Devil judge 5 and 6#
The drama is trying to raise some important questions such use of justice or law to appease and distract the public, state sanctioned cruelty but it continues to be over the top and sometime a bit cringy.
I found few things that are inconsistent and some that are bit problematic.
• an American prison with over-the-top portrayal of American criminals. K-dramas are generally not good at portraying other cultures or people from countries and this drama continues that tradition. It is supposed to be dystopian but I had hard time buying this American prison as show never established what was going in the world outside Korea.
• Yoon Soo-Hyun – Her life and her every action revolves around Ga-On. She does not have her own goals or any other motivations for doing what she does. She is just an accessary.
• Sun-ah kissing Yo-han while he was handcuffed. That’s an assault. I had hard time buying that as show has previously established that Sun-ah is someone who does not tolerate such behaviour.
• Sudden revelation that Elijah is a genius and attends Stanford. She can do what show requires her do. We never saw her studying or attending class. What we got exposition from housekeeper.
I agree with all of your points. I was cringing at the depiction of the American inmates. As you said, Korean dramas do not have an excellent track record when it comes to depictions of Americans or other cultures. The recording of the American inmates was played for laughs but I didn’t find it amusing. Sun-ah forcefully kissing Yo-han bothered me and contradicts her previous reactions to women being sexually harassed/assaulted. My issues with Soo-hyun stem from her overall recklessness.
Is it only Koreans? Just about everyone is guilty when it comes to depicting countries that are not immediate neighborhood.
Recently, I have checked out the Shadow and Bones and the main characters’ names are Alina Starkov and Alexandra Morozova. You would think that such an expensive Netflix production will at least check how Slavic names are written but nah~
1. American prison, didn’t feel it was about american culture or anything, but that the drama was trying to drive home the point that this would be torture for the accused and in ways befitting punishment keeping up with the sentiments of the public
2. Sun ah doesn’t care about abuse. The only reason she reacted last time was because everyone on the table could see and sense that old man was harassing the maid.. and that man , supposedly owner of foundation, needs to maintain some amount of dignity.. CKH is already suspecting he is not a true head
3. YSH is such a meh character
4. Elijah .. lol .. i thought purpose of the “elijah hall” was that donation can get you into ivy league (which is very very true)
I agree about Elijah. The girl is smart but her family’s money helped her get in the ivy of her choice so I dont doubt she can get into Stanford if that is what YoHan wants.
About the american prison, i agree it was to drive home the point that it will not be all roses for the rich actor.
I really dont like SH as a character. My main issue with her is that her life should not revolve around a guy. We get she loves him but Show please. Give her other motivation with her life other than getting GaOn to reciprocate her feelings.
SunAh and YoHan are both twisted and there is more to their story. I dont think SunAh has any conscience at all and only has her greed and power as motivation. That housekeeper is looking suspicious as well. Her narrative of what happened is flawed so she may have her own agenda.
I didn’t think the American prison scene was played for laughs either. Yo-han found a way around the trap Sun-ah set but that doesn’t mean the punishment was compassionate, as Yo-han claimed. As with the other punishments, I think we were supposed to question ourselves, what we condone in the name of justice. We were supposed to be uncomfortable.
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CasualDramaFan
July 19, 2021 at 1:44 PM
Devil judge 5 and 6#
The drama is trying to raise some important questions such use of justice or law to appease and distract the public, state sanctioned cruelty but it continues to be over the top and sometime a bit cringy.
I found few things that are inconsistent and some that are bit problematic.
• an American prison with over-the-top portrayal of American criminals. K-dramas are generally not good at portraying other cultures or people from countries and this drama continues that tradition. It is supposed to be dystopian but I had hard time buying this American prison as show never established what was going in the world outside Korea.
• Yoon Soo-Hyun – Her life and her every action revolves around Ga-On. She does not have her own goals or any other motivations for doing what she does. She is just an accessary.
• Sun-ah kissing Yo-han while he was handcuffed. That’s an assault. I had hard time buying that as show has previously established that Sun-ah is someone who does not tolerate such behaviour.
• Sudden revelation that Elijah is a genius and attends Stanford. She can do what show requires her do. We never saw her studying or attending class. What we got exposition from housekeeper.
sirena
July 19, 2021 at 3:21 PM
I agree with all of your points. I was cringing at the depiction of the American inmates. As you said, Korean dramas do not have an excellent track record when it comes to depictions of Americans or other cultures. The recording of the American inmates was played for laughs but I didn’t find it amusing. Sun-ah forcefully kissing Yo-han bothered me and contradicts her previous reactions to women being sexually harassed/assaulted. My issues with Soo-hyun stem from her overall recklessness.
nerdy
July 21, 2021 at 2:55 AM
Is it only Koreans? Just about everyone is guilty when it comes to depicting countries that are not immediate neighborhood.
Recently, I have checked out the Shadow and Bones and the main characters’ names are Alina Starkov and Alexandra Morozova. You would think that such an expensive Netflix production will at least check how Slavic names are written but nah~
sirena
July 21, 2021 at 6:17 AM
Hi @nerdy. You are correct, there are other entertainment industries that are guilty of the same.
alasecond
July 19, 2021 at 3:28 PM
1. American prison, didn’t feel it was about american culture or anything, but that the drama was trying to drive home the point that this would be torture for the accused and in ways befitting punishment keeping up with the sentiments of the public
2. Sun ah doesn’t care about abuse. The only reason she reacted last time was because everyone on the table could see and sense that old man was harassing the maid.. and that man , supposedly owner of foundation, needs to maintain some amount of dignity.. CKH is already suspecting he is not a true head
3. YSH is such a meh character
4. Elijah .. lol .. i thought purpose of the “elijah hall” was that donation can get you into ivy league (which is very very true)
jillian
July 19, 2021 at 3:51 PM
I agree about Elijah. The girl is smart but her family’s money helped her get in the ivy of her choice so I dont doubt she can get into Stanford if that is what YoHan wants.
About the american prison, i agree it was to drive home the point that it will not be all roses for the rich actor.
I really dont like SH as a character. My main issue with her is that her life should not revolve around a guy. We get she loves him but Show please. Give her other motivation with her life other than getting GaOn to reciprocate her feelings.
SunAh and YoHan are both twisted and there is more to their story. I dont think SunAh has any conscience at all and only has her greed and power as motivation. That housekeeper is looking suspicious as well. Her narrative of what happened is flawed so she may have her own agenda.
jillian
July 19, 2021 at 3:52 PM
*greed for money and power
miss h
July 19, 2021 at 4:08 PM
I didn’t think the American prison scene was played for laughs either. Yo-han found a way around the trap Sun-ah set but that doesn’t mean the punishment was compassionate, as Yo-han claimed. As with the other punishments, I think we were supposed to question ourselves, what we condone in the name of justice. We were supposed to be uncomfortable.