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 10 has a run time of 70 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 10 Recap Contains Spoilers-
It’s Extraordinary Attorney Woo episode 10 and this time the case is about a man who loves a woman with a disability but the world is not ready to accept their love. The defendant Yang Jeong-il has been accused of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled woman, but he is adamant that he loves the woman named Shin Hye-yeong. While he is persistent about this, Woo Young-woo decides to help him because she believes that people with disability can also love.
In the evening, she goes tells Dong Geurami about Lee Jun-ho’s confession which gets her excited. However, she then tells them that she ran away after he told her about his feelings which angers them, but she tells them that she doesn’t know what comes next. They tell her to go on a date with Lee Jun-ho to cultivate their feelings.
At the trial, Shin Hye-yeong is accompanied by her mother and a group of volunteers who are glaring at the defendant. He asks Woo Young-woo to speak because her being on the autism spectrum may help them. She agrees and shows the court the chat between the defendant and the victim which points towards mutual love and consensual intercourse. But she is interrupted by the victim’s mother who is not ready to accept this point.
Elsewhere, Hwan Min-woo is approached by the man who photographed Tae Soo-mi and is asking him about Woo Young-woo. Hwan Min-woo tells him about the bulletin board post however, the man is not satisfied and tells him that Tae Soo-mi might be Woo Young-woo’s mother. This leaves Hwan Min-woo speechless.
At Hanbada, Lee Jun-ho is leaving when Woo Young-woo stops him and asks him if he still likes her. After an affirmative answer, she proceeds to tell him that she wants to date him while taking out a file of things to do on a date. He is speechless and finds this funny but tries to hide his smile, then tells her that he will drop her home as that is also something to do on a date.
He then tells her that they should also hold hands on a date but she tells him that it is uncomfortable to the point where it becomes unbearable for her. However, she can still try to hold his hand for about 57 seconds so she turns on her timer and holds his hand. But before the 57 seconds is up, she lets go so Lee Jun-ho tells her that holding hands can wait as they leave to go back home.
The next day during the trial, the prosecution questions a psychologist who proves that the statement given to the police by the victim is reliable. When Choi Soo-yeon shows her the same chats they showed to the judge, the psychologist finds the victim pitiful because people like Shin Hye-yeong do not know how to protect themselves. She is someone who craves love and attention and so when she gets it from someone she wants to make sure that does everything to keep them with her.
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Outside the courtroom, Shin Hye-yeong tries to approach Woo Young-woo and tells her to meet at a Barista Academy because she will be alone there. Her mother arrives just then and pulls her away. Choi Soo-yeon then tells Woo Young-woo that Yang Jeong-il had committed a crime almost similar to this just one year ago, but he had only swindled money from a disable back then.
Woo Young-woo is not happy about this new information and goes to question him but Yang Jeong-il is still persistent that this was true love and is different from what happened back then. She is not convinced and tells him that she will withdraw from this case. Leaving from there, she later goes on a date with Lee Jun-ho when they come across his friends who are shocked when he tells them that he is on a date with her.
Just then, Woo Young-woo remembers Shin Hye-yeong’s request to meet her and rushes there. Upon finding her, the victim tells the two to save Yang Jeong-il because she really does love him. Woo Young-woo tells her to make this statement in court and she agrees.
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The next day, the attorneys ask for the victim to make her statement in court to which the judge agrees only after sending the defendant out. Woo Young-woo questions her and puts forth Shin Hye-yeong’s wish to not punish the defendant. However, the prosecutor proves that the victim does not know the difference between sexual intercourse and sexual assault. Proving that she does not know what has happened while also letting them know of the anxiety the incident has caused her.
Elsewhere, Lee Jun-ho’s friends question his relationship with Woo Young-woo, one even tells him that he is doing this out of pity. This angers Lee Jun-ho as he starts a fight with his friend. On the other hand, Hwan Mi-woo is unable to let go of the speculation that Woo Young-woo is Tae Soo-mi’s daughter and approaches a senior he knows. He gets to know that Tae Soo-mi left for studies abroad the year when Woo Young-woo must have been born.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo Episode 10 Ending
Extraordinary Attorney Woo episode 10 ends at the trial where the judge first announces the decision made by the jury, which sides with the defendant. However, when making the final verdict he decides that the defendant is guilty while giving him jail time. During this, Shin Hye-yeong is crying while the group of volunteers and her mother are surprised.
Later that evening, Woo Young-woo goes to drop Lee Jun-ho home where she tells him that it is sad that when a disabled person loves then it is the world that decides whether it is love or not. He understands why she said this and lets her know that it will still be love no matter what everyone else says. She tells him that it is hard to love her but he assures her that he will still love her.
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Lee Jun-ho then tries to get close to her but stops, however, this time Woo Young-woo approaches and kisses him. Elsewhere, Tae Soo-mi has come to visit Woo Gwang-ho with an offer to send the two to Boston to one of Taesan’s law firms. He is angered by her and lets her know that she has no right to interfere and make decisions for Woo Young-woo. She tells him that he is the one who has not fulfilled his promise and must be doing this as a part of a plan to ruin her.
This angers him further as he tells her to go away and never come back into their lives. The scene ends with her leaving while Woo Gwang-ho vents his anger.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo Episode 10 Review
Extraordinary Attorney Woo episode 10 brought out an issue that not everyone knows of, the right to love that a disabled person is not given. People think that it is common that a person with a mental disability will not be able to feel emotions like love and find it hard to believe that there exists a person who can love them. Maybe this is why even people with disability find it hard to believe when someone loves them.
Everyone deserves to love and this is an emotion that comes from deep within, so why see the capabilities of a person when they say that they are in love? Why is it that the world gets the power to decide whether someone is in love or not?
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On the other hand, the mother’s concern is understandable as even the caretaker of the mentally disabled cannot think of such a possibility. Maybe it is because they’ve lived with them and know that there is no one who can bear the burden to taking care of them, and it is only because they are family that these caretakers are able to carry this responsibility.
But maybe it is this mindset that needs to be changed. Every parent is protective of their child and while these parents have to be extra protective, they need to not go overboard and have some faith in the world.
But, one of the best moments from this episode has to be when Lee Jun-ho proudly introduces Woo Young-woo to his friends and also fights when someone calls his love pity. Again, this mindset is too deeply etched in people and will take decades to change, but if people like Lee Jun-ho really exist in this world then we can already call it a better place.
Lastly, a shout out to Woo Young-woo and the effort she has put into dating Lee Jun-ho. She is trying her best and her actions in this episode were not easy, so a round of applause to our wonderful attorney.
What side would you take? The mother’s or the person who claims to love Shin Hye-yeong? Let us know in the comments below!
Till then, watch Extraordinary Attorney Woo on Netflix.
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