Divorce Attorney Shin: Episodes 7-8
by lovepark
Things start to heat up for our divorce attorney this week as he faces his opponents in earnest for the first time. Despite the obvious trap laid out for him, our hero accepts the challenge, and with the help of his friends, he uncovers a crucial secret that may turn the tide of this case.
EPISODES 7-8
The time has arrived for Sung-han’s big battle against the ones who have wronged his sister, so he gears up and buys himself a new suit. Looking stunning, he marches to Attorney Park’s office and verbally drags him through the mud (just for fun). After destroying his opponent to the point of silent rage, Sung-han reveals the real reason for his visit: a message for Young-ju. “1225, nice timing.”
As the dutiful lapdog, Attorney Park immediately reports to Young-ju who positively beams at the thought of Sung-han falling into her trap. However, her smug smile disappears as soon as she hears his cryptic words.
Backed into a corner, Young-ju turns to her father-in-law, Chairman Seo, for help, but the old man pays more attention to his model kit than to her. Whine as she might about Sung-han, the chairman merely sighs at her complaints and tells her to get over it. (He said it more tactfully than that but just barely.)
While Sung-han busies himself with his next divorce case against Attorney Park, Seo-jin has her hands full with a different one. Teaming up with Jun, they hope to help a wife with schizophrenia, and they head to the hospital after hearing about her attempted suicide.
There, they run into the family, including the husband, but the latter’s tears feel insincere to Seo-jin who is reminded of her ex. She tells Jun to keep on an eye on him, and he follows the husband to the lobby where he snickers to himself while watching variety shows.
Meanwhile, Seo-jin meets with the wife again, but unlike their previous exchange, she maintains eye contact with her. She shares a personal story about her ex and tells the client that she wants to be happy even if that makes her shameless. Hopefully, like her, the wife can choose a different path and be happy one day.
Returning back to the Haenam farmer case, Sung-han finds a few peculiarities surrounding the situation, and his consultation with the client only muddles it further. However, before he can make sense of the facts, Young-ju strikes first and releases their side of the story to the press. She paints the farmer as an abusive husband who bought a young wife from overseas, and public sentiment swings in her favor.
Fighting fire with fire, Sung-han uses the media as well to reframe the issue, and reluctantly divulges his identity as piano man to get on a radio show (his initial plan to garner attention as a sexy attorney was mocked out of the meeting room). When he reveals his latest case on air, the comments switch from glowing to outraged. It even creates an online campaign to bring him down, and everyone accuses him of being an attention-seeking jerk.
In order to figure out some of this case’s inconsistencies, Sung-han sends Hyung-geun down to Haenam and tells him to borrow Jung-shik’s car. Of course, Jung-shik refuses, but as soon as he hears Attorney Park’s name, his expression darkens and he willingly volunteers to drive.
When Sung-han learns about his friend’s sudden addition to the trip, he pulls Jung-shik aside for some alone time and tells him to stop feeling guilty. As it turns out, the one to introduce Ju-hwa to Attorney Park was Jung-shik, and no matter what anyone else says, he feels responsible for what happened.
While his two friends make a long trip down south, Sung-han gets an update on Seo-jin and Jun’s case. Both sides are claiming to be the victim of marriage fraud – the husband says that he was unaware of his wife’s disorder, and the wife says that she was unaware of his… daughter. (What the heck!?) Seo-jin and Jun think the husband may be lying, so Sung-han advises them to dig deeper into his contacts.
Putting a pin on the marriage fraud case for now, the show shifts focus to the Haenam farmer, and Sung-han devotes all his time trying to figure out the two sides of the story. Currently, the farmer denies ever hitting his wife, but he does admit to getting mad while drunk one day which still constitutes as abuse. Sung-han, though, has a harder time understanding the wife’s motives, but thankfully, Hyung-geun and Jung-shik’s excursion brings some much-needed clarity.
As Sung-han starts putting the pieces together, a sudden but welcome distraction enters his life: his adorable nephew is here for a visit! To the bewilderment of her family, Lady Ma decided to stay in Korea, and while her intentions are unclear, she seems to have sided with Sung-han and is looking to divorce her husband. As a result, she secretly takes her grandson away from his stifling family and drops him off at his uncle’s place for a day.
Unfortunately for our sweet pair, Young-ju storms to Sung-han’s home and demands her son back. She reminds Sung-han of his place, reiterating her four-person family as the only ones who matter. Curbing his annoyance, he sends his nephew off with a smile, but this little encounter only fuels him more for their upcoming battle.
That very same day, Sung-han drives all the way down to Haenam and surprises the farmer with an impromptu visit. Having seen the news about piano man, the farmer asks him about the song he played, so Sung-han tells him about the poem behind the piece. He describes it as a tale of a father trying to save his dying son from the Erlking, which reflects the farmer’s present circumstances. The farmer wonders if Sung-han sees him as the father or the Erlking, and Sung-han answers with neither — he reminds him of the dying son.
The case’s incongruity finally clicks when one variable changes, and both attorneys come to the same conclusion: the farmer is not the son’s biological father. While Attorney Park wields this information to control his client through fear, Sung-han takes a different approach and allows the farmer to make his own decisions. In court, Sung-han requests a paternity test, and looking over his shoulder, he smirks at Attorney Park.
It’s another fun and breezy watch this week, and as usual, the characters shine in this show. Though I’ve said this before (and will probably repeat myself until the end), I adore the friendship depicted among our three ahjussis. All of the actors are doing a superb job — no one feels like a weak link — and their chemistry together is wonderful. We got to see different pairings this week which were fun, and I’m glad Jung-shik got some development as a character. He has always been the lighthearted one out of the bunch, but now we understand why he feels so protective of Sung-han when it comes to his sister’s death.
However, more than the reveal of Jung-shik’s guilt, I loved the friends’ reactions to it. The show made it obvious that there really are no secrets within the friend group, and this issue has been something they’ve been dealing with for a long time. It makes their bond feel authentic rather than forced, and once again, it emphasizes not only the strength but the longevity of their relationship. Even if they tease each other relentlessly, we know that these three will do anything for each other and be present during the tough times.
Besides our wonderful trio, I’m also immensely enjoying the new addition to the team. Jun is shaping up to be a riot, and my initial misgivings disappeared almost immediately after his first interaction with the group. It’s nice to see his fish-out-of-water antics, and the contrast between his enthusiasm and the others’ lack thereof is hilarious. He continues to surprise me with his utter dedication to Sung-han, and it’s nice to see the others slowly accept him under their wings even if it’s more of a “two steps forward, one step back” kind of deal.
The other character I want to highlight this week is So-yeon. While I have a soft spot for Han Hye-jin, I think Seo-jin is a bit one-note for my taste. However, her budding friendship with So-yeon is a delight to watch, and I think most of the credit goes to the latter. So-yeon is such a fun character and brightens up every scene she is in. She’s witty, kind, and perceptive, which makes her an interesting supporting role despite the lack of screen time. A lot of the character’s charm is due to Kang Mal-geum’s delivery, and I hope we see more of the ramyun shop owner in the future as well.
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Tags: Divorce Attorney Shin, Han Hye-jin, Jo Seung-woo, Jung Moon-sung, Kim Sung-kyun
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1 Kafiyah Bello
March 27, 2023 at 5:14 PM
I so agree, So Yeon is the delight that keeps delighting. She is wonderful, friendly, smart, and can cook to boot. I look most forward to their interactions at the Ramyun spot because she is so great. The cast has really fantastic chemistry and I am enjoying every bit of it.
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kdramacurious
April 2, 2023 at 9:32 AM
She is indeed delightful. There was a scene where she almost seemed to be playing the same type of role as Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg's character) in Star Trek: The Next Generation— she feeds you and gives you something to drink while dispensing her pearls of wisdom and life advice.
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2 Blue (@mayhemf)
March 27, 2023 at 5:47 PM
CSW in combat suit is 😍
I really like how we get the reveal in bits and pieces each week. I really liked how Jung-shik was connected to all this. You can see how all this backfired. And of course I love how the friends react to this. They are in this together. For life. I love them!
And please, give me more Ramyeon lady!!
I like that Sung-han even when driven by rage/revenge has always put his clients first. I like how deliberate he is with each case. He doesn’t take up a lot of cases for this reason. It truly shows that he expects a lawyer’s sole purpose is to protect their client and give them their best. The lack of it was the reason for everything that went wrong with his sister. He had never forgotten it.
And I love that the show doesn’t force Sung-han to be the center of friendship. It was wonderful to see the other two on their own road trip. The show does a great job on balancing the friendship scenes.
This show continues to surprise me. I didn’t expect to enjoy this as much.
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3 Britney
March 27, 2023 at 8:37 PM
Do I just not like "quality" shows? I put this on in the background because I keep seeing people on here rave about it and I am never seeing what y'all are seeing. Is it an age thing? Is it a life experience thing?
I don't even remember if I've watched anything with older people as the main cast & characters.
But I feel like, maybe because they're older, this show is slower paced (might be the wrong phrase) and less dynamic. It's cool in a way because sometimes mellow is nice and it would probably/possibly be weird, annoying, or frustrating watching a group of messy 40 year old men vs this lovely brotherhood amongst these guys. I do like their friendship and I think it's enviable. I like how they each have their own arcs (for the most part) and how they engage with each other.
I really don't understand the nephew's father. His goal is to keep his family strong but what does that even mean? I don't understand why pretending his first wife & his son's mother never existed is the "best" thing for his family. The boy knows his mothee existed. He knows his uncle exists. Are they thinking that eventually, if no one talks about them and he doesn't see them, he'll just forget about them? He says he cares about his son but he's not showing care aside from the basics.
I don't understand why this rural family case was the "bait" she decides to use on Attorney Shin. Regardless the endgoal is divorce right? Is she also trying to get his client arrested for abuse? (I don't even know if he would be arrested for that). I don't even understand her fixation with him in the first place aside from him being the nephew's uncle and him wanting to be apart of the nephew's life. And then it's all just kinda explained as an inferiority complex.
Why did the wife's attorney want to hide the biological father? If she had a baby by someone else, she couldn't get divorced?
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KittyKate
March 27, 2023 at 9:57 PM
yeah, i don't get it either why they have to hide the biological father... isn't it easier to have a divorce that way? or is it because they want to paint the wife as having unblemished reputation and purely pin the divorce on the hot-headedness of the husband?
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OldLawyer
March 27, 2023 at 11:22 PM
In fact, you are right- the bio dad is not needed to prove that the baby is not their client's child. All you need is a cheek swab from the baby and another from their client. Hiding the bio-dad does nothing as far as evidence but everything as far as public relations.
The combination of that plus evidence that the father could not have struck the mother in the fashion she claimed (which will require expert testimony from an appropriate specialist who will need to examine the husband first) would completely reverse the situation.
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kdramacurious
April 2, 2023 at 9:27 AM
I did wonder if the wife's arm had been injured by the child's biological father — after all, if it wasn't the cuckolded husband, it had to be someone else . . . and no other obvious suspects have been introduced as yet.
If it turns out that it was the child's father who had injured the lady, then it might mean that a custody battle will now tip in the husband's favor. It seems unlikely that the court would allow a child to go with the mother when she is determined to be with a man who abused her physically.
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Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️ Underpants buddies for life. 😎
March 27, 2023 at 11:48 PM
One thing to learn early on in Beannie land is we all have very different tastes but our common link is our passion for K dramaland. So drop a drama if it’s not working for you as most of us use them because they bring joy and there are soooooo many new and old ones to spend that well earned down time on.
It is early in the year so the bean count is not going to be effected if you let this one go. I was caught up in collecting beans last year but now my peace of mind is taking priority.
Hate watching only seems justified to me when you feel you were mislead into thinking a drama was something it isn’t and have got to a point in the drama where it will only frustrate you to drop it without knowing the outcome of one or more plot points. Another reason for staying I have seen played out is loving the banter in the comments section and wanting to share the experience of hate watching so you can add to the conversation from an informed position.
Once you graduate in your skills of discernment you will know it is rare for a drama to come back when it has gone rogue and that time spent hate watching is time you regret bitterly when you find the drama you could have been watching earlier if you had not wasted that time.
Looking forward to hearing which drama you replaced this one with😊
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Britney
March 28, 2023 at 5:16 AM
It's not that I hate or even dislike it, I actually don't feel any particular way about the show. It's not even a hardship for me to watch (Kokdu was hard for me which is why I dropped it). It's just makes me wonder why I'm not seeing the things other people are seeing.
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PYC
March 29, 2023 at 2:57 AM
Everyone has different taste and preference which vary according to the stage of life you are in and your own experience. What you like or dislike now could change overtime - nothing to worry about.
For myself, there are movies I didn’t like or got it twenty years ago but now becoming my treasure trove.
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Babylilo
April 15, 2023 at 7:49 AM
Absolutely agree with you, Reply1988! As for me, I wish there were MORE shows featuring mature (40s and older) characters and actors. I can’t seem to engage with high school dramas, and I don’t find comedies about 20-somethings who still act like adolescents to be at all amusing. But I don’t presume to judge these shows (or those who like them) just because they are not to my taste. As they say, “different strokes for different folks.”
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Midnight
March 28, 2023 at 12:11 AM
Don't worry, I usually don't like the more popular shows either. Just sample-watch a few episodes and drop if you don't like it, regardless of the hype.
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too_much_tv
March 29, 2023 at 1:40 PM
The wife's attorney wanted to hide the biological father presumably because it makes the wife look bad if she had a baby with someone other than her husband. Right now the narrative is that she wants to leave because he is abusive. It gets more complicated if she cheated on him. I saw at least one comment on this post where someone thought she was a bad character because she had a baby from an affair. I don't agree. I'm not sure how it's going to benefit Attorney Shin's client to reveal that his wife cheated on him. I don't know Korean law though. Is there no presumed paternity? I'm also thinking that maybe a paternity test will show that the client is the father.
Your comment gave me an interesting insight. Dramas about high schoolers and college students are about figuring out who you are, finding first love, finding a life path, and working out the problems of your childhood. Dramas about young adults are about finding the true love (in Korean shows, often finding your first love again, but not necessarily) or overcoming difficulties. Sometimes a show about people in their 40s could be more about illness, death or divorce. I'm thinking of other shows like Be Melodramatic (also called I think Melo is My Life?) and Thirty-Nine and even My Unfamiliar Family. The big drama is making big changes. Attorney Shin left his dream job as a piano professor to become a divorce attorney--why?
It's always good to keep in mind also that in many if not most K-dramas, chaebol families are terrible people who treat their own members abusively. We aren't supposed to see this and think it's normal or OK. One of my favorite features of k-dramas is this kind of social critique.
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Babylilo
April 15, 2023 at 8:03 AM
I place all the blame on the second wife, Yeong-Ju. It looks like she was supposed to be wife #1, until hubby’s mom broke them up and had him marry Sung-Han’s sister. Yeong-Ju clearly rules the roost in her household, and her husband just goes along to keep the peace. Out of insecurity, possessiveness, and vindictiveness, she seems bent on erasing every trace of her husband’s first marriage, including Sung-Han.
As to the rural divorce case, my impression was that Yeong-Ju thought she had a slam-dunk victory, and that Attorney Shin would become publicly reviled for defending a wife-beater—which is what initially happened.
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4 geminirat
March 27, 2023 at 10:41 PM
Thank you, @lovepark, for the weecap! I like it that Sung-han is really smart to be able to piece the little bits of information he and his staff gathers. I hope the foreigner wife issue is resolved, lest it be another issue of racism.
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5 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️ Underpants buddies for life. 😎
March 27, 2023 at 11:35 PM
Thanks for the weecap @lovepark. I like the developments this week however something is not making sense to me. We know that Sunghan has now activated his main goal related to becoming a lawyer so I was confused that a man with such a disciplined approach would be swayed when his enemy places a challenge before him. Surely, someone who practices piano for years to reach the level he performs at and had to work so hard to pass the bar exam would be focused on the task in hand. If Sunghan had sent the husband to another attorney he would have got on the step mum’s nerves which would have made her distracted and weaker and he could then have used this to his advantage in his own well prepared for plan. Instead he allows himself to be put on the back foot defending a case he did not need to be involved in.
I am glad the grandmother is team Sunghan but how annoying that the step mum was able to thwart it at the first hurdle. I also dislike that yet again grandmother is clearly showing a preference for the boy child regardless of the other issues the girl child should not be noticing a difference.
In the drama Thirty nine one of the three friends felt like a tag along and Jeongsik seems to have that role; he is not included in the work baseball hangouts and turns up at the meals at the noodle bar when the other two are part way through. It is good that he was more actively involved this time and there was one on one time at the baseball batting cage but I don’t like to see the dynamic where they stop what they are doing when he joins because in that sense he is treated like they all treat the newbie who is trying to come in to the trio’s guy time. I get friendship can be played out like this and it is clear they do genuinely care for each other but I struggle to watch these kinds of situations.
In other news…
I am interested in the company happy to have a reverse PPL for the benefit of the plot; in that the driver of an expensive convertible car gets backache while the passenger gets to sleep like a baby.
I don’t like to see babies around violence even in acting scenes as it’s not like they know it’s not real so I wonder why they showed a loving grandmother who has experienced domestic abuse herself in freeze mode when the argument was taking place and was getting dangerous. It would have made more sense when later emphasising how much the baby means to her mental health to have her panic run away to safety.
A question that thankfully rarely comes up when watching modern dramas is why do some K dramas have one character with a random gross personal hygiene habit? This time it’s the ear cleaning in public nemesis lawyer. In Let’s eat season one it was a boss/friend’s husband with a scratch and sniff approach. I find this trait so off putting that I walked away from series one of Let’s eat after the first couple of episodes as I didn’t know how often he would be popping up so came in at season two only to find a character with nasty...
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Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️ Underpants buddies for life. 😎
March 27, 2023 at 11:36 PM
socks.
People with back scratchers are also likely to pop up for some reason. Who gets an itchy back often enough to have equipment in the work place to address the issue😬 Is this a serious PPL item as it turns up in a lot of work place dramas?
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jerrykuvira
March 28, 2023 at 3:15 AM
I totally agree with you about the catchball scene. And almost week Sacred Divorce plays out at least one of such scenes.
I'd understand if they were having a conversation or have gone long into their meal before he joined them, it's natural. But that catchball scene was uneasy and uncomfortable to watch. Whatever it was played for, I do not like it. Nor will I nod in applause if some episodes from now, Sung-han and Hyeong-geon feel sorry for the way they make often but regularly make Jeong-shik appear like an outsider sometimes. What Sacred Divorce will get from me will be the classic eyeroll.
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jerrykuvira
March 28, 2023 at 12:24 PM
I also dislike that yet again grandmother is clearly showing a preference for the boy child regardless of the other issues the girl child should not be noticing a difference
I had to go watch the episode completely so I could understand the thoughts you were trying to make here.
Are you speaking on the basis of sex/gender or on the basis of a show of affection? Cause I do not think Granny is being gender-biased. But I do know that she shows some special preference for Gi-yeong, which I also find natural, reasonable and rational, and very much willing to accept. There'll always be a favorite child of a parent and while it'll generate some special attention, it doesn't in any way diminish the love for the others. I believe the issue she's picking up is the stepmom shutting out Gi-yeong's maternal ties from his life while suffocating him with hate, and her son is doing absolutely nothing about it. Healthy people do not need physicians. Do they? But the sick do. If anyone is in need or to be a recipient of any form of preferential treatment from Granny, it's Gi-yeong. It's not just about equality, we also have to consider equity.
Have some faith if I say Ha-yul will be fine in the future. She's not blind to what her mom is doing and, it's her choice to decide how to react to it when she comes of age, irrespective of how Granny acts. And if Granny's actions does count, it'll be selfishness and greed (forgive my harsh tone at the situation) on her part to let that 'forgive' and/or justify her mom's actions and say she was right all along. That's on Ha-yul and her mom, not the Granny.
And who says the stepmom will be happier if Granny took Ha-yul along. Who says she won't send stabbing glares at both Granny (who doesn't give a damn anyway), Gi-yeong and whine to Gi-yeong's dad about how Granny is confusing Ha-yul or showing Gi-yeong too much love in front of Ha-yul.
And to think they're trying to make it a case of the stepmom's inferiority complex is the most stupid and extremely ridiculous because I know that it isn't. It's one thing to fight with the living but to fight with the dead🤦🏽😅? However, in another vein, it is gratifying to note. I like that it is poking at her insecurities but please do not make the insecurity inferiority complex.
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Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️ Underpants buddies for life. 😎
March 28, 2023 at 12:59 PM
I do agree that the grandmother is rightly being very explicit about the unacceptable emotional abuse being directed at Giyeong and her taking him out for quality time with his maternal uncle was of course appropriate and needed. However, that does not mean she can not also spend one on one time with Hayul, it can be a shorter time based on age and them having had limited contact as grandmother had been out of the country for significant periods of her life. The way Hayul was talking it was if she didn’t get any time with her. If her mum is preventing that is a different story. If grandmother is slighting her to make a point to her mum that is unfair to the child.
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merry
March 28, 2023 at 8:44 PM
Has it got something to do with the fact that the stepmom was the first choice for a wife by the son? There was that part when the stepmom complained to the mother in law that it was their intervention that they were not to marry in the first place, that she preferred the first wife. So the mother in law is just showing more preference to the deceased daughter in law's son in the face of such fierce and unlikeable present daughter in law. I am wanting to see why this foreign wife became a client of a big law firm and that they anticipated that the farmer-husband will go to Atty shin for his case. I think i missed something there. Did they present the farmer with Atty Shin's business card?
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Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️ Underpants buddies for life. 😎
March 28, 2023 at 10:30 PM
‘ I think i missed something there. Did they present the farmer with Atty Shin's business card?‘ 👈Yes at a publicity event the husband turned up and step mum purposefully told him to go to attorney Shin and give him her business card and say she sent him there. That’s why I think it would it would have been better to not get involved because it was just a random out of town case that Sunghan would never have heard about so wouldn’t have felt drawn to save him.
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6 Bunny Sonaki
March 28, 2023 at 12:13 AM
I don't know if it is just me but I think that the show has become boring over the last two weeks. What keeps me from dropping it is the relationship between the three friends and So-yeon's character. At first, I liked Seo-jin but now it feels like her character falls flat. This is another show where the cast saves the day. Also, can anyone remove the annoying stepmother away?
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Blue (@mayhemf)
March 28, 2023 at 4:48 AM
I like Seo-jin as a character. Its nice that the writers are continuing to show the journey of someone who has been through a public trial, sort of. But I do have an issue with the actor playing that role. In someone else's hand I feel this character would have shined better.
I am here for the downfall of the stepmother.. he he.
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Bunny Sonaki
March 28, 2023 at 9:22 PM
I think you might be right. The idea of facing society bravely after getting into a scandal is interesting so perhaps if another actress got the role we would have got a better more fleshed-out version of Seo-jin.
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7 miso
March 28, 2023 at 3:53 AM
Random side-note but for me the most amusing parts of the two episodes were the profile pics for Hyeong-geun and Jeong-sik. HG's is the impromptu photoshoot shot from last week while JS has full Joseon-era garb on 🤣. Couldn't help wondering if they lifted that photo straight off of Jung Moon-sung's villainous turn in Haechi 😂.
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pliplipli
March 28, 2023 at 2:07 PM
YES! the profile pics got my attention right away. it was such a nice detail that made these character even more human
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8 Asha13
March 28, 2023 at 4:59 AM
Wow. That was quite the twist at the end. I had assumed she had an affair after she had the child. My heart really goes out to the husband and his mother. The wife is such a monster.
I want to smack Jeong guk upside the head. Seriously.
Loving his mom (Cha Hwa Yeon) and the ramyeon girl
The swagger Hyeong-geon gets when the ramyeon lady asks him to come over for lunch was so funny. Jeong-sik’s immediate change of tone when he realized the producer is Seo-Jin’s visitor was also very funny
When shin sung han goes on and on about the hot lawyer, I thought it would be fun if seo Jin had said, “but where are we going to find THAT guy?”
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9 PYC
March 28, 2023 at 5:17 AM
I’m getting more fond of this drama week by week. I haven’t watched Thirty-Nine but guess this is a better version.
The characters are what made this a great watch - and I quite like how the back story is peeled off bit by bit and changing our earlier view. I can’t wait to see the backstory of the in-law family unfold. The new wife is obviously from a celebrated family (and I won’t be surprised if she’s from the family owning that law firm).
Regarding some commentaries as to why Sung-Han picked up the farmer case. This is an interesting point because to me this is the proxie case before the big battle. It also shows the fundamental difference between him and the new wife - one’s in this for justice and the other is winning at all costs. Our Attorney Shin from what we saw only picks up cases he sees worth fighting - a hallmark of his character.
The upcoming battle of Lady Ma’s divorce will be fascinating to watch. I wonder if the faultline between this couple originated from the second marriage of the son. And that was perhaps a marriage for enhanced wealth and power as the daughter-in-law seems to be closer to the FIL with whom she could do bargain.
And, like everyone said, the noodle shop owner brights up each scene she’s in. Amazing.
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Blue (@mayhemf)
March 28, 2023 at 6:23 AM
I am looking forward to the MIL's divorce case. Of course Daenam electronics will hire the Geumhwa law firm to represent the FIL.. so the face off is going to be huge.
The current case is just a warm up session. The next case will be handled by evil-stepmother herself!
Lady Ma- She clearly has been wanting to get out for awhile now. I am thinking of her statement 'kindness is weakness' during the marriage. So i guess she knew even back then that his sister was getting married into a family that will trample her.
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PYC
March 28, 2023 at 6:52 AM
Warm up session is the right description. Kindness is a weakness is likely Lady Ma’s lesson learnt from that family.
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Asha13
March 28, 2023 at 7:24 AM
I watched thirty nine but stopped when jeon mi do’s terminal cancer became all about Son Ye Jin, dropped it. I don’t see much similarities except for 3 friends being great together
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kdramacurious
April 2, 2023 at 9:37 AM
Yeong-Ju's motivation for taking on the case seems to be more for PR purposes— to get people to talk about her firm and to make her firm look good. If Atty. Park ends up losing the case, it would be a double defeat for her and a double delight for me.
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wanderingwordsmith
April 8, 2023 at 5:50 AM
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wanderingwordsmith
April 8, 2023 at 6:06 AM
Speaking of Thirty-Nine, they actually name-dropped Son Ye Jin's doctor character "Cha Mi Jo" in ep 9 of Divorce Attorney - because Ramyeon lady played her older sister in Thirty-Nine :P
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10 larelle79
March 28, 2023 at 8:50 AM
The chemistry between Seo jin and So yeon is great. In a different show, this could be the plot to them becoming a couple.
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11 too_much_tv
March 28, 2023 at 1:50 PM
Great summary, and I'm not just saying that because I agree with you about Kang Mal-Geum. I like the way you help break down the plot points so I don't feel like I missed anything. Overall, I was tentative and not that invested in this drama at the start, and now I really like it and can't wait to see new installments.
The one piece that is weird to me is Attorney Park. I get why Young-ju is horrible to Sung-han. She resents that her husband was first married to his sister. But Attorney Park did something terrible and indefensible for the money of the connection with the chaebol family that would result from betraying his own client. You would think he would just shut up and not goad Sung-han, nor draw attention to himself in any way. But somehow he missed that memo and is just out there being evil in Sung-han's face for no particular reason.
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PYC
March 29, 2023 at 3:00 AM
I’m sure we’ll see more about his nasty fall to the evil side with no return. The fact that he was a less than FT-employed attorney to someone at a top firm is telling.
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kdramacurious
April 2, 2023 at 9:39 AM
I got the impression that Atty. Park deems himself to be quite clever since he got away with advancing himself at the expense of his client without any repercussions. So rather than feeling shame about what he'd done, he brags about it.
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12 jerrykuvira
March 28, 2023 at 2:22 PM
Hyeong-geon's walk of accomplishment as So-yeon called him for the special menu was my highlight this week. And big fat capital YES I was scolded like a puppy when she later said the special menu could serve more than Hyeong-geon. Why did Hyeong-geon ask how the special menu came about. 'You should have just enjoyed it without asking🤦🏽😩' was went went on in my head :) To think I gallivanted side by side with him😩.
I like Choi Jun. I like that he's clear wjete his priorities lie but at the same time unreadable.
Seo-jin bursting Shin Sung-han's bubbles is another good chuckle. If you ask me, I won't have agreed with her if it is Hwang Shi-mok or Gu Seung-hyo. She's actually telling the truth. Sung-han doesn't have a chance beside this two guys and no it's not because he's older.
Sung-han trying to pull her sleeve after her rebuttal was comic gold. And dang! his eyeballs moved faster than anything in there. At least no one caught him doing that cause I'd die from embarrassment even if he didn't.
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PYC
March 29, 2023 at 3:05 AM
Yes, I really love that ‘team strategising” scene and how on earth he comes up with the ‘sexy man’ idea is beyond me. So, well done Seo Jin!
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13 Cay_sbtgoG
March 28, 2023 at 5:19 PM
Thank you @lovepark for the recap. About the cases, this week feels many things happen (2 cases) yet not one has been resolved. Might be the last characters before the end, the grandmother case and the issue behind Shin Sung Han's (can't stop thinking about it since this only a 12 episode.) I love at least there is the grandmother in our attorney's side. I beamed just like Sung Han when she dropped Gi Yeong at his place regardless the abrupt ending. (the devil came)
I agree with your taking about their friendship. It surely has been through a lot and it shows and I love it. I'd love to see more.
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