Celebrity 
Weaker than the previous seasons
Maybe it's due - at least in part - to the fact that I'm getting bored by the whole "food drama" concept, or maybe it depends on the fact that I honestly find Japanese cuisine to be a bit overrated (in that aspect, just as in mahjong, I'm all for China, LOL), but, whatever the reason, I must confess I found this "Wakako Zake 3" weaker than the previous seasons. Takeda Rina is always nice to watch, but let's face it, seeing her eating & drinking, drinking & eating, rinse & repeat...it's getting kinda boring in the long run.It's still an ok drama to watch, especially while having dinner, so that if what she's having is better than what you're having, you can let your imagination roam free, LOL...but also the opposite can be a nice thing, LOL - when what you're having is better than what she's having! - and that's happened to me quite often during this third season (I hope you'll forgive my food chauvinism...I am Italian, after all, it's like the national pastime! ^___^;;;;;....)
(Talking of which, a heartfelt warning to my countrymates: for your own good - and mental sanity - maybe you'll wanna skip the first half of the 4th episode, as what they do to our beloved pasta in those few minutes is bound to give you nightmares! O___o I won't go into details, but I'll tell you this: MAYONNAISE! ...'nuff said! >______<)
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Infantilized adult alcoholic
So here’s your synopsis - it’s in my title itself. What we have here is a grown woman acting like a child who is eager to “grow up into an adult,” trying desperately hard to be cute, while downing one beer/sake after another like a pot bellied alcoholic! Now and then she eats some food- but the food has been shoved aside as the main attraction since season 2.Of course, I don’t mind watching someone eat delicious food, but keep the “personality” of the person eating to a minimum or tolerable please. If she were just a quiet lady who enjoyed mindful eating, making the food the star of the show, I would have loved this series much more. Stop trying so hard to make this woman cute and focus more on the food and atmosphere, instead waiters staring creepily at her with “omg you’re sooo cute, let’s get you some free food!”
It’s obvious why this series has so many seasons- it’s free promotion for businesses- surely they would even chip in as sponsors. It’s quite brilliant as a business idea but, this was done way better in Solo Katsu Joshi no Susume- now that was a personality in a food drama that was truly admirable. Not this Wakako baby wannabe.
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