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Loved this show!
Just finished Extraordinary Attorney Woo on Netflix.
Wow. My favorite 2022 release and currently #12 on my all-time best K-Drama list.
A hybrid of romantic comedy, legal and slice-of-life drama, this show is hilarious, educational and relatable all at once. Using a vignette structure for its script, while the main characters remain the same, each episode is a different story that has its own identity and touches on a variety of different topics; some as relatable as inheritance or sexual harassment to more esoteric ones such as intellectual property theft and hacking. Interestingly, there is an inverted experience between the titular character Woo and the audience: as we, the audience, learn more about Korean law (of which she is a prodigy) in each episode, attorney Woo learns more about the complexities of the human condition (of which many of us know whereas she initially has a blindspot).
Kang Tae-Oh does a wonderful job as the male lead in the show. While he is the official male lead, his character is more of a supporting character, serving as the kind, patient cheerleader for attorney Woo. It is an understated, but heart-warming performance. However, it is clear from the first episode that Park Eun-bin's Woo is front and center as she absolutely dominates every scene she is in. It is by far the show's greatest asset as I found it to be the best performance I've ever seen in a K-Drama. I found the character Woo to be the most lovable fictional character I've ever seen in a K-Drama.
When watching this show, it reminded me of Hollywood films about gifted protagonists overcoming some form of an impediment, such as Rain Man, Forrest Gump, and The Theory of Everything.
While I prefer my K-Dramas to be one season only and do not like the new trend of K-Dramas being renewed for more seasons, I can see why they did that with this show because of the vignette-like structure of the script. Not sure if you can ever re-capture the magic of the first season, but it'll be interesting to see more adventures from the lovable attorney Woo.
Absolutely highest recommendations! This is a definitive K-Drama that I'd recommend to anybody.
Wow. My favorite 2022 release and currently #12 on my all-time best K-Drama list.
A hybrid of romantic comedy, legal and slice-of-life drama, this show is hilarious, educational and relatable all at once. Using a vignette structure for its script, while the main characters remain the same, each episode is a different story that has its own identity and touches on a variety of different topics; some as relatable as inheritance or sexual harassment to more esoteric ones such as intellectual property theft and hacking. Interestingly, there is an inverted experience between the titular character Woo and the audience: as we, the audience, learn more about Korean law (of which she is a prodigy) in each episode, attorney Woo learns more about the complexities of the human condition (of which many of us know whereas she initially has a blindspot).
Kang Tae-Oh does a wonderful job as the male lead in the show. While he is the official male lead, his character is more of a supporting character, serving as the kind, patient cheerleader for attorney Woo. It is an understated, but heart-warming performance. However, it is clear from the first episode that Park Eun-bin's Woo is front and center as she absolutely dominates every scene she is in. It is by far the show's greatest asset as I found it to be the best performance I've ever seen in a K-Drama. I found the character Woo to be the most lovable fictional character I've ever seen in a K-Drama.
When watching this show, it reminded me of Hollywood films about gifted protagonists overcoming some form of an impediment, such as Rain Man, Forrest Gump, and The Theory of Everything.
While I prefer my K-Dramas to be one season only and do not like the new trend of K-Dramas being renewed for more seasons, I can see why they did that with this show because of the vignette-like structure of the script. Not sure if you can ever re-capture the magic of the first season, but it'll be interesting to see more adventures from the lovable attorney Woo.
Absolutely highest recommendations! This is a definitive K-Drama that I'd recommend to anybody.
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