Two episodes and he already fell in love with her! I know, our boy is ready to get married. This is my kind of drama. 😂 No more "do you like Messi" or "Brahms"-badum tss-, here whales are the wingmen and they have done half of their job in the first week. Whales rock.

I smell a (back story) love triangle between the two CEOs and Woo's dad. And one of those women gotta be the ML's/FL's mom... Maybe they're siblings? Makjang style? LOL

So yeah, I love the show ^^ my only complain is that there isn't enough Kang Ki Young.

I have been eagerly waiting for this recap. Thank you, @unit!
I am utterly charmed by these characters and especially Park Eun Bi's Woo Young Woo. I have been impressed by her acting in all her projects and this one really is extraordinary. I look forward to a joyful drama run.
The opening sequence and use of whales to include us in her world really sets an almost fairy-tale tone and her perspective is realized so beautifully. I was surprised at not only how laugh-out-loud funny the humor is , but also how tender and compassionate the writing is. That waltz through the revolving door! I think I had a smile the whole time.

Other than Woo Young, my favorite character has got to be her boss (Kang Ki Young as the comedic straight man is genius) because his reactions are just gold and through he objected at first, he quickly appreciated her value on the team.
I don't know how romance heavy this will be, but I love that Jun Ho has already fallen and his compassion from the very start endeared him to me. Kang Tae Ho had me in RUN ON and I am very happy to see him again. For right now, he is a good friend/receiver of all facts about whales that Woo Young needs. Their budding friendship is adorable.

HAHAH two attorneys at a top law firm, standing around a revolving door knowing that the other is waiting for someone and not putting two and two together gave me a good giggle. The little waltz bit was so cute too, Kang Taeoh stop coming after my heart like that 😍

To stop this from turning into a full blown KTO fan post- re: actual show, I really liked it! I was sceptical at first, won’t lie, of the premise so was 50-50 on watching in it but I’m glad I did. Firstly, Park Eunbin is an absolute delight - I love her to bits - and equally proving he deserves all the appreciation in the world is Kang Kiyoung (my serotonin goes up instantly every time he's in a drama and this one is no exception it seems). I don't even know when or at what point the show made its way into my heart but I was surprised at just how invested I was by the end of episode 2. It's also a nice change to have a legal drama that's anchored by more heartwarming elements and less melodrama, given the recent run of Vengeful Lawyer shows 😂

Also as a long time BTS ARMY, the first thought that popped into my mind when the whale was flying alongside the train was Whalien 52 💜 hahaha I love it when my worlds collide!

I don’t know what I was expecting because I had no intention of watching a “legal” drama. I definitely wasn’t expecting a nuanced show about someone on the autism spectrum who has an eidetic memory, a love interest for this differently-abled person, and Park Eun Bin playing this role to perfection. Because I’m smitten, through and through. I like how we’re taking different cases every episode and showing off our extraordinary lawyer’s skills. And I’ve liked Kang Tae Ho since Run On. His face when she saw her in that wedding dress was so good. I hope it stays fresh and real. I have a colleague who is married to a woman on the spectrum and like Young-woo, it’s pretty obvious when you meet her. I hope they get the romance part of this right. I’ve met her in a couple social situations and one was a large dinner for physicians and their spouses where she thanked him in public for loving and “dealing” with her. I cried. Because she shouldn’t have needed to do that. To apologize for being the way she was. Anyway, I’m looking forward to what’s ahead for Attorney Woo!

Thank you, @unit, for the weecap! I like it that Jun-ho already understood Young-woo even on their first meeting at the revolving doors of the building. And he was very patient with her, which would mean he has some background with autistic people. Love the interaction between Young-woo and her father, too!

Warm-hearted. That was the word that first came to mind after the first episodes.
I went into this series with no great expectations. Even with a little scepticism about whether I would want to watch 16 episodes if the subject matter was possibly too depressing. But I didn't expect the lightness with which the subject is treated and yet with enough respect.

To what extent Park Eun-bin appropriately portrays an autistic person I cannot judge, I have had too little contact with autistic people for that.

Lee Jun-ho is pure gold, almost too perfect to be true. I admired him for how long he managed to hold conversations about whales.

Woo Young woo is literally looking for any opportunity to talk about whales. The " What if the situation calls for whale talk" question just took me out every time. I hope that the show actually gives her a case involving whales. Keep Woo Young woo happy is my only request.

As for Lee jun ho, the poor boy never stood a chance. Park eun bin in that wedding dress was truly a magnificent sight. He's going to be in a one sided love for a while because he barely registers on her romantic radar.

I loved these 2 episodes!

Baek Ji-won is way better boss for Park Eun-Bin than in Do You Like Brahms!

Woo Young-Woo was cute and her passion for whales is very funny. It's me or the writer just put sperm whale everywhere when it looks she was talking abour more than one type of whale? In French, sperm whale is cachalot, the one who see when she was in the metro was a baleine bleue.

I like her relationship with her father. (he's way better father than in Love All Play :p).

Lee Jun-Ho is nice and it doesn't looke like pity or a way to use her.

I was happy to see that Woo Young-Woo's colleagues are not completely jerks, they're skeptical but none of them dismissed her. They gave some good advices, Jun-Ho set up boundaries about talking about whales and Young-Woo listenned and remembered what Min-Woo said about their client's relationship with her father.

Hi actually autistic person here!
I went into this show pretty sceptical after watching the teaser, but after about 5 minutes I was pretty much in love.
Seeing a female autistic character is pretty rare, and watching as young woo went about her life was amazing to me and it was clear the writers had done their research. from little things like not liking labels on clothes to needing her food to be pretty restricted, to bigger things like her hyper-fixation then info-dumping about said hyper-fixation were pretty fun to see as I often don't see characters I can relate to as much. Also watching how her logic jumped from a to f and other characters struggling to keep up with how her mind worked was hilarious and painfully relatable to see.
Part of my love for the show is in no small part due to my adoration of park eun bin and she does a pretty good job as a presumed neurotypical person playing a non-neurotypical, she walks like her body doesn't really listen to her in the way most peoples do and her stimming is done without seeming caricaturist. she plays the character with an unsurety of how to act in a world that isn't exactly made for her but still has a confidence in who she is and she goes about her life. Autism typically comes with a pretty strong sense of justice and her love of the law and finding the best outcome for the people she defends was lovely to see.
that being said my only criticism of the show is how they made young woo talk quite childishly, I obviously don't have much experience with autistic people in Korea but I know that most autistic people who speak English typically talk like the people around them (in my experience some can tend to sound a bit more childish when over stimulated though) but I also understand that on tv land characteristics are kind of exaggerated so I can mostly forgive the show for it lol.
I really hope they don't go the sick kid halo route, it can be easy when you deal with savant issues to have a character like this (especially with such an innate sense of justice) put on a pedestal. but the show so far has managed to toe the line of keeping woo young woo as a character you want to root for without making her too "perfect" and reminding the viewers that while she may be different she is still a human being and I hope that the drama continues this throughout its run and I can't wait to keep watching!
obviously I don't speak for all autistic people but I definitely enjoyed the drama and I can't wait to keep watching!

Also here's a quick terms to use and not use (if anyone else wants to add please do!)
please do:
autism (spectrum disorder)/asd - can be used interchangeably to describe the condition
neurotypical/non-neurotypical - neurotypical is the label those with no known brain disorders

please don't:
aspergers - while some still may call it that it is antiquated name for those with and - i hate to use this term - "high functioning autism" also the guy who was its...

Jun-ho has been kind and remarkably perceptive, and not condescending at all, recognizing her palindrome name, seeing the iron as a sperm whale, listening to whale talk, and dancing her through the revolving door. He did look a bit uncomfortable being paired up with Young-woo for the wedding planning interview, so it was fun to see how gobsmacked he was at her beauty. Now he's hesitantly looking for something more than friendship.

But we've also seen Young-woo is uncomfortable with physical affection, so it will be interesting to see how she responds to this opportunity. I think it will be challenging for both of them. I expect some frustration and tears along the way, and the very real possibility it won't work out. Along with the very likely possibility we'll see Young-woo in another wedding dress before the end.

Early in ep. 1 the angry neighbor called Dad a widower. Late in ep. 2 Young-woo said he had never been married. I wonder which is true, and why he gave up law to run a kimbap place if he was so brilliant. Don't tell me running your own business gives you more time to be a parent than being a lawyer.

"CEO HAN SEON-YOUNG was a college junior to Young-woo’s dad WOO KWANG-HO" - I totally missed this part, where was this??

I loved this set of episodes a lot. And I love how the dad is caring, yet also supportive of her being independent. I was expecting him to be frustrated or overly-protective or overly-worried. I was a little surprised they had Young-woo with more visible and specific signs of having autism (like sensory issues), since there is a whole spectrum (and that spectrum isn't even linear) of autism that could be represented. I'm glad they chose the route that they did.

The moment when the hotel person said "he's totally fallen in love" referencing Jun-ho's reaction to Young-woo in the dress and Young-woo going "did you fall in love?" and smiling had ME falling in love.

The only thing I did noticed was strange was that Young-woo was 5 (korean age; 4 international age) when the possibility of autism was brought up. The people around me who have kids with delayed speech disorders would get it checked out around age 2-3 and also screened for autism. I wonder if that's just the US and Canada.

Okay show, you have my attention!

Another comedy pill I didn't know I needed. Whales? How? Who said whales can't be comedic effects. Jun-ho's already smitten, besotted 🤤.
Kang Ki-young, more of you please. Haven't seen him since WWWSK and he's nailing it here.

I'm so grateful for show like EAW that unashamedly celebrates diversity. I can't believe that in just 2 episodes in and we already features neuro and sexual diversity. There's so much heart in this show and I can't wait for more.

I have dropped a bunch of shows recently…My Love From The Stars, Romance is a Bonus Book and Falling for Innocence so I was thinking about k dramas a break. Then along comes this absolutely delightful gem Extraordinary Attorney Woo. I was a bit skeptical at first as I hoped the character would not be treated as a caricature and far from…she is brilliant, funny and delightfully self aware. Writers, please do not mess this up!

To he honest, I started this show with a mindset of dropping it on the first sign of boredom, but I instantly got pulled in the minute Young Woo's dad warned her to not talk about whales🤣🤣🤣 Park Eun Bin is a really talented actress and I love how the ML is written to be polite. I last saw Kang Ki Young in My secret, Terrius and realized I missed him onscreen for nearly 3 years!! Thank you beanies for commenting on autism in detail here because I gained more knowledge and learned new terms.

I think it's interesting the way the character forces those around her to change how they view her. She's not carrying a sign that says "accept me!" She gets them to respect her elements by just being herself. First with the supervising attorney who thinks of her as a liability. She quickly gains his respect by showing him that she can analyze the crap out of a legal case and that he better look at himself if he wants to see a challenged skill set. Then with the good looking dude. He was kind, but clearly defined her by her disability. But that wedding dress scene clearly forced him to see her just as a lovely young woman, first and foremost. Then add to that the keen application of her intellect. And then... all that whale talk could turn quite sexy. By the way... I am not familiar with the Korean legal system. What was that guy's job. He seems to have been at the firm a while, but the rookie attorney got an office while he was in a desk pool. He introduced himself as part of the litigation team (in the subtitles). Was he an investigator or a paralegal...?

Is it possible not to like/love Park Eun bin? She is so endearing, she seems to be so humble and nice, and I think it is not only because of her characters... her whole persona emits kindness. I hope she is like that, no, even better in real life, and I hope she is happy..

Coming into this show, I like it very much. I like the setting, I like the characters, I like the tone and the colors...
I just like everything.

Thank you, beanies for recommend it to me, although it was indirectly, but still... I started watching because you all posted good things about this show.

And thanks for the weecap, @unit

What a pleasant surprise, this drama! It’s funny and moving, a refreshing take on courtroom drama (mostly not a fan of these). And Park EB is amazing in her role. Until now I considered her ‘one of the pack’, no more !

Less than 10mins in and I swore that I'll protect Young-Woo with my dying breath. Gosh im just really rooting for her!
(Praying, manifest circle, blood sacrifice doing everything to ensure that they don't kill off YW's dad)
I'm so glad I gave this show a chance. The part where she told her dad she'll pass him the bouquet made me bawl. (+the scene where the bride said she wants to be happy with the woman she loves EEEK)
I'm really looking forward to the upcoming episodes!

I think with this drama, I will not judge and instead focus on educating myself. My older sister was on the spectrum, but I barely knew her due to our large age gap. By the time I reached middle school, she had already moved on to a group home where she can live on her own. I think this show can definitely enlighten everyone about those with Autism.

I am so impressed, not only by the show, but by the kindness, compassion. & knowledge of these comments. I think I am more moved by reading here than even this extraordinary show! THANK YOU to you who have shared their questions, reflections & experiences!

This whole show is just a giant whale-shaped heart floating in the sky

I was skeptical at first about this drama, but one episode in and I'm in love! The cases are interesting and so in tune with our heroine's character development.

Really enjoying this drama! Loved Attny Jung's honesty with himself after doubting WYW and then discovering that she is a truly skilled attorney. He admitted his error and accepted her as a valued member of his team, rather than insist on proving he was right.

Park Eun Bin KILLS this role. Wow.

Wonderful how quickly and naturally Jun Ho falls for Young Woo. And how KTH is performing this role, he is new to me and I love actors who subtly express their characters' emotions! Little smiles and facial expressions and gestures. Jun Ho accepts Young Woo for who she is, finds ways to help her succeed herself vs doing things for her, and appreciates her quirky ways. His reaction to seeing her in a wedding gown was marvelous!!

One question though, I was curious at Jun Ho's comment about the iron resembling a whale. Did he hear something about her earlier identical comment to Kang Ki Young, or that she likes whales? It just seemed a little too coincidental that he would bring up the topic of whales out of nowhere. He seemed interested in talking with her so maybe he had already learned of her interest and thought this would be a way to have a conversation with her?

Just started watching and find the first couple of episodes utterly delightful. Reminds me of the legal shows in the 1990s but sprinkled with a dash of quirky humor. It will be hard not to binge-watch this series over a weekend.