Divorce Attorney Shin Season 1 Episode 2
Determined to win, Sung-han convinces Seo-jin to take her case to trial. Park Ae-ran struggles to contain her mother-in-law’s belittlements.
Already settling into a comfortable groove, Divorce Attorney Shin episode two picks up right where we left off. It doesn’t necessarily sustain the same drama as the season opener. Still, adding the greatly unhappy Ae-ran is interesting, and the rawness of some of these depictions is a real positive. Add that to the well-timed scenes of humor, which can often break the tension, and this seems to have the makings of a very solid show.
Divorce Attorney Shin Season 1 Episode 2 Recap
The Custody Battle
We begin with the trial for Hyeon-u’s custody, which we see has taken a lot of effort from Seo-jin to push through with. But the DJ is persistent, partly because of Sung-han’s timely reminder that she is fighting this battle to ensure her son doesn’t “live in pain.” Additionally, Seo-jin is now being encouraged to demand an “exact division of property” now that the case is out of mediation.
In court, Sung-han debates Hee-sub’s point on Hyeon-u having no interest in living with his mother. This is because the attorney has gotten the youngster to confide in him about this and has heard an explanation of his fear of Seo-jin dying (Hyeon-u would watch her stand on her apartment balcony, knowing she was in pain). As an aside, the boy is also aware Sung-han knows why he threw his father’s phone away – it was due to him seeing something “painful” on there, which is hinted at being his mother’s sex tape – and quietly seems to appreciate the comfort he’s afforded from perhaps the singular dependable adult in his life.
Presenting Hyeon-u’s journal, Sung-han shows the court notes, which prove the youngster’s unhappiness with living with his father and being away from his mother. Following this, Attorney Shin accepts his opposition’s viewpoint that he is reading from the diary of an “unstable child” before turning his attention to questioning Hee-sub. It’s a brilliant tactical move, as Sung-han seamlessly receives an admission that Hyeon-u was shown his mother’s sex tape, which in turn causes the façade of the young boy’s manipulative father to disintegrate. Though this revelation comes with other consequences, too, given it infuriates Seo-jin to the point she strikes her ex-husband across the face twice, then collapses.
Divorce Attorney Shin
Season Number: 1
Episode Number: 2
Air Date: Mar 5, 2023
Language: Korean
Subtitle Language: English
Source: Divorce.Attorney.Shin.S01E02.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.x264-MARK
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