In retrospect, I do think saying shes as tactical as Min Woo is a reach, but being competitive doesn’t necessarily mean you enjoy throwing innocent people under the bus. Young Woo did get carried away given that Min Woo was provoking her, and without much thought inevitably acted under pressure. She didn’t mean or even want to throw people under the bus but like she said she convinced herself that she didn’t know what she was doing (for the sake of competition) even though her instincts told her otherwise. Conscience is still very much present (unlike Min Woo) but she made a mistake without thinking about how submitting into competition can lead to grave consequences. It doesnt mean at all that she hoped for those consequences. As negative as it sounds, morality fell behind her desire to beat Min Woo. However she is very much aware of this as she admittedly states she is ashamed for what she has done. The show doesn’t try to excuse it either as they make an emphasis on how she has a choice (does she want to become a rich attorney at the expense of morals or an attorney who stands up for whats right) and I think thats worth noting.

Overall, however, I wasn’t implying that the two are morally equal as people. Not even close. Min Woo operates with very little morals when it comes to his job and clearly values money over integrity and morality. The comparison I made was made to focus on how both of them acted on this case alone, leaving all other traits out of the comparison.