Extraordinary Attorney Woo (이상한 변호사 우영우) is a Korean legal series that revolves around a lawyer with an autism spectrum disorder. The story follows her journey as she steps into one of the biggest law firms, taking up cases that she resolves in her own peculiar way. The Korean drama is directed by Yoo In-shik and written by Moon Ji-won, starring Park Eun-bin, Kang Tae-oh, Kang Ki-young, Baek Ji-won, alongside other cast members.
The 16 episodes show premiered on June 29, 2022, and releases new episodes every Wednesday and Thursday at 10:30 pm KST. Extraordinary Attorney Woo episode 8 has a run time of 67 minutes.
Netflix describes this Korean series as:
BRILLIANT ATTORNEY WOO YOUNG-WOO TACKLES CHALLENGES IN THE COURTROOM AND BEYOND AS A NEWBIE AT A TOP LAW FIRM AND A WOMAN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.
-Extraordinary Attorney Woo Episode 8 Recap Contains Spoilers-
It’s Extraordinary Attorney Woo episode 8 starts with Woo Young-woo waking up at Dong Geurami’s place as she tells her of wanting to move out of her father’s house as she is an adult. She then goes to work but is pointed out by everyone due to the post made by Kwon Min-woo. Unaware of the reason behind everyone’s looks, she goes to Jung Myung-seok’s office for the meeting but the group is interrupted by Han Seon-young who enquires about their case. She gives the team a few suggestions and then leaves.
Later, Choi Soo-yeon stops Woo Young-woo and tells her about the post while the latter tells her that everything in the post is true. However, Choi Soo-yeon is not convinced and tells her that if her getting into Hanbada is unfair then the discrimination against her during the campus selection was also unfair. She then tells her that Kwon Min-woo is the one behind the post and tells her to hit him when no one’s looking.
The team goes to Seodeok-dong for the on-site visit but things don’t go as planned for Hanbada. The rain obstructs the judge from witnessing the town’s beauty while Tae Soo-mi presents the consent form signed by most residents for the road. This shocks the attorneys from Hanbada but they are not ready to give up. The judge then decides that his decision will now be based on the consent forms of the residents and give the two teams a week to present the required documents. And thus begins a race between the two law firms.
While Taesan starts quick, Hanbada is lacking the numbers and takes another route. With the help of a member of the women’s association in the village, they gather the other members and try to get them to sign the form, however, this group of senior citizens request a song. Jung Myung-seok is pushed in front and the performance begins. Woo Young-woo on the other hand leaves to get her bag from the Hackberry tree where she encounters Tae Soo-mi with her bag. Tae Soo-mi is impressed by this rookie attorney and asks her to join Taesan.
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The scene of the two talking is witnessed by Kwon Mi-woo who questions Woo Young-woo about it but she refuses to answer and asks him about the post. He tells her that what the post said is right and that she did get the job only because of nepotism. Later that evening, Woo Young-woo tries to leave home with her clothes while her father tries to stop her during which he spills that Tae Soo-mi is her mother. Shocked, Woo Young-woo slips off the stairs and is sent to the hospital. There, Woo Gwang-ho tells her that he lied about her mother being dead but Woo Young-woo tells him that she already knew that she was abandoned because her grandmother had told this to her.
Woo Gwang-ho then goes on to tell the story of her birth, he tells her that they were both from two different worlds and their relationship would have never worked out. But, when the young couple conceived Woo Young-woo, Tae Soo-mi realised that they cannot be together and wanted to abort the child. However, Woo Gwang-ho stopped her with the promise that he will abandon the field of law in exchange for the baby and has kept his promise since then. But now he regrets making this promise because he realised that this world doesn’t care about loyalty and only looks at political gains. He regrets that he is unable to help out Woo Young-woo himself just because of his choice.
This conversation takes a turn when Woo Young-woo thinks about the Hackberry tree that can be used in the case and immediately calls Jung Myung-seok. Suddenly woken up in the middle of the night, Jung Myung-seok reminds her about the time and tells her that they’ll discuss this the next day. Woo Young-woo and Lee Jun-ho go to discuss the Hackberry tree and the village chief tells him that the responsibility to go through the process of designating it as a natural monument was given to Park Yu-jin.
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When the two go to Park Yu-jin and question him about it, he tries to escape but is soon caught upon which he confesses that he never really filed the application. Woo Young-woo then asks him about the umbrella that he was using and he tells her that he got it from Kyungpo construction when he went to see a house. At the trial, the judge asks about the consent form and Tae Soo-mi tells him that they got the majority of residents to sign in favour of the construction. The judge is then ready to make the decision based on this but Jung Myung-seok stops him stating that they would like to file a motion to challenge the court.
Everyone is left stupefied while Hanbada produces pictures of the judge holding up an umbrella with the logo of Kyungpo construction which is given by them to their customers. He states that the judge may give a biased judgement in order to not lose an apartment that will be built on the land that is a part of this project and requests to put the decision on hold. Tae Soo-mi realises that Woo Young-woo is somehow involved in this and is once again left impressed.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo Episode 8 Ending
At Taesan, Tae Soo-mi plans a meeting between Woo Young-woo and the head of the HR department to get her into the law firm. However, Woo Young-woo requests to talk to her alone and reveals to her that she is Woo Gwang-ho’s daughter which shocks Tae Soo-mi. She then states that she cannot join Taesan as that would be like abandoning her father and going to her mother’s side which will be wrong. Tae Soo-mi asks her if she resents her, but Woo Young-woo tells her that she had a nice time with her under the Hackberry tree. She also tells her that she wanted to meet her mother at least once and that it was nice to be able to meet her.
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At Seodeok-dong, the Hackberry tree is announced to be a natural monument. As the residents rejoice around the tree, it is decided that a new route needs to be found for the road.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo Episode 8 Review
Extraordinary Attorney Woo episode 8 was another game changer and this episode brings out the past into the present. Choi Soo-yeon has proved that women do support women as she moves up the list of our favourite characters in this show. The support that Choi Soo-yeon and Dong Geurami have shown for Woo Youn-woo has to be the most heartwarming moment in this show. While Jung Myung-seok is also proving why he is a capable mentor as he slowly becomes an idol for the three attorneys under him.
In this episode, we saw the greed of people but also many heartwarming scenes that cannot be overlooked. While the people trying to save a community are not many, they are still capable of standing for the truth and being able to win a trial which seemed impossible. There are many heartwarming scenes in the show but there’s one that will always take the spotlight: Lee Jun-ho and Woo Young-woo. It is finally revealed that nothing happened in the previous episode (a bummer) but at least she confessed to him that she likes him which must have definitely made his heart skip a beat.
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Another point I want to talk about is the decision made by Woo Gwang-ho and Tae Soo-mi. Before we take any side we have to know that the two had Woo Young-woo while they were in their early twenties without a career. The university students who have lived a life that cannot be compared, I can understand why they ended up like this.
Before we blame Tae Soo-mi we have to know that she had never known the hardships of life and to go into such a life by leaving behind comfort is not an easy decision to make. And pregnancy at such a young age doesn’t always end up with the right choices. We have to agree that she only made a more practical choice, while Woo Gwang-ho, like he said earlier did make the wrong choice. The spur-of-a-moment promise has ruined his life which he could have avoided.
Finally, the scene between Woo Young-woo and Tae Soo-mi cannot be ignored. The former is like her mother a practical thinker but also has her father’s personality of feeling content and loyalty. The tears in her eyes were happy with a hint of sadness but they were determined to move on. Tae Soo-mi is shocked right now but I think she will move on while looking out for her whenever she can.
What are your thoughts about Tae Soo-mi’s decision? Where do you think her relationship with Woo Young-woo will go next? Let us know in the comments below!
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Thank you for your review. I think Tae Soo Mi will withdraw her decision to work for the gov’t and indeed silently look out for Woo Young Woo and and she may eventually announce to the public that Woo Young Woo is her daughter.
I’m not sure if she will withdraw her decision to work for the gov’t but I am sure that the truth about her relationship with Woo Young-woo will be revealed and she will be left with no choice but to withdraw.