Though Unusual and Peculiar
Who is Tae Su-Mi’s son?
Sang-Hyeon is a genius, and his father is a successful lawyer. Sang-Hyeon has won awards for Cybersecurity, solved Rubik’s Cubes, and his favourite food is gimbap.
Sang-Hyeon watches as the Raon case is aired on TV. He is disturbed by how In-Cheol (the CEO) is still unconscious.
Sang-Hyeon steps up and admits he’s responsible for the hack. Su-Mi implores him not to say anything and to keep all of this a secret between them. Su-Mi is desperate to get the Ministry position and demands he not turn himself in. However, Sang-Hyeon throws a curveball when he mentions Young-Woo.
CEO Han of Hanbada jumps in to be part of their group too after winning the first trial. Jang is still in charge but he reprimands Min-Woo, Su-Yeon and Young-Woo for their part to play in the Raon case. It’s still not over yet, despite winning the first trial.
What happens to Raon?
A new CEO is being brought in to Raon as a result of In-Cheol’s absence, and the company is undergoing a changeover.
Su-Yeon and Mon-Wo show up to meet Myeong-Seok in the hospital. He has a facemask on, but he seems to be healing up. Apparently the surgery went well and he’s been taking better care of himself for his ex-wife, who shows up prompting the lawyers to leave. ..
According to Ji-Su, the only solution so they can be together without work getting in the way is to break up Hanbada. She says that she’s been thinking about quitting her job for months and that she’s not sure if she can make it through another year of it. Ji-Su and Myeong-Seok talk about how their relationship is deteriorating and whether or not it’s worth continuing despite the risks. They both agree that there’s no other way for them to be together without work getting in the way.
Does Min-Woo betray Young-Woo?
Meanwhile, Min-Woo meets with Su-Mi and discusses the recent events involving Young-Woo. He admits that now is the perfect time to take him down. ..
Min-Woo is not the one to do it though. He’s had a change of heart and decided to start living like a fool instead. Of course, this ties back into Su-Yeon and her words last chapter.
That night, a representative from Taesan Law Firm stops by and give Young-Woo a brochure with a promotion to Taesan Office on, including a professional counsellor all paid for, along with double her current salary. Jun-Ho listens to all of this and he’s shocked, eventually deciding not to follow through with his confession of love.
Young-Woo tells her father that she is going to be made public and this is basically Su-Mi’s way of trying to get rid of her.
When Young-Woo drops the brochure on the table, Gwang-Ho already knows about this of course and believes leaving for the States is in Young-Woo’s best interest. But what does she actually want to do? Young-Woo certainly doesn’t understand why she needs to hide right now, that’s for sure.
What happens with Sang-Hyeon’s confession?
Hanbada Sang-Hyeon, the hacker who admitted to hacking Raon, also brought up that a man called Chan-Hong was the one who hired him to do this and steal the files. Chan-Hong wanted to remind In-Cheol of the “developer spirit”, given he had turned too far into a businessman instead. ..
Chan-Hong’s thinking is that he wanted to use this attack as a way of convincing his colleague to invest more in security. Sang-Hyeon made it seem like North Korea were the culprits through some well-placed red herrings. The reason he’s coming clean now though is because In-Cheol is in hospital and got hurt.
The thing is, if Young-Woo comes clean with this, it could potentially damage her relationship with her client.
Hanbada is considering using the confession video of Su-Mi’s son to stop her from becoming Minister. Young-Woo has a lightbulb moment once more and realizes that this could be the perfect way to do it.
How does Young-Woo resolve the case?
Young-Woo determined that as Sang-Hyeon gave the personal date he stole to Mr Kim, he encrypted the whole thing so nobody could actually access the personal data. This means that the damage due to personal data breach hasn’t occurred yet.
In a video played in court, Young-Woo echoes these same sentiments, as a video is played just to those involved to show Mr Kim is the one who organized the hack. Not only that, but the Board of Directors decides to cover up and play damage control, dismissing Chan-Hong from the board of directors. ..
Chan-Hong is found not guilty of all charges against him, but a recovering In-Cheol decides to take legal action against him anyways. Despite all of this, the defendants and the Judge decide not to use this video as evidence after all.
Through all of this, Sang-Hyeon messages Young-Woo and confirms he won’t be testifying as he’s moving to the US. This is obviously Su-Mi’s doing. CEO Han believes the workaround for this is to leak the video anyway and try to win the approval of the public.
How does Young-Woo convince Tae Su-Mi to let the evidence stand?
Young-Woo opposes this plan, given that it will vilify San-Hyeon. Instead, Young-Woo decides to take matters into her own hands and convince Su-Mi herself, meeting her at Taesan Law Firm.
Jun-Ho and Young-Woo are on their way to a romantic dinner together. Jun-Ho tells her about his reasons for being with her and how grateful he is for her. He urges her not to break up with him, and she agrees. They end up breaking up, but they still remain friends.
Young-Woo confronts her mother about her comparison to a narwhal and begs her to see the value in Sang-Hyeon. She sees herself as a valuable, rare and beautiful commodity and wants her mother to see that same value. Young-Woo pleads with her mother to be a good parent to Sang-Hyeon, making up for what she didn’t do with her and actually reprimand Sang-Hyeon properly, letting him come clean with the video. It’s a big moment, even for Young-Woo, who starts crying after such an emotional meeting. ..
Is the Taon case wrapped up?
This meeting does the trick and Sang-Hyeon is allowed to testify. There are terms, of course, and one of those comes from the fact Young-Woo is the one who has to question Sang-Hyeon. Young-Woo does just this, questioning Sang-Hyeon in court. He’s pretty forthcoming and even apologizes to Raon for what he’s done. Tae Su-Mi is in attendance too and she silently watches on while her son is questioned.
Tae Su-Mi steps up in front of the media and tells them all she’s sorry for what her son has done, and even stepping down from the Minister of Justice position. Han gets her way but at the same time, Su-Mi learns some humility and will hopefully double down on actually being there for her son now.
After the case is resolved, all of the characters gather together for dinner and to celebrate. A recovered Myeong-Seok shows up with Ji-Su and he’s asked whether he’ll return. He tries to wink at Young-Woo, implying he will be returning, but she doesn’t get the hint so Myeong-Seok sticks with a “maybe” for now! ..
How does Extraordinary Attorney Woo end?
The next day, Young-Woo learns that she has been given a full time contract at Hanbada. Her father is unbelievably proud of her and watches as she leaves for the law-firm. “My daughter’s all grown up” Gwang-Ho says proudly.
As Young-Woo heads back on the subway, she greets Jun-Ho and admits that she’s feeling a sense of fulfilment.
The Episode Review
Extraordinary Attorney Woo bows out with a pretty good final episode, one that wraps up most of the big plot points while brushing over others so it’s a bit of a mixed bag, but is certainly more positive than negative.
Min-Woo’s character has been poorly handled and by the end, he almost gets a redemption but I would have liked to see some resolution with his actual career. Even one scene (unless I missed something obviously, in which case comment below!) to show him getting a contract at Hanbada would have sufficed. ..
Jun-Ho’s character has been one that hasn’t had a lot of depth, but beyond that everyone else has had a really solid arc. ..
The rest of the show has been well written and the cases themselves have been one of the better parts of this series. There’s a consistent effort across the board to bring this back to the slice of life drama that made the early parts of this so endearing, and that’s what we get through this final chapter. ..
Extraordinary Attorney Woo does a great job of bringing everything back around with its visual of Young-Woo riding the subway and seeing the whales outside. Whether there will be a second season or not is left up for debate, but one thing’s for sure – this has been a wild rollercoaster ride of a K-drama over the weeks!
