Really loved it! A heart warming legal drama that'll make you laugh and cry at the same time. I mean let's be honest, legal dramas are often dark, a pain in the head and a snooze fest but this one is quite an exception. The wit and humor were such a pure delight that made everything enjoyable to watch. Highly recommend, this drama to me felt like a mixture of MISAENG and CHIEF KIM.

pros
1. L's inner monologues

2. Go Ara. a lot of viewers always complain about her acting but to me I find it very natural and charming. loved her since BLACK

3. the instant chemistry between the leads. Right from the start you can see sparks already without it being forced. it's been a while since I shipped the main leads. they look cute together

4. I also shipped the second lead's love line (which I rarely do). rom-coms are full of second lead romances but I think a lot of them are just unnecessary fillers to keep the drama long

5. clever dialogues between L and Ara. their not just blurting out nonsense just for the sake of but really actual arguments that makes you even think for a second

6. the OST. I've said this once about LIVE's OST as well that when kdramas use an English song, it creates magic

7. Sung dong il. everything that this man touches turns into gold. every drama that he's in is a sure hit

8. to me this drama humanizes court judges. it really digs deep from their work to their daily lives (gosh I only found out through this drama that judges pay are so low)

9. the supporting characters were not just displays. From their co-workers to the imu's in the market all packed with their own quirky personalities, they were all fun to watch

10. I just want to bring up the fact that how amazing they look as high schoolers! I mean dramas often cast younger actors to play in the flashbacks but here they played it themselves, how the hell can they both look convincingly good as teenagers? daebak

11. every episode is like a buffet. there's so much happening in every episode that a lot of times an hour felt like 90 mins or so but I personally don't mind if with each episode its filling me with all the feels I need

12. great writing. I love how each cases reflects the character's personal lives which makes them more dynamic and I also love how the writers add depth to simple cases

13. love that last few moment at the end, what a clever twist! it was like a nice wink to sum up the whole series

cons
1. Judge Park's over righteousness. she's not called miss Hammurabi for nothing but it can get annoying at times that sometimes you just want to shake her (I don't know if it's really a con because Go Ara really played the part well)

2. Min Yong Joon. I never really understood what his intentions are

3. the last three episodes felt too slow and a bit boring TBH. It was just missing the fun which made the whole series unique