Yihonbyunhosaneun Yeonaejoong

Genre: Rom, Love Triangle, Office Romance, Trauma, Destiny, Legal, Parental Opposition, Mystery.

Follows the format of 'one case after another', but there is hardly any serious legal coverage in this series. The cases mostly used as stages for the lead duo to visit together.

Am glad i stuck after episode 10 when I was about to quit, because the last 3-4 episodes went upto high quality. The story started like what we call a simplistic plot and silly humour, but finished with many smart and realistic scenes. Justifies why they probably extended the series to 18 episodes instead of 16. A possible rating of 5/10 goes up to 7+/10 overall.

The female lead woman (Go ChakHi) excels, particularly when she is in leadership roles. Gives very natural expressions- never did i feel any overacting or awkward 'acting'. She managed to give sweet vibes (after the duo confessed), without losing her forte of being a strong opinionated woman. The confession in courtroom was smart and beautiful, and given it was in episode 8, there were enough romance throughout the rest of the series. The guy (So Jangu) was okay, but together their silent moments and slow conversations towards the end were exceptionally sweet, natural and mature.

The makers managed to seamlessly fit in some thought provoking debates on 'marriage vs divorce', 'karma vs destiny'. The office romance between a couple of side characters is handled extremely well too. Special marks to the second male lead (Bong MiKyu) who is funny in his own style that he has developed.

7*/10.