Facultatea de Drept (2021)

A Wickedly Clever Story with Mild Failings in Character

The main thing to note about this drama is the plot. It's the best aspect of the show, and the greatest reason, in my opinion, you'd want to watch it. It's so incredibly clever and convoluted I found myself gasping out loud multiple times. This great story is supported by a strong cast of actors and an iconic score that's instantly recognizable. However, while I was certainly gripped by the endless twists and turns, the show occasionally stumbled on things important to audience retention like tone balance and proper set-ups.

First, let me praise (in greater detail) the plot. The style of plot is somewhat like that of a mystery drama, but reframed in the interesting light of the legal world. Crimes and morals are all viewed through the eyes of law students, teachers, or practitioners, which- while occasionally making certain discussions seem unnecessarily obtuse- certainly lends credence to the unfortunate necessity of bureaucracy in a fair legal system. Moreover, the legal element introduces new challenges for our protagonists that we wouldn't otherwise see in a typical law enforcement mystery drama. However, the real draw of the plot is the intricacy of it. Just as you think you've discovered all there is to know, a new piece of evidence comes to light. Just as you think the mystery's been solved, a new witness arrives that changes the entire story. And-in the end- all the relevant evidence comes together to produce a reasonable yet astonishing to conclusion to the number of interconnected mysteries and conflicts present throughout the story. It's quite entertaining, exciting, and gripping, even for those who might not always like this type of plot.

To quickly mention other well-done production details, all the camerawork is good, audio is above average in quality, and the OST is very memorable. The acting, while occasionally a little flat, for the most part conveys incredibly nuanced emotion in complicated situations, and serves the character development well. Said character development is present in those characters with nontrivial flaws, and for the most part reaches a satisfying conclusion by the end.

Unfortunately, while this drama excels from a plot perspective, there are certain aspects essential to story telling that don't quite hit the mark. First of all, the tone is mostly very dark. While there are some much welcome moments of comedic relief, we often get long stretches of incredibly serious (and potentially tedious) dialogue and exposition. I watched this drama weekly as it was coming out, so I was not exhausted by this, but for those looking to binge the series I would be cautious and mindful of your own tonal preferences. I do not view the dark tone as a blanket negative to the show (in fact it may be a draw for some viewers) but I personally would have appreciated more balance in this area.

Secondly, and most crucially, is a lack of setup for many characters. While the plot is given an exciting kick off right from the start, this leaves almost no time to introduce the somewhat large cast of characters, the setting they're in, and their personal morals and goals. This becomes troublesome when the character becomes involved in something critical to the plot, because by then it's difficult to even remember their name. It's especially sad since certain characters would likely have had quite interesting introductions had they been given one. Notice how I said certain characters; this brings me to my last point.

I have found a certain degree of inconsistency among characters. Some characters are portrayed realistically, with interesting and human flaws that influence their decisions and interactions. Other characters are portrayed as gods amongst men, doing no wrong and containing vast intellect and encyclopedic knowledge, no flaw in sight. If it were one or the other, I would have no problem, but since the two are mixed together it seems to invalidate the struggles of the more flawed and unfortunate characters. It also leads to the discrepancy in character development we get between characters, as some characters are already so perfect as to be immune to further development. It offers an interesting insight into why flawed characters are more compelling, as it is difficult to connect with those characters who are perpetually right and therefor difficult to root for them. It also leads to a certain dissatisfaction with any character development of the flawed characters, as no matter what they accomplish they will never be as perfect as the others. Characters who are both flawed and extremely smart in the series prove that we don't need the perfect characters, and yet they must exist.

In conclusion, we have a vividly fascinating show which is at the same time intricately constructed and poorly established, just in two very different areas. We can say it is an incredible plot marred only by inconsistencies and missing introductions of characters, a wickedly witty work worsened only by tone too tumultuously tense. With that I will conclude that I do recommend this drama to those with even the slightest of interest in mystery and intrigue, with the caveat of a warning to those averse to overly serious tones.

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Drama à ne pas louper !

Sans blagues, ce drama est juste une pépite !

On y suit l'histoire d'un ancien procureur devenu professeur de droit et de sa classe liés à une enquête policière. En effet, un meurtre a eu lieu à la préstigieuse école et le professeur ainsi que ses élèves sont les principaux suspects de cette affaire.

Ce drama est vraiment palpitant et prenant. Pour s'innocenter, tous les personnages vont devoir s'entraider. Ce qui est d'ailleurs très intéressant c'est que chaque personnage a une pièce du puzzle qu'est ce meurtre. Le suspense nous tient en haleine jusqu'au bout sans pour autant nous étouffer. Parce que certes oui, il y a de nombreux rebondissements, mais il y a aussi des moments posés où l'ont est témoin des relations plus que compliquées entre les personnages.

Tous les personnages ont ici un rôle bien spécifique. Ils ne sont pas là juste pour le décor mais apporte un vrai truc à l'histoire.
On suit l'histoire de chacun des personnages qui d'une façon ou d'une autre sont liés à l'enquête principale.
La relation entre les personnages, nottament entre professeurs et élèves, est des plus touchantes. On y voit des professeur impliqués dans l'apprentissage et le bien-être de leurs élèves, et ça fait du bien !

Le drama est très bien ficelé. Chaques affaires "secondaires" sont en fait liées au meurtre et permettent de rendre justice aux personnages. Tout est lié pour une raison, chaque élément a son importance.

Parlons maintenant de l'ost qui est incroyable ! J'ai adoré ces musiques, nottament "We are" et "It's driving me crazy" qui reviennent à plusieurs reprises. Chaque musique est utilisée au moment parfait et permet d'être entièrement immergé dans le drama. Cet ost apporte une vrai profondeur au drama.

Entre meurtres, secrets, corruption, devoir et justice, les élèves de Law School et leur professeur devront affronter de nombreux obstacles pour prouver leur innocence et démasquer le véritable meurtrier.

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great but

The story line is great and all the plot twists are smart and i love them. but aside from that im kind of disappointed with solhwi development. the way Joonhwi looks at Sol A with such deep lovely gaze and smiles and laughs for legit EVERY little thing she does, will give you such butterflies, they dont even need a single love line. but dont expect too much abt them. i mean i wont ship them if they did nothing but they clearly started something here and we dont even get a clear conclusion abt it. I wasnt even expecting a kiss bro maybe just a hug would do it but damn we they were just playing with my feelings

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Really enjoyed this show. I Like such an unpredictable story with turns after turns. There is no boring moment. I personally get bored even when the cast talks about their lives. From the very 1st episode, it's really exciting. I did not expect it to be good since I watched a clip of this drama from youtube titled study motivation and thought I need some motivation too but ended up enjoying this mysterious ride. They also gave great stories to each character. no single character was overly pushed to us. Each character had their own story. Would like to watch another season too. I am not into romance so It was also good for me.
Highly Recommended this show.

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Very law heavy, but story and characters made it memorable

This series portrayed how law can be used to serve justice and at the same time, be abused. It portrayed struggles of being a student well enough that I could relate even though I did not study law. I enjoyed the theme of dating violence being explored in the drama, as I think it was executed really deftly. I also liked how the characters had underlying issues that would be uncovered later in the series, although some characters not as well executed as others. (*release season 2 to develop those stories better thanks*) The downside of this drama is definitely the breadth of law stuff being thrown in the script, such that one might think it is boring. (*don't watch this if you are entering into a food coma, or sleepyland*) Also, I think the ending was definitely rushed, hence I felt some characters' stories did not end as well as I would like, and the main plotline of the murder was wrapped up too conveniently/neatly. (*or maybe I am just dumb and confused*) Also, despite it not being a romance drama of any sort, I do enjoy the chemistry of the main leads such that I am deluding myself into shipping them as a couple, as their scenes were really cute. (*there is a plethora of fan-made edited vids of these 2 characters being shipped as a romantic pair, I kid u not*) Besides the main 'couple', I thoroughly enjoyed the comradery/rapport among the students and the teachers/professors, such that I would not mind another season and cannot bear to part from these characters. (*they tried to give a happy ending for the main 'couple', BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SATISFY ME, im sorry*)
The rapport was portrayed well partly because the actors/actresses were well-casted/acted really well. Even the villains were pretty darn easy to hate, primarily because of the fantastic acting.
Another downside to this drama is probably the repetition of one line of one song in nearly every single episode that I cringe at times when it is played. Thankfully, in later episodes, they change up playing a different section of the song, but it is boderline annoying. I do think the style of music is reminiscent of sky castle. There is 1 or 2 instrumentals that is opera/classical-ish that I like as it fits the prestige theme of being the top law school in korea. (*pretends to be a snob, pretend to know what classical music sounds like*)
I will rewatch fan-made vids of the characters, particularly the main *couple*.
Conclusion/TLDR: Law School is intense and thrilling drama that shows how law can serve justice or how law can be used for the wrong reasons. It also shows conflicts beyond the legal court, more than what meets the eye.
Sidenote: I watched this series alongside Vincenzo, and cannot help notice its similarities. If you are looking for an adjacent to Vincenzo (about serving justice and corrupt politicans/committing atrocities), this is definitely a drama to watch and preferably binge.

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Où le professeur enseigne le droit à travers son propre procès...

J’ai beaucoup aimé ce drama, qui mêle habilement l’enquête policière (pratiquement sans policiers !) et le déroulement juridique parallèle, deux domaines dont je raffole dans les dramas.
Car toute l’enquête va être conduite en donnant aux étudiants qui veulent innocenter leur professeur un cours de droit magistral et in situ ! J’avoue qu’au début le langage technique juridique m’a un peu freinée, (je ne suis pas allée à Hankook, malheureusement !) Mais de la même façon dont je me suis adaptée au domaine inconnu du Base Ball dans Hot stove league, je me suis vite accoutumée aux arcanes du droit coréen. Car contrairement à « la vraie vie des dramas » j’ai bien l’impression que toutes les références sont authentiques ! D’ailleurs on a gardé le vrai nom de l’université, ce qui prouve qu’ils n’ont pas écrit n’importe quoi et qu’il y a dû y avoir des conseillers techniques !
A travers ce point de vue très original, on a les secrets, les magouilles, les amitiés ou inimitiés habituelles, mais grâce à cette optique tout semble renouvelé.
Il y a aussi un beau tableau de l’amour de l’enseignement chez les professeurs(pas tous, hélas, mais chez les héros de l’histoire !)qui ne perdent jamais de vue l’intérêt de leurs élèves, et ont avec eux des rapports d’humanité. Je ne sais pas si c’est vraiment comme ça dans les universités coréennes, mais si oui, bravo ! En tous cas ici, cela crée un climat chaleureux et cela permet d’avoir des personnages réalistes, et non les caricatures habituelles , malgré le politicien véreux qui doit faire partie du cahier des charges ! …
Donc, histoire, scénario : tout bon. La réalisation est très bonne aussi, soignée avec des plans originaux et un montage narratif intrigant par retours en arrière évitant la monotonie du récit linéaire !
Alors la distribution : excellente en tous points, dominée largement par Kim Myung Min qui a l’air de se spécialiser dans les personnages qui n’en font qu’à leur tête, les empêcheurs de danser en rond, les détestables dont on ne peut se passer vu leur intelligence et leur capacités supérieures. Ici c’est pareil, et il est parfait ! L’autre professeur, Mme Kim, Lee Jeune Eun, lui donne parfaitement la réplique, et dirai-je à quel point voir une femme « normale » (je veux dire pas une bimbo refaite au look de mannequin), comme tout le monde, avoir un rôle important et sérieux me fait plaisir ? Il en est de même pour les étudiants, avec une mention spéciale pour Kim Beom, qui semble un peu plus vieux que les autres (il porte superbement ses 32 ans sans chirurgie, j’espère !) et à qui cela permet une vue plus extérieure et plus mature dans l’aide qu’il apporte. Ryoo Hye Young(Kang So-A) est aussi tout à fait crédible, pleine de fraîcheur et de spontanéité…
L’OST est bien adaptée mais je ne saurais en dire plus, au moins ça ne m’a pas gênée !
En conclusion, ce drama est hautement recommandable, même si vous n’avez pas l’intention d’ouvrir un cabinet juridique à Séoul !

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Honorable Story

Enjoyed watching it because in each episode it will give you an answer to each question from the cases that was put in hang. The story is okay though it maybe similar to other between students and the teacher as a mentor. In which I think one of the lead case Kim Myung Min forte. But he exhibits a tremendous excellent in acting that's why I was more get interested to his other drama series. Ryu Hye Young the last drama series was Reply 1986. But in here she is charismatic student. But her acting is just okay. But she is funny. However we know Kim Bum whom I watched his potential in acting Tale of Nine Tailed. But still here he is now performing very good in his acting ability.
The story is not new to any law firm that entails student and teacher relationship however it's more than that because also involves the attributes that which each character portrays.

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Indeed informative but bad as a drama

The title is precise. Once you watched this you will get to learn things learned in law school (which is basically the title of this drama) though, depending on your country.

It was such an edifying drama that it made me interested in law. I have seen legal-themed K-dramas and this was the only one that prioritized and maintained the most to its genre.

Yes, the show was promising however some negative aspects prevailed for me. In this drama, we were shown peculiar camera angles. Personally, I did not appreciate the experimentation of the angles but it was fine and I think I was the only one who perceives it.

Watching a few minutes of the first episode made me already confused with its plot yet, the timeline in this drama made me more bewildered. As they had this different timeline I was left with questions unanswered in between.

The aspects that I loved regardless were the OST, the knowledge, and the mystifying feeling. In conclusion, it was a nice educating drama.

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Their Friendship

I actually thought this was just gonna be one of "those kind" of dramas, with no realism in the production. But OH BOY I was wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You could possibly never get enough of it. I would a 100% recommend watching this if you are interested in Law or like dramas that focus on hardship and friendships in life rather than romance. I personally liked it because of acting skills of the cast. It was just perfect. Without any kind of overacting or cringe scenes.

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I actually thought this was just gonna be one of "those kind" of dramas, with no realism in the production. But OH BOY I was wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You could possibly never get enough of it. I would a 100% recommend watching this if you are interested in Law or like dramas that focus on hardship and friendships in life rather than romance. I personally liked it because of acting skills of the cast. It was just perfect. Without any kind of overacting or cringe scenes.
I actually thought this was just gonna be one of "those kind" of dramas, with no realism in the production. But OH BOY I was wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You could possibly never get enough of it. I would a 100% recommend watching this if you are interested in Law or like dramas that focus on hardship and friendships in life rather than romance. I personally liked it because of acting skills of the cast. It was just perfect. Without any kind of overacting or cringe scenes.
I actually thought this was just gonna be one of "those kind" of dramas, with no realism in the production. But OH BOY I was wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You could possibly never get enough of it. I would a 100% recommend watching this if you are interested in Law or like dramas that focus on hardship and friendships in life rather than romance. I personally liked it because of acting skills of the cast. It was just perfect. Without any kind of overacting or cringe scenes.
I actually thought this was just gonna be one of "those kind" of dramas, with no realism in the production. But OH BOY I was wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You could possibly never get enough of it. I would a 100% recommend watching this if you are interested in Law or like dramas that focus on hardship and friendships in life rather than romance. I personally liked it because of acting skills of the cast. It was just perfect. Without any kind of overacting or cringe scenes.
I actually thought this was just gonna be one of "those kind" of dramas, with no realism in the production. But OH BOY I was wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You could possibly never get enough of it. I would a 100% recommend watching this if you are interested in Law or like dramas that focus on hardship and friendships in life rather than romance. I personally liked it because of acting skills of the cast. It was just perfect. Without any kind of overacting or cringe scenes.
I actually thought this was just gonna be one of "those kind" of dramas, with no realism in the production. But OH BOY I was wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You could possibly never get enough of it. I would a 100% recommend watching this if you are interested in Law or like dramas that focus on hardship and friendships in life rather than romance. I personally liked it because of acting skills of the cast. It was just perfect. Without any kind of overacting or cringe scenes.

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Excellent Show

Story: AMAZING. There were so many twists and turns in the storyline that just came out of nowhere (in a good way) I was constantly on my toes. I wish they will create a Season 2, I would like to see where they all are and if any of them got into a relationship.

Acting/Cast: I thought the casting was excellent, each one played their role extremely well. I didn’t loose interest and I couldn’t wait to see what was next.

I have already watched this show 3 times and I didn’t loose interest, since each time I watched it, I saw a scene which I didn’t catch the first .

Please create a Second Season and use the same casts (don’t replace any of them)

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no words, head empty

at a prestigious law school, a mysterious murder of a professor occurs and causes chaos. based on the initial evidence, the perpetrator is believed to be his colleague. however, the murder is a part of a much greater scenario. professors and students combine their efforts to investigate the case and convict the real culprit. in the process of doing so, they trigger a chain of surprising revelations and unexpected events.
one of the best and most realistic dramas i have ever seen. 'law school' takes on much larger dimensions and transcends the boundaries of the law genre. although each episode offers a variety of diverse, thrilling cases and depicts the significance of legal knowledge and achieving justice, the characters still acknowledge the reality of life. not to mention the marvellousness that is the soundtrack. it immediately attracts anyone, "pulls them under and drives them crazy."
in the end, i would like to take a moment to declare my eternal love for the cast and their precious bond (and the top-notch mutual chemistry of solhwi).

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