbed. They do it voluntarily for all of us who enioy watching J dramas & movies. Give the subber some time, she should be posting the subs for E3 sometime this week on D-addicts :)
I love Kuroki Haru too, she's one of my absolute favourites! I'm always happy to meet another fan :)
I love his hair flip thoughhhhh
Also the fact that she divorced thrice but still wants to find love & is not shown as someone who is lonely with little purpose in life. Like her love life just complements and adds to her world, rather than being the central focus of it.
And also the fact that she appears to be someone who has agency over her own life & is making her own choices, rather than following the typical path women have to conform to.
All in all, I loved how progressive this was. Great mix of comedy & heart as always (with not just Sakamoto Yuji dramas, but J dramas in general)
I love dramas with mature casts too.. feel free to reach out!
https://twitter.com/ManxSubs/status/1374880138345676806?s=19
https://twitter.com/waterhyacinth_/status/1382716311889846277
This is the subber who is subbing the drama. Please note that 99% of J dramas are fan subbed. They do it voluntarily for all of us who enioy watching J dramas & movies. Give the subber some time, she should be updating soon :)