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Review
ItwasthankstoWoo’sfather,whoraisedheraloneandgaveuphisdreamforher,andDongGeu-ra-mi,Woo’sonlyfriendfrom
school, that Woo was able to challenge her goal of being an attorney, while overcoming all the discrimination and bulling she
gotfromsocietyandschoolfriends.Afterbecominganattorney,shemakesseveralmorefriends:aseniorattorneywhoadmires
her for her ability to solve cases, and a colleague who keeps speaking on her side and helps Woo with being herself by never
interferingwithWoo’sdecisionsorbehaviors.
ⓒNetflix
▲Woo’s dad (Left), Woo’s high school friend Dong-geu-ra-mi (Middle), Woo’s college friend “sunshine” Choi Su-yeon, and Senior attorney Jeong Myeong-seok,
they all really care about Woo but never judge her ability and possibility or yearn her. They rather believe in her extraordinary thoughts and especially pure
passionaboutherwork,loveandlife.
What was most impressive about the drama was Woo’s love line with one of her colleagues, Joon-ho. The love between them
depicted Woo as a woman, without any tags about autism, as someone who likes to be loved and love back. Woo and Joon-ho
evenshowtheirstrugglesofloveastypicaltopicofmundanecouple’slovefightsandirreconcilabledifferences.Itwaswonderful
forviewerstoacceptthedifferencebetweenanautisticpersonandanon-autisticperson,justlikeacasualpersonalitydifference
between non-autistics. When they got back together after they broke up, they looked so happy and lovely, the same as other
reunitedcouples.
ⓒNetflix
▲WooandherloverJun-ho,loveeachotherjustthewaytheyare,careeachotherwhethertheywouldmakeeachotherhappier,breakupastheymisunderstand
each other’s personality, and get back together with love only. There are no yearn, obligations, nor lies. The way autistics fall in love was no different than non-
autisticsandthewayWoofeelsjoy,sadness,happiness,oranythingwasasuniqueasallthenon-autistics.
These attempts to depict an autistic person, not overly focusing on autism, which is only one
ⓒENA
of her characteristics, really captured the hearts and minds of viewers. Showing how she is
passionate about her career, how she relates with friends, and loves someone just like other
people, allow the audience to picture autistic individuals as people who are worthy to be
treatedjustthewaytheyare,andnotsodifferentfromothers.ItistruethatthecharacterWoo
in the drama is a special case among autistic spectrum people, but hopefully it is enough to
makeasocialspaceforautisticstorelaxandbethemselves.
gyeongeun.nam@hufs.ac.kr
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OCTOBER 2022

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