This is Pengsoo
Jeong-Hun’s rampage began when his brother, Sang-Hun, refused to stop playing video games. Jeong-Hun became enraged and began beating him until he was unconscious. His parents tried to bring Sang- Hun back to the house, but Jeong-Hun would not listen. He continued beating his brother until he was dead.
Woo-Young-Woo admires her new nameplate on her office. Myeong-Seok rings and brings her to his office. She’s going to be tackling that horrific beating case we saw at the start of the episode. It turns out the father is the Chairman for Sangjeong Pharmaceuticals and Sang-Hun’s injuries were fatal. In fact, he passed away as a result of this.
Jeong-Hun is the prime suspect in this case, and his autism is the reason Young-Woo has been assigned this case. He has a mental age of around 6-10 years old, which makes him on the severe end of the spectrum. ..
The brothers had a good relationship before this incident. Jeong-Hun always says “Die, die, stop.” Myeong-Seok believes that Jeong-Hun may have opened up to Young-Woo because they are both on the spectrum.
Jun-Ho and Young-Woo sit at lunch and discuss whales. Jun-Ho has a big smile on his face the whole time, while Su-Yeon is very clearly jealous. After eating, Young-Woo and Myeong-Seok head up to meet Jeong-Hun in the former’s office.
Jeong-Hun and Young-Woo are discussing Sang-Hun, the young man who was beaten by Jeong-Jun. Jeong-Hun asks Young-Woo about Sang-Hun and whether he beat him, but the poor guy simply repeats “Why?” constantly.
Young-Woo’s father shares that living with someone who is autistic can be very lonely, as he often has flashbacks of trying to connect with Young-Woo. ..
Jeong-Hun and Young-Woo have been trying to connect with one another through conversation for a while now, but it’s been difficult. Jeong-Hun has a fascination with the law and Young-Woo is not so sure. They are both struggling to find ways to have conversations that are meaningful and share their feelings.
Jeong-Hun is in love with penguins and the others try to connect with him by singing a song about them. Su-Yeon and Myeong-Seok are there too and they make the song even funnier with their hilarious subtitles.
Jeong-Hun is a difficult cookie to crack and although Young-Woo’s idea is a good one, it doesn’t quite pay off as they intended. Jeong-Hun’s mother explains that he’s hard to communicate with, especially in his fragile mental state, and as such they can’t work with him anymore.
After Sang-Hun’s death, Young-Woo and Jun-Ho work together to try and find any clues in his room. They find scraps of rope behind his bookshelf and a diary from a year ago that confirms he had tried to commit suicide several times before. ..
Jeong-Hun’s suicide attempt may have been the final straw for Young-Woo. He witnessed his brother trying to take his own life and it caused him to lose control, leading to Jeong-Hun’s outburst. ..
Jeong-Hun is outside the law firm, and he pleads with Young-Woo and the others to sing the Pengsoo song for him again. They bring him in and call his mother, who’s grateful that he’s okay. She believes that they should keep Sang-Hun’s integrity in check and debate over whether Jeong-Hun should plead insanity instead.
In court, Young-Woo leads the charge but the prosecution immediately questions Young-Woo over her being autistic and the obvious behavioural ticks she adopts. He uses the subject of autism to throw shade at Young-Woo’s abilities as a lawyer, which angers Meong-Seok.
The lawyer is arguing that because people with autism spectrum disorder have different needs and abilities, they cannot be treated the same as other people.
Young-Woo and Sang-Hun discuss the events that transpired on the day Jeong-Hun was dropped from the rafters. Young-Woo believes that Jeong-Hun tried to save his brother and, as a result, Sang-Hun wasn’t beaten after all. ..
However, the Chairman has stipulated that Young-Woo will no longer be a part of the trial. He believes that her autism could jeopardize their chances of getting a favourable outcome and she agrees. Myeong-Seok doesn’t agree but concedes all the same. ..
Jeong-Hun is found not guilty of the murder of Young-Woo. The Judge asks many questions about the case, but Jeong-Hun answers “yes” to everything, causing the Judge to deem him mentally unfit to answer anything. Based on this, and the prosecution coming unstuck, it would appear that Jeong-Hun is going to be found not guilty.
Despite a presumably favourable outcome, Young-Woo decides to hand in her letter of resignation, even taking her nametag off the door that night.
The Episode Review
Extraordinary Attorney Woo tackles discrimination and prejudice in its latest episode with great effect. ..
Jeong-Hun is introducing another autistic person to work with Young-Woo, which is a nice touch and it helps to show the diversity within the spectrum and how wildly different these individuals can be with their personalities and mental states. ..
The prosecution’s targeting of Young-Woo has had a significant impact on her career. She has had to give up the case in order to avoid being targeted, and it’s a low blow that she has to do this in order to protect herself.
It’s clear that this isn’t the end for our lawyer though and hopefully she’ll come back fighting and be introduced into the law firm again as an asset to the team.
Despite what the description for this show would have you believe, Myeong-Seok is actually one of Young-Woo’s biggest supporters. Either way though, the ending leaves things wide open for where the rest of the series goes from here.
