Guess why Professor Yang Jong-hoon always plays with the puzzles of elephants?

Truth and Justice only through the Law is always our utopia, but there is an elephant in the room: people.

In this case, it is the Assemblyman Go Hyeong-su, and Kang Dan will probably be the last piece to the puzzle, and I bet she will eventually come back from Boston before the end of this show (she is intentionally obscured before the camera, until now), as she will be the key to Assemblyman Go’s downfall and the answer to why Prof. Seo Byung-ju is killed.

Now Prof. Yang has to form a blood alliance with Man-ho the rapist. They are the two extremes in the spectrum of just and evil, and they share the rarest blood type: RH-O, guess he now needs to spill some blood to keep Man-ho survive.

This is also the meaning (and the main theme) of Episode 13: the ethic of representing even the evilest person in the society, because you never know who else will get hurt simply because you don’t bind to the ethic. This is what Sol A must learn.

Unlike Vincenzo or Taxi Driver, Law School stresses the importance of Justice through Law principle. Because there’s always that elephant in the room, and even vigilante justice can’t avoid that elephant in the room.

After all smoke screens (Prof. Yang as murder suspect, Ye-seul being charged) throughout the whole show, we have to go back to the origin of all cases: the murder/suicide (because we never confirm which case it is) of Prof. Seo. I guess even though he ordered blood test papers in advance, there is still a possibility he felt guilty all of a sudden—if Joon-hwi suddenly came to him with that car accident video, as well the gift of land from Assemblyman Go, which set off a floodgate of all this mess (and he somehow hinted to Seo Ji-ho in that same office). Prof. Yang may have been the most credible former prosecutor of the whole drama, he still can be a flawed person.

I said Sol A may probably not be very good in her exam, but she would probably be the best person in the legal field. I also found Prof. Yang never smiles at any of his students (even among his colleagues, he rarely smiles), but she and Joon-hwi are the only two to receive this, he clearly loves these two students, and his love is tough. On the other hand, I also find that the two characters with the same name (Sol A & B) are the extremes of another spectrum: social status. Sol B’s confession of plagiarism goes a pretty long way, but I bet she will still be a great judge, as long as she keeps on visiting her conscience. Lately Washington Post publishes a story about a former drug cartel recently being sworn in as a lawyer, and the one who witness the ceremony is the judge who gave him chance 16 years ago (Story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/05/25/edward-martell-lawyer-judge-bruce-morrow/). I am looking forward to Sol B’s redemption.

I too thought Ye-seul's story was well done. Professor Yang having break down the case as if she was at school made for some powerful scenes.

I really liked the courtroom scenes, however unrealistic. I like how they have Professor Yang explain legal terms, like reasonable doubt. Other k-dramas have made me aware of how strict and even unreasonable South Korea's self-defense laws are and the drama did a good job arguing that.

Congressman Ko is such a tedious villain.

The reason I liked legal dramas is that if done well, it gives me a better appreciation of justice, the application and nuances of the law, and complexities of human nature. Law School is doing that extremely well, and yes, despite the makjang feels. The character reactions are natural and logical. And, though I have to rewatch at -1.5x (the exchanges are too fast for the subtitles sometimes), the conversations and dialog are straighforward and on point.

Oh and I want to highlight the best scene to me.. Prof Yang's explanation to the jury of "reasonable doubt" using the analogy of those puzzle pieces.

Apparently it is possible to be mindblown by Kim Myung Min's acting even after 10+ years of watching his dramas. And KMM aside, I'm just enjoying this drama so much. The cast and execution is just so good, for lack of better expression.

Ye-Seul's story was really well done. One of my favorite representations of both abuse victims and how they are treated. I really enjoy this drama.

Imagine having a teacher that is like Prof Yang and Prof Kim (not sure if I got it but the female prof) in today’s world, that on its own is jackpot.
They’re not perfect but really try their best for the students.
I’m not in anyway undermining teachers that are not like this because it can’t be easy and I respect teachers a lot regardless of how harsh some of mine were.
Prof Yang; a teacher through and through, man couldn’t even help teaching in the court room.
I’m starting to suspect prof Kim though and I really hope I’m wrong!

At first, I hated Ye-seul for not fighting for herself and watched everyone rub shoulders to fight for her, (plz forgive me), but seeing all the evidence out made me shed some drops for her.
Living in an African community where men batter women just to weld their authority and women just hanged in there doing nothing but bear the pain made me feel for her the more.
That jerk of a thing should get a free one-way ride to hell and find solace there. It didn't help that his mouth was not paralyzed also.
I really felt happy hearing the final verdict and gladly hope she finds Joy in living in peace once again.

I was quite frustrated with Ye-sul for her self-blaming and guilt. She was seating there feeling guilty, punishing herself when her abusers continued to abuse her and her friend put their everything on table to help her. I was thinking why this girl cannot see clearly that she is a victim, she should be mad at injustice being done to her. But it’s not easy to see things clearly when you are the one at centre of the storm right?
She feels that it’s her fault for other parties short coming and failure. It’s her fault for him not getting into university and that it’s her fault that he feels smaller because of her. She is being abused for so long that the abuse has become new normal for her and it’s not easy to break free.
Her story is quite true to life and actress portraying Ye-sul did terrific job.
I was not too happy with almost cartoonish portrayal of court proceedings but law school is not about technical accuracy, so I could stomach it.
Not much screen time for SolHwi and I almost laughed out at the final (Bond villain style) reveal of assembly man as final boss. Was that not obvious from the start? Was there any good assemblyman in history of K-drama land?

Does anyone know why they keep hiding Kang Dan's face?

They have written in some great characters. It is impossible not to root for them. But, some of these twists are just too, meh. Lee man ho, was very obviously forcefully installed into a drama about a law school, assuming he's there as one of the criminals, why only him? Where are the other people prosecuted by these professors ? The assemblyman has been the Big Bad for a while now, why the big reveal ? Whoever put it in seems to have forgotten that he never had a great image to begin with.

I feel like this show thinks it's smarter than it actually is, lol. At first I was annoyed about the clunky plot twists and cliffhangers. The show is pretty good at sketching out subtle details about the characters and their relationships but the main plot is so unsubtle.... Well, at this point, I've accepted it and I am just enjoying the things that the show is good at.

That said, I was genuinely impressed with how they handled Ye-seul's storyline this week. I think they successfully addressed complicated dimensions of intimate partner violence that I have not seen readily discussed in kdramas or TV in general. The final court scenes were very emotionally satisfying and I thought it was a great choice for Ye-seul to get the chance to speak up for herself.

was anyone else laughing at that super dramatic chair turn by Assemblyman Go at the end of Episode 13

Ahh... yes. Yes I was. Quite a lot. I have no idea why they hit his face only to reveal that he was the antagonist we already knew he was. It was an inexplicable choice - unless the writers wanted to leave themselves open for there to be a bigger bad (and Kang Dan hinted at it to her twin at one point too... in what I now think was the next episode, whoops). I wonder if, in the original outline, there was supposed to be a different puppetmaster out there and they changed their minds. As it was, this was a ridiculous reveal.

Yangcrates wouldn't be allowed to resign as Ye-seul's attorney right in the middle of a court session. The head judge wouldn't allow it. Not going to happen. If he'd come to work as her attorney under normal circumstances, his resignation *might* be allowed if Yangcrates submitted his resignation when court wasn't in session, but considering he was approved on special privilege (or whatever it is), he's stuck with the job until the trial is over. Ye-seul probably wouldn't be allowed to serve as her own council by the court, either, even if Yangcrates was overseeing her (reason being that 1Ls don't know much yet and she'd basically be parroting whatever he told her to do/say). The judge(s) would basically roll their eyes, throw their hands up in the air, and tell Yangcrates to stop wasting the court's time; he's her council and that's that. When court's in session, that's not the time to teach class, Yangcrates. The judges would have TOTALLY shut that crap down IRL.
*headdesk* I am 100% for kickass lawyering and wowing 'em with words, but Yangcrates has been riding on my nerves the last few episodes by kicking his razzle-dazzle up to the point he's showboating and I want him to just shut up and sit down. I am SO MUCH on board with Ye-seul accepting none of what happened is her fault. As a woman and a survivor of sexual assault, I know only too well how hard it is to report what's happened and all the questions people fling at you when you don't report right away (it took me 2.5 years) and all the excuses that are made for why harassment, assault, and abuse/rape aren't any of those things. Just wish the show had written Ye-seul reaching her realization in a way that wasn't so...unlikely to happen in reality.