Navigating through stories that teach meaningful lessons, Extraordinary Attorney Woo inspires us to map out life goals and assume there will be ups and downs along the way.
Brilliantly contrived, the story of a rookie attorney with a genius mind efficiently provided awareness about people with Autism Spectrum Disability. Besides that, the series sparingly sprinkled life-affirming moments for a wide range of audiences.
- Main Cast: Park Eun Bin | Kang Tae Oh | Kang Ki Young | Ha Yoon Kyung | Joo Jong Hyuk |
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Episode Recaps: 01 & 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 & 14 |
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Back in Seoul, Young-woo looks back on what happened between her and Jun-ho on Jeju Island. Sitting on the spot in the lobby where she usually waits for him; he arrived and noticed her, but she ran away.
Young-woo finds herself in the hospital where Lawyer Jung is about to take his surgery and roots for him to come back alive.
Team Hanbada works on a new case involving Raon, a tech company that is the leading shopping platform in the country. When the employee handling the database unknowingly clicked a phishing email it caused severe damage to the company.
Korean Communication Commission (KCC) imposed a 300 billion fine for Raon for not setting up a “time out limit” in the system that would be a safety precaution in case of a phishing attack. The attack compromised 40 million accounts but Senior Lawyer Jang thinks KCC overpriced the claim.
Unfortunately, aside from the KCC raised case, a class suit follows to be represented by Hanbada’s nemesis, Taesan Law Firm. Running out of winning cards, Young-woo thought out of a solution, but when she suggests it to Lawyer Jang, he refused it and even told her that she is out of the case.
“Why can’t we be together? Why do we have to break up? I kept thinking about it. I just can’t figure out why.”
Young-woo finds Jun-ho waiting for her and finally asks her the reason why they had to break up. Responding to his question; she finally confessed her woes on how she is not someone that can make him happy.
Realizing she overheard his conversation with his sister on Jeju Island, Jun-ho asserts how he can only be happy if he’s with her. With tears brimming in her eyes, Young-woo also explains the reality that she really can make him feel lonely with her autism. Something that she can’t control and something that she doesn’t want to do because she means a lot to him.
In the closing argument, Lawyer Jang struggles to win the case miserably. Noticing the judge corrected Lawyer Jang’s pronunciation; both Min-woo and Su-yeon remember how Young-woo thinks at the same wavelength as the judge.
Quick to uptake, Su-yeon raises Young-woo’s argument which Lawyer Jang previously denied. About to take her off the case with her unauthorized blab, Min-woo stops her and steps in to continue Young-woo’s argument.
In the end, Raon wins the case against KCC, a feat that would be an advantage to the upcoming class suit of the affected subscribers.
“So far my life has nothing to do with Tae Su-mi. I don’t understand why I have to hide all of a sudden in the US.”
It turns out that Young-woo’s father made a deal with CEO Han to take his daughter and use her against Tae Su-mi just one time. That deal is in place as CEO Han is ready to strike her attack on Tae Su-mi who is prepping up for the inquisition for the Minister of Justice position she’s being primed to take.
Meanwhile, Tae Su-mi is also making plans of her own and sends an employee of her to make a job offer to Young-woo at the Boston branch of Taesan. Things get complicated when Tae Su-mi’s son, Sang-hyun confessed to the hacking crime.
Apparently, he was asked by the co-CEO of Raon, Chan-hong to scare In-cheol (Kim Joo Hun) to go back to the original vision of Raon. Since the business flourished, In-cheol has been setting aside plans for software development. However, the plan didn’t go as planned since In-cheol took it hard and poisoned himself at the trial.
With him hospitalized, Chan-hong has to assume the solo CEO position. When Sang-hyun can’t get any help from her mother who is preparing for her government position hearing; he resorts to visiting his sister and confessed to his crime.
Caught in a dilemma, Young-woo visits Lawyer Jung who advises her that doing right when the client commits wrong is a typical impasse lawyers like them go through. Setting himself as an example of how he cannot refute if someone told him that he helped the wrong people; he encouraged her that she’s different than him – because she is not an ordinary lawyer.
“What I feel for you is like the unrequited love toward a cat. Cats sometimes make their owners lonely but they make them just as happy too. When I eat with you at lunch and listen to your whale stories; when I go with you to your strange list of dating ideas; when I hold hands with you for less than 57 seconds; when our teeth knock together as we kiss; when I see the sparkle in your eyes when you got a great idea; and when I can calm you down by hugging you tight. Those things make me happy. So, let’s not break up.”
Bringing the video evidence to Team Hanbada handling the class suit; they come up with a plan to expose the crime Chan-hong committed. However, Team Taesan insists the evidence is inadmissible since the evidence can’t be validated as true.
Quickly sending Sang-hyun out of the country; Team Hanbada plans to raise public sentiment through the video. But wanting to protect her little brother; Young-woo offers that she will convince Tae Su-mi.
Driving to the National Assembly where her mother’s hearing would soon begin; Young-woo also listened to Jun-ho’s heartfelt love confession and reassurance that he loves her no matter what. Moved by his words; Young-woo responds how cats love their owners and agree not to break up with him before she sets off to meet her mother.
Giving her best to convince Tae Su-mi, she pleads to be a good mother to Sang-hyun by allowing him to testify. She conveys how her younger brother would be in emotional pain if she will not be a good mother to him.
In the end, Tae Su-mi steps down from the government position she was aiming for. Team Hanbada goes for a drink and celebrates their win at Min-sik’s bar with Lawyer Jung joining together with his wife.
The next day, Woo Young-woo chirpily wakes up and is unable to name the satisfying feeling that is making her happy. She tells her father that her contract with Hanbada got renewed and sets forth to go to her workplace.
Feeling confident, she tried to use the revolving door, successfully gets in and shares with her man that she feels a sense of satisfaction for the beautiful day she woke up into.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo Plot Recap
Graduated at the top of her class, genius Woo Young-woo starts her career as a rookie lawyer at a big law firm, Hanbada. There, she adapts to a new world with people and cases. As she has autism, she struggles but ultimately blends into the demands of her career.
Heading towards the discovery of her purpose, she builds meaningful connections with her co-workers and explores her career as a champion of justice. Beyond everything, she has also embraced her growth along with her flaws and strengths as a woman worthy of a career she worked hard for and the love that she deserves.
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Extraordinary Attorney Woo Series Highlights
Park Eun Bin
Right off the bat, we couldn’t agree more on why the director waited for Park Eun Bin to take the titular role of the series. Reeling viewers into her different world, Woo Young-woo is like a therapy-for-all-illness pill.
With her stellar execution of the focal character, the series developed into an engaging picture. Young-woo’s exploration of normal life in her strange own world built the charm of the series in the most endearing way.
In the finale, Young-woo’s moment of nailing the correct word for the “fulfilling” emotion pretty much sums up the same gratifying experience for the viewers who rooted for her.
Indeed, her life which is peculiar to normal people challenged us to think first before complaining. While she processes her emotions differently, she has the foresight to brave her choices. She does not grumble when things don’t go her way. Instead, she makes an adjustment that yields better results.
To a certain extent, Young-woo effectively educated us on how life should be lived despite unexpected or choice-driven setbacks.
The Sweet Love Story
While the character-focus narrative is already engrossing; Young-woo and Jun-ho fueled a romantic story that turns sweeter in every scene. We went for a yes-more-please in the sequence of saccharine moments they shared.
We saw them being transparent with their emotions as they tackle the reality that their relationship is truly difficult to work on from the onset.
Coming to terms with how it is not going to be perfect for them along the way left a lingering lesson to the basic concern of anyone entering a romantic relationship. Truth is love does not come when you are ready for it.
But just like Young-woo who had initial thinking that love will not come her way; she took a chance when a sincere love makes a pitch for her to try. Of course, Jun-ho might appear to be “chimeric” – but he represents that a lover like him can exist.
Sweepingly romantic, the whale couple also represents the kind of love story that people can relate to easily. Ostensibly utilizing the office romance trajectory made it more appealing.
Best of all, the conversations they shared and the progression of their romance were executed naturally.
Persuasive and Nifty Narrative
To a certain extent, Young-woo effectively educated us on how life should be lived despite unexpected or choice-driven setbacks.
Featuring different cases per episode, Extraordinary Attorney Woo opted for relevant cases that most people can relate to. Wisely, the series selected simple cases that do not harbor excessive drama. The situations are chosen in a way that a wide range of viewers can easily identify with them.
Some of the noteworthy scenarios brought up in the series include enjoying childhood, sibling relationships, and creative disputes. All of which imparted essential life lessons.
Incorporating healing lessons in those cases heightened the appeal of the series. To say that the story is “too kind” might be true.
Nevertheless, the idea of emphasizing the aftermath of wrongdoings makes the process of absorbing the lessons gratifying. Outwardly, the approach targets an extensive miscellany of viewers which justifies its subtle fantasy-like storytelling.
Notably, each chapter ensured engaging cases that viewers would gravitate to and learn from. Remarkably, the narrative has maintained its essence over the duration of the series. Something that legal-themed drama usually hurdles because the cases should align with the pivotal message of the story.
Efficiently Utilized Cast
Talent and dedication definitely emanated from each character we met in Extraordinary Attorney Woo. Even the cameo appearances of well-loved actors such as Koo Kyo Hwan and Kim Joo Hun say something about how the creative team paid attention to the character portrayals.
Focusing on superb characterizations brought excellent results for the series. As viewers, we saw the supporting characters in their small and secondary roles. Like Kang Ki Young, Ha Yoon Kyung and Joo Jong Hyuk; their shining moments in the drama, hopefully, would spur more projects that their talented selves deserve.
We can’t leave out the scene-stealers like Min-sik and Dong Geu-rami who provided humor that added to the delightful vibe of the series. At the same time, the senior actors did their jobs well by carrying out their experience in adding emotions to the series
For Kang Tae Oh who perfectly digested a male lead that is not as perfect as how typical K-drama male leads are done; the surge in his popularity is totally worth it. Together with Park Eun Bin, the love story they decorated took a pragmatic route that is genuine and love-affirming.
Above all, the characters claim their growth as they assimilated well to notch perfect closures in the series.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo Series Review
Sassy and significant moments intersperse generously in the endearing story of Extraordinary Attorney Woo. Knowing its initial merits, the series concentrated on playing its strengths.
Delivering a thought-provoking nudge for what we all could sometimes inadvertently overlook in dealing with autistic or disabled people, the series puts forward a reminder that the hostile treatment we gave reflects our attitude, not theirs.
Conveying essential messages about friendship like how Young-woo only needed one true friend in her life; the series also relayed the importance of setting a work-life balance.
A perfect balance of fun and relevance, Extraordinary Attorney Woo brims with make-sense commentary on life and relationships. Powering a bright mood without simmering down; it is one Korean drama you could easily recommend to anyone.
In her remarkable journey, Young-woo has reflected on her intentions to grow as a lawyer and as a person. She acknowledges there are unavoidable situations that would challenge her convictions. She embraces her pains and celebrates the happiness that comes her way.
Ultimately, she gifted a ponderous message that we can always choose to lead an extraordinary life.
Celebrate the colorful courtroom life of Woo Young-woo in Extraordinary Attorney Woo! International fans can watch the series on Netflix.
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