SBS drama “The Judge From Hell” ended at episode 14 last weekend.
The film achieved a rating of 11.9% in the final episode, although it could not reach the highest number of 13.6% like episode 8, but this is a stable achievement.
"Judge from Hell" is a fantasy romance film, the devil Justitia, because of a mistake, entered the body of judge Kang Bit Na (Park Shin Hye), carrying out the mission of killing 10 murderers and sending them to hell without obeying human laws.
After meeting police officer Han Da On (Kim Jae Young), Kang Bit Na begins her journey to become a real judge and gradually develops feelings for him.
In episode 13, Kang Bit Na was given the final mission by the higher-ranking devil Bael to give a light sentence to the serial killer J - Jung Tae Gyu, then directly send him to hell as the devil Justitia. If she completes it, she will be able to return to hell and succeed Bael, but if she fails, she will die.
Kang Bit Na must struggle mentally between letting the murderer J receive punishment according to the human legal system, helping the victims' relatives including Han Da On to be comforted, or killing him in another way to save her own life.
In the end, she chose to judge him according to the law and the ethics of a judge. Jung Tae Gyu was sentenced to death. Kang Bit Na accepted being stabbed to death by Bael's henchmen.
But in episode 14, the angel Gariel went to hell to save her with the reason that Justitia was a good devil, she was determined to execute the murderer J, comforting the hateful souls of countless victims' relatives.
Given a chance to live, Kang Bit Na hunts down Jung Tae Gyu when he escapes from prison, making him suffer the punishment he deserves from the demon Justitia.
Kang Bit Na asked Bael for permission to continue as a human judge for 3 years, after which she would return to hell to take over. During this time, Kang Bit Na became a true judge, admired by many.
The episode also talks about the lives of the relatives of the unfortunate victims murdered by Jung Tae Gyu. They gradually removed their obsession and hatred and moved towards a brighter future.
When the 3-year period was almost over, Bael appeared again with the news that Lucifer would give her the chance to become a real human, if she could complete the mission of killing 10 murderers and sending them to hell.
The film ends in the same scene as episode 1, when Kang Bit Na meets a group of students visiting the courthouse. This time, when asked about the statue of the goddess of justice, Kang Bit Na does not answer "justice is dead" like last time.
She clearly explained to the children, "justice is when good people live happily and bad people are punished." When asked if she is a good or bad judge, Kang Bit Na asserted that she is a judge from hell.
On the online community theqoo, a post claiming that the film had a “perfect ending” has attracted over 100,000 views. Korean audiences agreed and gave the work many compliments.
Many pointed out that the film's ending "leaves no room for doubt or emotional dissatisfaction", with the film's execution of the plot impressing the audience.
Many comments praised Park Shin Hye's acting, saying this was the most impressive work of her career.
In addition, many viewers expect "Judge from Hell" to have a part 2, when Kang Bit Na continues her journey to hunt down murderers so she can become human.
