Devilish Judge (2021)

Unexpected - dark, but empowering, but terrifying, all at the same time

The Devil Judge attracted me because of Ji Sung and Park Jin Young; I was interested in watching their performances again. I wasn't as intrigued by the plot, but figured their acting would keep my interest.

The story was so dark. It is NOT for the faint of heart. It challenges your conceptions and values of justice, especially how justice should be doled out.

There were a number of unexpected twists and turns in the plot and betrayals I didn't see coming. The ending, while bittersweet, was a fitting ending.

The only thing I found a little annoying was how the bad guys kept winning against the good guys for so long. For me, I would have liked to see a more even push and pull between the sides.

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WOULD REWATCH HOLY CRAP

No one can tell me they weren’t in love. I regret hesitating to watch this. One of my favs. Pls, I need something else with Ji Sung and Jinyoung in it. PETITION FOR SEASON 2

Had many actors I’ve seen before like Supreme Justice Min, Ahn Nae-sang, Park Hyung-soo, Hyeon-Jin Baek, Jinyoung, Jang Young Nam, and of course Park Gyu-young.

TW:
SUICIDE
BLOOD AND GORE
VIOLENCE
SA
ABUSE


Thinking about it, we don’t know what happened with Jae Hee, Min Jeong-ho, and Han So Yoon. We are left with, well, nothing. Did Elijah’s legs get better? What happened to Cha Kyung Hee and Kim Choong Sik?

Happy for the ending. Swear I kept looking to see if Yohan dies or not.

When Seon-a killed herself over killing Yohan, that woman really did love Yohan- in her special sick way of course.

Maybe this is like weird, but I found that if I were to be on stage and even though I’m not right now because that stage don’t exist, I would probably like 98% agree with Yohan‘s ways because they were effective and the crimes were serious.

On another note, I feel like the first seasons ending really gave us a springboard if they decided to do a second season we have no idea what happened to dream base and seems like the foundation is yet again complete assholes.

That’s enough content for you to make season two, right? I would definitely rewatch tho first season again. It starts off slow and that’s why I dropped it awhile ago but omg. Give it a chance and if you don’t like it, well, wait until the end of the first or second episode.

So on second thought I will revise my rating to a 9.5- points deducted for lack of Season Two and some loose ends but overall, people gotta hop on this if they haven’t yet!

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Started off strong and then fell off about halfway through.

The first half of this show was great! The ML is one of my favorites because he gives great performances in everything. The second ML was also great.

The start of this show was interesting and it looked like it was going to have episodic cases about morality and how to truly punish the rich, who typically use their wealth to get away with awful things. It looked like the overarching theme was going to be about finally getting justice for the disadvantaged - and then about halfway through, this show goes off the rails in a bad way.

I hated the treatment of female characters. With the exception of the ML's niece (who's ending I think might have been considered ableist), every female character was treated pretty badly. There's the love interest (?) of the second ML who was rejected over and over before an undeserved ending. There's the female villains who's endings were unsatisfactory and the reasonings for the the former maid's hatred was ambiguous at best and disappointing at worst. The third judge never really got to do anything of import throughout the show. At one point, they relegate her to a position where it really seemed like she was just there to be pretty. She was left out of most of the important plot points.

The cases just fall away around the 6th episode and we get a long plot with lots of scenes of the rich elite operating behind the scenes and those scenes were boring.

I didn't outright hate the ending, but I had to force myself to get to it. First half was wonderful! Second half, not so much.

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The devil lies in the society

The Devil Judge, is outrageously smart and witty with a charismatic lead character who will go lengths to deliver justice. Much like Vincenzo, The Devil Judge is a drama regarding legal matters of the country.

The Devil Judge emphasizes the reality of our world today, particularly in politics. Shameless and evil politicians in movies or series are not new in movies and series. We often see them because it mirrors the truth of how prevalent their existence is. It has a lot of twists and turns which are unpredictable, as a viewer I couldn't trust how the revelation of everything was gonna get delivered.

The only missing point I felt was lack of strong backstory for the main antagonist of the show Jung Seon Ah, who was quite dazzling yet dangerous playing the main culprit. The soundtrack was amazing as well, sitting well with the dystopian environment and moulding itself easily with this genre.

Uniquely written and delivered, whether you’re into dystopian themes or action-packed series with the right emotions, The Devil Judge is something you wouldn’t want to miss.


My Rating : 9/10

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Is he good or is he bad?

Good… Bad… I flipped flopped between both answers with every episode I watched as the story was masterfully weaved to keep me in suspense right till the end.

The courtroom drama was superb and I absolutely enjoyed the way the devil judge punished the criminals. All the twists and manipulations that went into getting the desired outcomes were very well written and very engaging.

Seeing the devil judge’s stark contrast between his two appearances (hair up and hair down) while at work and at home brought a smile to my face and I was soon captivated. The other contrast between his cool outward appearance and his love for his niece was night and day and he did it brilliantly.

The storyline is one of the best I’ve seen and coupled with great pacing and editing, this drama was thoroughly enjoyable with its fair share of surprises and reveals.

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Não estou impressionada...

Não tenho razões plausíveis para ter demorado um mês para acabar, apenas muita preguiça.

Ora bem! Muita coisa e pouca coisa a dizer sobre isto... Tantos talentos num só sítio (Veronica Park-yeo foi emotional damage all the way) mas... metade do tempo, não percebi nada do que se estava a passar! A ideia é gira mas está muito confuso!
Isto é um filho entre Extraordinary Attorney Woo e Squid Game. Não sei se conseguem imaginar a coisa, mas são os progenitores perfeitos para a coisa. Infelizmente, apesar dos progenitores serem bons, o primogénito não foi um éxito a meu ver.

Props: para o nosso Jinyoung, apesar de receber sempre os mesmos papéis.

Conclusão: Foi um pouco de desilusão e tempo perdido, mas prometi que ia acabá-lo. E cumpri a promessa.

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I would give this series 10/10

I would give this series 10/10

The first reason is that i never ever enjoyed watching kdrama like this one.
Im so mesmerized by the actings, the characters, the plot twists.

The story is somehow so realistic and relateable for me in many way.

If u ask me, will i rewatch it?
The answer will be solid no, why?

This series is all about mystery, guessing who is the cause of this that accidnet blahblahblah. Now i know all the plots, there is no pandora box left that i need to open no? 😆

I just wonder if they gonna make S2. I would like to watch it🖤


Oh and i never knew jinyoung can act this good! 👏🏻👏🏻

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This drama is daebak

I can't breathe...lol..I never wrote reviews before, and right now I am writing this review when the drama completed 14 episodes only 2 more episodes are left.This drama is completely superb,the cinemetography,music and everything is awesome.They chose the correct cast and gave the correct roles.No one literally no one can do it better than them.Each episode is a cliff hanger where they leave us with much curiosity ,makes us eagerly waiting, and gives us unexpected twists and all we do is daebak....

Well now after completing the drama from the very next moment I started missing them...reallyy..This drama is so good

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Must see Kdrama

I seldom puts in a review but Devil Judge is one of a kind Kdrama. The storyline is unique on its own, we probably will see this kind of court scene in the future knowing how technology works. The two Male actors Jisung and Jinyoung and the female lead Min Jung , gave a performance that is worth watching. 
Cinematography is art in itself. Episodes after Episodes I find myself holding to a different kinds of emotions.  Sometimes I'm angry at the characters but often times sympathizing with them. 
Must see Kdrama. I would like to see Season 2 of The Devil Judge.

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First Hand Review

This show is a much watch for those who love legal dramas and for also those who are tempted or thinking of start to watch legal dramas. the first episode itself was amazing and breathtaking. the plot mix up is amazing as the episode progresses. the execution and flow of every frame is amazing. The effort put up the character development even if it is the first episode is commendable. the case hearing, the debates taking place in the court room sounds realistic, you feel as if you're transported in to a real court room. the anticipation of what's next will keep you up on your seat and will make you come back for more whenever the new episode releases. it gives in sight to the working of the high class rich people how they can manipulate with the use of money and power. the show itself is written by a former judge so the cases handled sounds realistic that may happen in real life too rather than having twist and turns. episode embarks further into character development, building up relationship among the leads and supporting ones. give us insight of who's who and all.

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A Good Start, with Great Possibility for Success, Alongside chances of Falling off the Rail.

This is my Initial review of the show, which I will update with passage of important episodes or at the very end of the show, As, I believe it's important to update the review and the score if a show becomes better/worse compared to the start so that the rating doesn't get overinflated or goes down unfairly simply due to having a great start or due to sheer Star power or the lack thereof.

To start with the review, I will first go ahead and compare this show with "Beyond Evil", the super hit psychological crime thriller drama of 2021. Don't misunderstand, the two shows are very different. One has pretty much nothing to do with the other. What I am talking about is the initial confusion and ambiguity of the important characters, what's going on with them? What are they doing, and why? What's the end game? What's driving the main lead? One thing that was done Extremely well in case of "Beyond Evil" is that nobody could understand what was going on in the first 4-5 episodes. It wasn't anything close to black and white, like you know who the bad guy is, who the good guy is, who is the killer, we knew pretty much nothing. It was a Crazy Unpredictable show in the beginning, then felt like it was going normally, then it became very unpredictable again. The Devil Judge seems to have started that way, and we can't be sure as to what to expect. Although it's not as Dark as "Beyond Evil", as there are characters who you can Easily say aren't really on the side of the Devil, and are trying to simply realize their ideals in a world of Injustice. Let's see how long do the writers decide to maintain the aura of mystery and unpredictability, as it's been just two episodes.

To be honest, a Dystopian Dark Crime Thriller is supposed to start that way, and over time this show can get better. The motivation behind some of the characters to pursue what they are pursuing, isn't really clear, and that's what makes it fun and intriguing. However, shows like this happen to walk on thin line. It's fairly easy to lose direction and cause massive failure in storyline, making it too unbelievable, too much to swallow and basically making it just too much to give it a free pass to. We will have to see about that as the show progresses.

The Cast is very good, with Ji Sung as the main character. Happy to see Park Jin Young getting a major role after his good performance is "He is Psychometric". I am not really gonna delve more into the cast, as I think in "Kdrama Review World", there is just too much emphasis on the cast and their """Visuals"""", something that I feel cringed by to be honest. I prefer to give ratings and reviews based on acting itself, whoever the cast is. So far, the acting has been very good by both the Main Lead and other main characters. The supporting cast has also done a good job, taking their part in keeping the aura of mystery alive.

Because this is a Dystopian thriller, there are some elements that you will have to accept as truth from the start. Like, why do everybody trust the Judge? How can somebody gain so much trust and acceptance from not just the political leaders, businessmen and media giants, but also the people itself? What has he done to gain so much trust? And how it that even possible in a digital world? Can anyone be that faultless in their job?? These are the things that you have to accept as facts, because in a dystopian alternate society, things won't always go the way things go in real life. In real life, a judge don't go shooting a rifle with incredible accuracy to a moving, crashing bus, that too in front of police squad. However, in dystopian reality, that can happen, as the society there can be pretty different in and of itself. Also, that's how many Dystopian western shows have done it for decades, so you can call this kind of exaggeration an element of the genre itself.

The music is actually Very Good, the violin notes are quite amazing. It does well to build up tension. The music actually does justice to the environment of the show, and that's what I like about it so far.

Although, the CGI and Animation could have been better, it looked very sloppy to be honest. Didn't feel the impact of some of the scenes due to that.

That's going to be my review for now. Let's see how it goes.

Edit: So far so good, the show is developing into a pretty impactful drama. I feel like there are some issues that will be made clear in the future. I am keeping the ratings the way they have been for now, I am well above halfway. Hopefully they finish well, when they finish, I will update again.

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