[Spoilers...obviously] Although I've only seen episodes 1-8, I'm familiar with the idea that the drama has a sad ending, and said endings don't deter me. I usually enjoy them if they're done well. That being said, this review has nothing to do with the ending or eps 9-12.
Originally I loved the show, I binged eps 1-5 when I had work the next day and ended up with only two hours of sleep (no regrets). However, to my dismay, these were the best and last good episodes. Eps 7 & 8 were major turn offs and I went from loving one of the leads to rolling my eyes every single time they were on screen. This reaction mostly stems from me as an individual who's seen too many crime and law films/shows and is madly in love with them. The unrealistic and illogical actions of some of these characters during these serious cases enraged me to the point where I couldn't do another episode. I always believe there's a time and place for everything and I hated the actions of one of the leads. If you've seen the drama you'll guess it by now that I'm referring to our beloved female lead, Oh Hara.
I understand she was going through a traumatic experience given the close relationship she has with her parents, however, that's when her character started making less sense.
First, she dumped a case on her ex-husband, a simple consultation turned assault and premeditated murder case (though to be fair, this was more of the ex's doing, not hers).
Then she dumps her problems with her boyfriend on the ex while he was in the middle of working with a deadline. Not only was he trying to be polite by letting her rant, she blows up on him when he wasn't seemingly listening to her. When the boyfriend suggests breaking up, she texts the ex claiming she's broken it off (she took credit for it - according to the subtitles).
Seeing that he was stressed day and night, she lends him NO, zero, nada, NO hands or ears whatsoever. Instead, she cooks up this idea of suing her father's mistress for damages under her mom's name which she evidently tried to dump on the ex (again) which he refuses. In doing so, she went back on her words about taking care of it herself and also ignored her mother's wishes to leave it alone.
When she finally gets the courage to admit she still has feelings for the ex, she goes on this expedition to confess to him 10 times and if he rejects her all 10 times, she'll do her best to get over him. This could be cute if I was 13-18 years old, but the way she went about this interrupted his work on a daily and nightly. At this point, I truly believed it justifiable for him to go to the extreme of faking an affair to divorce her. If their roles were reversed, no one would think this was cute.
Sitting on it, the only problem in her life is her dishonesty, otherwise, she's well off, has a great relationship with her parents, is gorgeous, has stable and successful careers on and off screen, is known in the legal world as 'the goddess of litigation', has an ex-husband who doesn't despise her and pays alimony without fail, has a sweet boyfriend who's madly in love with her whose mother openly accepted her despite their awkward meetings, and a bestie who will side with her no matter what. Her life couldn't be that bad if she would just not take every single thing personally and be honest.
All said, her being a flawed main character wasn't my pet peeve, it was how UNbusy the office was. One of the CEOs rarely does work, and one of the desk people also doesn't do much. And although I understand that drinking is a huge part of their culture, I swear these characters were getting wasted every other night and coming to work just fine the next day.
In sum, if you're looking for a good legal drama that doesn't undermine the legal aspects, this one isn't for you. But if you're looking for some romance and cute bickering between lawyers, you'll find this one a worthwhile watch.
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