My Notes / Opinions
This is fundamentally a lawyer drama, not a romance. If you’re watching for a main couple love story, there really isn’t one. The 1ML and 1FL never progress beyond implication, and the closest thing to “romance” is an end of series suggestion that they might date. That’s not enough to classify this as a romance in good faith.
There is a genuine romantic subplot between the side male and female attorneys, which develops slowly and does have on screen payoff. That’s where essentially all the romance content lives.
Overall, the show starts off solid as a legal drama, but around episode 10 it shifts away from the law focus into heightened personal conflict and tension, which may not work for viewers who wanted a more case driven, professional tone, but the drama does end on a happy/positive note.