Law School

I finally got to see a program where I couldn't miss a scene or fast forward as I usually do. No incessant chatter, no female lead that acts immature, dumb or irritating and 2 male leads that were a pleasure to watch.

It was cinematic in places, with plenty of legal terms . But the taut direction meant the loopholes in the law, the power of interpretation and the battle between truth and justice beautifully captured.

I also think the casting was fabulous. I loved the young ones and the Professor.

I would've loved to have been locked in with the storyliners when they decided how they were going to take the plot lines and weave them all together. Each of the characters' stories are relatively linear individually, but they are told in an interwoven and complex way due to people's lies and the hiding of truth.

The viewer is asked consider their own perspective on things like copying other people's intellectual property, permissions granted or taken, the simple rules we break and the possible consequences of those, and whether or not we can ever truly know the world that generations outside of our own, live in. A number of the subplots ask you to consider the very human cost of judicial papertrails and decisions.

The parallel premise of the teaching of what law means and how it ought to be used, and the way it actually exists in the real world, is masterfully presented by the lead actors. I recommend you watch the first two episodes together before you decide whether or not you're going to continue. I quite often waited until there were three episodes in a row available before I watched, as it was just too frustrating to have to wait for the next one!

To start with the less than ideal bits, there are moments in the show when the plot feels farfetched and a bit too convenient, and it certainly has its fair share of cliches. But towards the end, I found myself empathetic for the characters and was happy to see their lives turned out well. This was a pleasant surprise for me since I rarely get this invested in characters in a "warm" show like this.

This brings me to the next point. There are great show/movies these days with deep/intriguing plots that make you invested, and shows/movies that are warm and just give you a good time. But these two categories are too often mutually exclusive of each other. In my opinion this show is a healthy blend of the two.

Overall I'd recommend it if you enjoy good acting and entertaining plot and are okay with the few shortcomings I've mentioned above.

For now it is very good I hope all episodes are good as first 3, music in this is also amazing.

At first, i thought that this would just be like any other thriller drama where the first episode presents the characters and what this series is about. And finally, episode 2&3 will show a major secret villain. But nope, it got me wrong. Each episode will just make the viewer feeling gawk even more. And then when the OST "it's driving me crazy" hits you'll just go along because that is what this drama is.

Only a small minus, the characters speak and subtitles, sometimes, are too fast. Great series overall.