The songs featured during the recap: Revolving Door Invites You to Dance and Ordinary Attorney by Roh Young-shim.
The elaborate, non-religious wedding that opens the episode, and the cultural trends around luxury weddings in Korea.
The groom’s grandfather’s disapproval due to the bride’s Buddhist tattoo, showing the intersection of religion and family expectations.
The flawed dress switch and how it led to a lawsuit that revealed deep issues in the bride’s family.
The complex dynamics of chaebol marriages, often treated like business mergers.
The legal strategy led by Woo Young Woo and how she calculates damages based on the bride’s potential lost inheritance.
How the bride’s emotional plea to Woo Young Woo led to her dramatic courtroom decision to request the court to withdraw the lawsuit.
The use of online bulletin boards in Korea and how anonymous gossip and speculation can affect legal outcomes.
Jun-ho’s growing admiration for Woo Young Woo, especially after witnessing her win another case and seeing her in a beautiful wedding dress.
Woo Young Woo’s evolving understanding of independence, adulthood, and her relationship with her father.
The introduction of the rival law firm Taesan and its powerful CEO, setting up future.
Our appreciation of Park Eun-bin’s portrayal of Woo Young Woo and her careful, research-based approach to the role.
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As a man, I have a different spin on the wedding dress scene. Yes, beautiful dress I suppose, but guys don't really care about that. I think what caught Jun-Ho's attention was the radiant smile and appearance of WYW, she didn't look anything like the WYW we usually see. It was almost like a different person and he saw a new side of WYW. Just my take.
ReplyDeleteAs a father of a gay, half Filipino daughter, this episode always gets to me. While the Philippines is becoming more accepting of gay people, it is still a contentious issue. My daughter's mother was born and raised in the Philippines and, therefore, it shaped he views. When my daughter finally told me she was gay, it took her a month or more, along with my encouragement, to tell her mother. All worked out well, but that doesn't happen for all gay kids.
In this episode I think the young lady in this story will have bumps along the way, but ultimately will be happier having someone she truly loves by her side than having money and a husband she doesn't care about.
I don’t have a lot to add.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ernie for sharing that story about J. Giving real life stories about Autism is certainly informative.
TV shows, regardless of country, always take big liberties in their professions portrayal. There are few exceptions, but on the whole, they do add a lot of spice. I haven’t watched many Kdramas involving law, but from what I watched I would say EAW is the best. Lawless Lawyer had some atrocious court scenes.
Personally, I always take dramas with large pinch of salt.
This episode deserves a special credit for tackling the issue of homosexuality. Asian societies are still socially conservative, so the mere positive representation is a step forward (although I have seen it before in another Kdrama).
Just like you guys have favorite lines from the Drama, I have favorite lines from the podcast. This week it was “Love is not enough” – Joanna Pineda. A true romantic! No wonder she doesn’t like Something in the Rain!
ReplyDeleteAs for the term “pinch hitter,” you got the term right, but Ernie must not have been to a baseball game in a while because they have changed the rules and now pitchers in both the National and American leagues no longer hit - unless they are freaks like Shoei Ohtani. I could go on about how this is an abomination and has ruined the game, but I will restrain myself. Just wanted to make sure the foreign listeners were not misled. And Joanna, if you ever need a pinch hitter, put me in coach! 😉
You guys are asking the right questions about Korean law firms and Korean law, but I came here for answers!!! I will see if I can find a Korean lawyer who can answer these questions. If Korean law firms, particularly the biggest and most prestigious, are anything like American law firms (and I suspect they are), a first-year attorney would never get close to a client or a trial. The show would be a bit more realistic if WYW was at a smaller firm, but I am suspending a lot of disbelief when it comes to the legal aspects of this show. Similarly, I would be shocked if the head partners or CEOs at the top Korean firms were women. That is certainly not the case here. There are actually considerably more women who graduate from law school each year, but the vast majority of head and senior partners at the big law firms are men. Working 60, 70, 80 hours a week, billing 2,200, 2,300, 2,400 hours a year, and entertaining clients are not compatible with having and raising children. It’s a pretty big issue in this country (at least for some people).
As for whether WYW should have told her bosses that the client wanted to end the suit, this is actually a pretty good legal ethics question. I think she should have informed her bosses – unless she knew for certain that her bosses would not end the suit. If her bosses did not end the suit - against the actual client’s wishes – they would be the ones who are acting unethically. Let me know if you have any other legal questions. My rates are quite reasonable! 😉
As for registering the marriage, many if not most countries require a civil ceremony or registering process, even if there is a religious ceremony. That was the case with friends who got married in Spain, Brazil, and Uruguay. In the US, most states recognize that a ceremony performed by someone qualified is sufficient to make a marriage official. This usually includes civil officials, judges, and religious figures. And since the State can’t discriminate against different religions, virtually anyone can become qualified to marry someone by becoming a member of a “religion.” I did this and I’ve performed three marriage ceremonies. And my record is still the same as my trial record - 100% 😉 If anyone needs an officiant for a wedding, I am available! As an attorney, I can also handle the divorce. Get ‘em coming and going!