Jan 19, 2024
For those who don't know, this is a webtoon adaptation of a K-drama. There have been some nice scenes in the webtoon that weren't in the drama, such as Young-woo and Sooyeon's backstory, and the inclusion of the deleted drama scene where Young-woo receives Junho's gift. However, they removed things from the drama as well, such as Young-woo and Geurami's high school backstory, which was disappointing as that arc was quite significant. Now, having differences from the original is fine. But some changes are such that the story is now confusing. After the first few court cases, the webtoon suddenly moves away from law and
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just becomes a romance for a few episodes. And within those episodes, the characters reference court cases which have only been included in the drama. The webtoon switches between court case arc and relationship arc so unnaturally that it's somewhat jarring. One gets the idea that the webtoon wasn't planned from start to finish but is just being created along the way.
Anothee criticism is the art. It isn't unpleasant to look at but I cannot call it good. The posing looks stiff, and the characters would be difficult to tell apart if they didn't have unusual hair colours.
[SPOILER] One complaint I have about the story is that Tae Sumi was villainised for "abandoning" a child she never agreed to raise in the first place. She went through the entire pregnancy and derailed her life just to give birth to Young-woo for Young-woo's father, even though she didn't want to have the child. Other than biologically, Sumi was never Youngwoo's mother and had every right to not be part of Young-woo's life.
Overall, it's a heartwarming webtoon but disappointing as an adaptation. I rate it 6/10 as a webtoon in general, ignoring the differences between it and the original.
On another note, it's a fairly good representation of autism spectrum disorder, which is rare to find in any form of media.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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