You know what's my opinion on this drama after 2 episodes? What the hell is going on??!!!

I'm impressed with legal theory in this show! It's believable - the writers have gone for some accuracy here. Legal procedure on the other hand, is a laughable mess, but I can accept it because at least legal theory isn't so bad here. They haven't simplified it too much for the broader audience either, so it makes for some intelligent watching. Have to say that the murder however, is absurdly convoluted.

Yes, the editing & time-skips. Do we blame the writer or the PD? Asianwiki doesn't even have an entry for the writer. There's one for the PD, but I haven't watched any of his stuff. Lucky me.

At this rate I won't be rushing to be the first to watch future projects for either of them.

I didn't like it! May be it is OK for law studants! Characters were so predictable and cartoonish! How come a very well know prosecuter and teacher at the law school can have an attorney like he had one! I was done there 😁

This is a great summary, @laica. I could not agree more as well when it comes to the Character Development Hairstyles, the Sol A / Sol B scenario (which delights me far more than it should, and I just know deep down inside Sol B is probably peeved she's not A), and in the needing a thousand showers (*shudder*).

I was enthusiastic after ep 1, but I have to say that waned considerable after ep 2. As I have no legal training or experience, it's easy for me to forgive all manner of sins the drama makes there, but it's listing pretty heavily makjang/non-sensical (and I just crawled across the line with Sisyphus, so non-sensical is not content I'm signing up for). I'm going to give it another week and then decide if I want to continue.

It was kinda disapointing. We didn't have time to know a little bit the characters that we're already playing Cluedo...

The students are so different, they look like caricatures... I would like to see Lee Soo-Kyung in another kind of role once.

Kim Myung-Min's character reminded me Beethoven Virus's one, strict and cold but good teacher.

I don't really care about who killed the teacher, I just want to watch the school scenes.

I seem to like it for the reasons others didn't lol. The legal jargon is a little hard to follow, but I'm here for the soapy secrets. I like when shows jump around in the timeline though Law School could have done a better job. The pedophile I could do without but the other characters seem interesting. I could relate so much to Sol A when she was gagging in class.

I didn't mind the story since I knew we were basically getting HTGAWM Korea with this show. But I did not like the camerawork, and music trying to explain to us what are the BIG DRAMATIC MOMENTS.

And ditto on the thousand showers. Already ranted about the pedophile on the What We're Watching thread.

I'm gonna make an early prediction (that will probably be all kinds of wrong). For some reason my brain fixated on the fact that Kang Sol A has a twin sister and I think this is going to come into play soon. Maybe the twin is the one actually attending law school! Maybe they both are (alternating!) and the one who nearly threw up was the timid one compared to the feisty interviewee! (Yes I've been watching too many kdramas 😔)

Thumbs up to Ahn Nae Sang, loving him on screen.

Bring in all the legal theatrics, I'm in.
The classroom setup is just real enough. While I don't seem to click with the jail privileges he received....'who marks exam scripts while in jail'...but I'll let it pass since I have a bias with anything legal and, or medical. Besides the plot isn't over the top.

Oh It seems like Ahn Nae-sang is everywhere.
He died quickly in A Good Supper (as cameo) and this too.

I found it ridiculous that Professor Yang found a piece of glasses on the floor..
I like Kim Myung-min but I probably will drop this drama...

Thank you @laica <3.
I’m not fan of legal dramas but Kim Myung-min is worth it.
I said that about medical dramas but ended up loving “White Tower” and his mind blowing performance.

i'm honestly in love with this drama- it's honestly mostly bc covid has kept me from campus for too long and the dynamics in this group make me so nostalgic for my days back in undergrad studying and stressing out with friends.
my biggest issue with the time skips is that i think some of them are labelled but others aren't, making it a bit confusing about when certain things are happening. it makes sense to do the storytelling like this, but i would have appreciated some clearer indicators as well
reading through this comments i'm surprised to see ppl describing the band of students as stereotypes bc i feel we're going to see more depth from them- why did calm doctor seungjae go absolutely berserk on lee manho? what's up with yeseul's boyfriend(?)- we were shown a snippet of them texting and later she tries to use kang sol a to dodge his call...
i've been watching the behind the scenes clips and i really love this cast and the attention to detail. the transitions between scenes where a character from the flashback or other scene moves past the camera, the wacky little zooms, even the obnoxious ost. even the tiniest moments, like at the beginning of ep. 1 where yeseul is putting on lip tint and when she salutes the guard you can see it staining her finger where she was blending it out lol
until i get the vaccine and get back on campus this fall, i'm definitely using this drama to fill the hole usually filled by irl cozy academic moments

The best part of this premiere was reading your weecap, Laica. I love it. I wish I could love the drama, or even like it, but I'm afraid it's too makjang for me. I may read the next weecaps to enjoy your writing.

I loved this from beginning. Why does everything have to be understood from the first moment? I'm in for the intrigue because I know all will be revealed eventually. It's the guessing that's fun. I totally love Kim Myung-min in everything I've seen him in. Anthony!!!! Jeong do-jeon!!!!!

Just started the drama, halfway thru the first episode and I'm not sure. I know it's a lot to handle for somebody who doesn't speak the language, and while I'm still reading the subtitles there's already another batch coming in. I have to pause a lot to understand what they're talking about! Aaah, this drama will take a long time for me to watch each episode. :(

Two episodes and I am on the fence. It is too fast and too slow at the same time. It looks bit disjointed and time jumping does not help at all. Right now every character is bit of a caricature.
I am will give it two more episodes.

I hit quite a number of rewinds for this drama because I kept getting confused with the time skips. You are right, though, the hairstyle changes would've helped in this case. The seasons also didn't help because the wardrobe are the same. The only tell tale for me is the pregnant Kim Eunsuk - and the not pregnant Kim Eunsuk. And she wasn't in a lot of scenes yet!

But, I loved how fast everything was from the get go. Made me appreciate withholding watching the first two eps until the third one came out. I'm afraid I might lose interest midway though because every episode is packed - and I hate waiting a week to find out what happens next.

Another thing I appreciate is that I know most of the actors and actresses here so it wasn't that hard to keep up with the faces.

I have to say, I am waiting to start this one because the trailer gave me vibes of "How to Get Away With Murder", and I could put up with that one only so much (despite it being from the great Shonda team!). Luckily, I know nothing of the Korean legal system (with its prosecutors who all seem like rogue DAs???), so hopefully, I can't see the legal plot holes, but like someone said, I too am suffering from finishing Sisyphus, so please don't give me another show with holes where common sense and logic should be!

Although very, very fast-paced that I had to rewind many times to get a grasp of what had just been said. But I’m quite loving the show. I’m all for the law school razzmatazz and the legal jargon that I sometimes have to Google. *looking at you How to get away with murder*
By the end of episode 1, I knew I’d found my new love. I love legal dramas and school dramas, so LAW SCHOOL is a perfect fit to indulge for the next few months.

I'm so with you Rose! Who ARE all these people? I thought it was about law school life too & the murder derailed that to take a confusing cliche turn. Kim Bum who I really like usually, is so reserved he, is practically non existent-worst & wasted role for him ever !
I don't like the lead actress either- empathy yes but little depth and so one note- she is boring-- could be just bad directing -- I'm so disappointed so far-I'm giving it one more episode then moving to something else- any suggestions or faves out there?Thanks!!

Going back to comment here because I'm in love with this drama. Well, honestly, SolHwi but I'm enjoying it. I almost dropped it after the 4th episode but quickly picked it up again after a week.

I enjoy these first two episodes a lot but I agree about the editing. And some of it seems designed to deliberately obfuscate. I'm all for ambiguity but the show uses editing to outright mislead and confuse us. It's absolutely deliberate but there is a fine line between keeping us guessing and messing with us.

Thankfully it has a number of characters that are well drawn, well acted and that we care about. One of them is played by Kim Bun, which is truly amazing considering his lacklustre performances before last year. Don't get me wrong, I've always enjoyed watching him and found him quite pleasant. But these days he's actually acting. I like it.

Coming in late on this one. I know nothing about Korean law or law school in Korea, but I met a good friend when she was a 1L at a U.S. law school, so I'm familiar with what U.S. 1Ls are doing/learning/know, and I have to keep telling myself, "It's Korean law school. They must do it differently". 1Ls in the States do not do mock trials because 1Ls in the States are not even remotely at a point of being ready for the role of prosecution, defense, or judge. Mock trials don't begin until, IIRC, late second year or third year. That's in the States, so take it for what it's worth. Also, for what it's worth, actual, Real Life law schools teach students how to think like a lawyer, not the laws that are on the books.

The socratic method of teaching is used in the States, and I suspect it's universal to law schools around the world. The comment of the curly-haired student in the men's bathroom about the socratic method was so spot-on, I've shared it with my friend: "Do you think that Socrates knew that, in the future, his teaching method would throw us into this state of terror?" XD/

I love Sol A in the prosecutor and interview rooms; but im so upset with the law student Sol A. What happened to her; how can she turned into such an unrealistic law student?

Today i start bingewatch this drama and after 2 episodes, its Professor Yang Jong-hoon who made me stay for more. Just like the Prof, i'm curious how Sol A gets her apology from the law.