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 13 has a run time of 64 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 13 Recap Contains Spoilers-
A case has come from Jeju islands in Extraordinary Attorney Woo episode 13 and Woo Young-woo is excited! Not because of the case but because of the dolphins that she will soon get to see. Elsewhere, Jung Myeong-seok has gone to the hospital to get his reports, but what do they say?
At Hanbada, Jung Myeong-seok is ready to begin the meeting when Woo Young-woo rushes in and tells him about the Jeju case. He then shocks everyone present by making this a team business trip to Jeju along with Lee Jun-ho. Later at lunch Lee Jun-ho lets Woo Young-woo know that he is still mad at her for saying that they are not dating and follows by telling her that they will meet his elder sister and husband who also live in Jeju.
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She later talks about this with Dong Geurami and ends up spilling about the trip and meeting Lee Jun-ho’s sister. The latter too wants to join in now and tells Kim Min-shik that they too should have a business trip to Jeju.
At the airport, Jung Myeong-seok surprises everyone with his holiday get-up and invites Dong Geurami and Kim Min-shik to join them when he sees that they are going to Jeju as well. The group soon reaches Jeju and Jung Myeong-seok joins the two after finding their car to be more fun than what Lee Jun-ho rented.
They soon reach the booth where they have to pay an admission to visit the cultural heritage site. However, even after arguing that they are not going to the temple, the fee collector tells them to either pay or to go back, which cannot be an option as there is no legal U-turn. Choi Su-yeon records the whole event.
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The group then pays the fee and is on their way to the noodle shop that Jung Myeong-seok is excited to revisit. Looking at the beautiful scenery on the way, he is filled with emotion as he cries.
They soon reach the noodle shop but find it closed which leaves them disappointed, especially Jung Myeong-seok. The next day at court, the video of the fee collector is shown in front of everyone but the defence lawyer shows the map of the area in court. He proves that the temple has the right to collect this money as the road was built on their land.
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The head monk of the temple then invites the attorneys to the temple to take part in a special ritual. After the special prayer, the monk takes them to the treasure of the temple which is a painting. He takes them to a temple and asks them to look for the painting, but when they aren’t able to find it he shows them a box. He tells them that the painting is inside the box and tells them to not only look at things as it is on the outside while ignoring what is inside.
Later at night, Jung Myeong-seok tells the team to shut their work and enjoy their first day at Jeju. Choi Su-yeon and Hwan Min-woo go to get some drinks for everyone. The two slowly have a peaceful time on the way when the latter’s father calls him. Choi Su-yeon asks him what happened and we see a man who has had to become an adult and is the sole breadwinner in the family at an earlier time.
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They come back to where everyone is and Woo Young-woo tells them that they were talking about Jung Myeong-seok’s wife who had left him eight years ago. She also tells them that they had their honeymoon in Jeju.
Jung Myeong-seok then shares his regret of overworking during those days, so much so that he had neglected his wife during their honeymoon which must have been the beginning of their rough journey. He prioritised his work way too much.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo Episode 13 Ending
The next morning, Hwan Min-woo tries to get some reaction out of Woo Young-woo by increasing the volume of the television that is playing news about Tae Soo-mi. Elsewhere, Woo Young-woo is excited about dolphin watching and Lee Jun-ho comes to remind her about the lunch with his sister.
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They soon go to watch dolphins but are unable to find any and soon leave for Lee Jun-ho’s sister’s house. There, Woo Young-woo acts in accordance with the suggestions given by Dong Geurami but fails each time. Lee Jun-ho is concerned for her but she keeps trying her best.
Later, she goes to the washroom and during this time Lee Jun-ho’s sister rebukes him for having her as his girlfriend. She tells him to not take her to meet his parents as he should be with a girl who takes care of him and not the other way around. This is overheard by Woo Young-woo.
Later at court, the defendant questioned a witness after which it is the plaintiff’s attorney’s turn. Suddenly, Jung Myeong-seok’s condition seems bad as he soon falls on the group. Everyone runs to him and the episode ends.
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Extraordinary Attorney Woo Episode 13 Review
Let us begin this review with a prayer that the writer does not let anything bad happen to attorney Jung Myeong-seok because this beautiful soul deserves better. As a young attorney, he has already sacrificed his marriage and his youth for his profession and now this is happening to him. I really hope he gets well soon and gets to have the noodles that have a beautiful memory of his attached to them.
Moving on, we cannot ignore the fact that Hwan Min-woo’s character seems to be more understandable now. While his every action towards Choi Su-yeon seems suspicious, and his actions towards Woo Young-woo haven’t changed; his talk about being the sole breadwinner in his family might have eased our anger a bit. Things are not easy for him and what he knows is that this world needs money to survive and he is only looking at the best opportunities out there.
Lastly, it is hard to see Woo Young-woo trying to be liked by Lee Jun-ho’s sister so hard only to have a mess being made out of everything. She already feels doubtful and scared about her relationship with Lee Jun-ho and this episode has only made things worse for her. It is not easy to have the confidence to be in a relationship with someone better than you. And for someone on the autism spectrum, this only becomes harder.
I hope Lee Jun-ho will help her gain this confidence that is not easy for anyone to gain, and I hope to see her smiling brightly again.
What do you think is going on in Hwan Min-woo’s mind? Is his behaviour towards Choi Su-yeon sincere or another plan? Let us know in the comments below!
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