I was skeptical getting into this, since my pre-conceived idea of K-Dramas was that they were cheesy, focusing too much on unrealistic love stories and overall lacking content but this show changed my mind.
While it can still be considered a light watch sometimes with an over positive representation of the real world, I find that to actually be refreshing.
With that being said however one element that I felt was outstanding was the realistic approach they took with the narrative overall.
I am not too familiarized with South Korea society issues, nonetheless several themes that were portrayed on the show are universal across many modern societies regardless of the weight each of them have in South Korea in specific.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo navigates through the life of an autistic attorney with some exceptional skills and an aptitude for the law world. We get to see her struggles, her joys, the lives of the people around her.
The plot itself is really well done, it develops slowly and expands as the series progresses, you start to get to know people from Woo's past and some really interesting connections between characters that become central to the narrative, it's a really engaging and well written story in that regard.
Adding to that, in each episode we see different issues in nowadays society that are being portrayed in the show through the cases handled by Woo and her colleagues, it's a great balance between entertainment and social critique.
The real amazing achievement is however not only Park Eun-bin portrayal of Woo's character, but also the awareness the series brings to the topic of autism.
It's a touching and respectful portrayal that has been already praised by real life people who live with this condition, it's really amazing that a show is able to be such a positive outlet for it.
This show is entertaining, educative and emotional at times, I am happy with the outcome of the first season but I will be equally happy if they make a second!
While it can still be considered a light watch sometimes with an over positive representation of the real world, I find that to actually be refreshing.
With that being said however one element that I felt was outstanding was the realistic approach they took with the narrative overall.
I am not too familiarized with South Korea society issues, nonetheless several themes that were portrayed on the show are universal across many modern societies regardless of the weight each of them have in South Korea in specific.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo navigates through the life of an autistic attorney with some exceptional skills and an aptitude for the law world. We get to see her struggles, her joys, the lives of the people around her.
The plot itself is really well done, it develops slowly and expands as the series progresses, you start to get to know people from Woo's past and some really interesting connections between characters that become central to the narrative, it's a really engaging and well written story in that regard.
Adding to that, in each episode we see different issues in nowadays society that are being portrayed in the show through the cases handled by Woo and her colleagues, it's a great balance between entertainment and social critique.
The real amazing achievement is however not only Park Eun-bin portrayal of Woo's character, but also the awareness the series brings to the topic of autism.
It's a touching and respectful portrayal that has been already praised by real life people who live with this condition, it's really amazing that a show is able to be such a positive outlet for it.
This show is entertaining, educative and emotional at times, I am happy with the outcome of the first season but I will be equally happy if they make a second!
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