Chaser Game W2: Utsukushiki Tennyotachi Episode 2

Good episode with only a little filler

This episode was fun for the most part, though my patience with Yoreum is already wearing thin.

In the beginning Yoreum, Itsuki’s “first love” for high school reappears; the Korean girl previously lived with Itsuki and her parents during high school as part of some exchange program, and apparently, they were close. Now a famous celebrity, Yoreum has returned to Japan – obviously to reconnect and court Itsuki, having recently confessed publicly that she’s gay.

Itsuki tells her right away that she is already in love with someone else, but Yoreum won’t take no for an answer, especially as Itsuki tells her they are not dating because Fuyo is still married. She hugs Itsuki without permission, and that of course is the time when Fuyu arrives at the café, misinterpreting the frankly questionable situation and storming off. Itsuki runs after her, but apparently Fuyu is too quick in her high heels for her.

The next day, Fuyu is visiting the Game development studio she was the boss of in S1. They are still working on “Tennyo Sekai”, and the creator of that comic strip isn’t actually the college-aged woman we met in S1, but rather her younger sister, who is still in high school (I assume this means we’ll still visit “Dynamic Dream” in S2, and the original actress playing Zhang Shulin wasn’t available for S2, because why else would the show essentially recast this minor role).

Itsuki, meanwhile is confusing salt and sugar at her café – so, she’s clearly still affected by her Tiff with Fuyu, while her former co-workers assure Fuyu, that Itsuki’s heart only belongs to Fuyu. But they also acknowledge that her rival Yoreum is really popular and successful. Yoreum, meanwhile calls her team to find out who this Fuyu even is.

Later, Itsuki awaits Fuyu at her hotel, wants to make her understand that there’s nothing between Yoreum and her, a conversation that ends with Itsuki exclaiming loudly “The only person I love is Fuyu!”. Fuyu quickly gets in an elevator before anyone can see that she really liked that statement – but then the elevator breaks down. I’m wondering if there’s some technical problem with Japanese elevators in general (as the same thing happened in S1), while Itsuki tries to calm Fuyu, who is claustrophobic, down. This works in the beginning, but as then the power cuts out and Fuyu is sitting in the dark, she’s springs into action, breaks open the elevator door and frees Fuyu.

Then they are having dinner in Fuyu’s hotel room. Fuyu at first apologizes to Itsuki for causing her pain by being with her while still technically married (as Yoreum just had called her accusing her of this), but Itsuki vehemently denies this. The having a cute dinner, feeding each other, and almost kiss – but then, Fuyu’s homophobic mother is outside the hotel room. Fuyu’s telling Itsuki to hide.

Overall, the second episode was mostly as good as the first, though I didn’t really care for the revisit to “Dynamic Dream”. And while Yoreum claims Itsuki and her are linked by “Inyeon” – the Korean term the doesn’t really have a translation but could be interpreted as “soul mates” – her actions don’t really fit that description. If Itsuki doesn’t fall for her in some way, this could get annoying really soon. I’m actually more excited for Fuyu’s resolute mother, who caused the first breakup of the two lovers. Fuyu has her work cut out for her if she wants to change that battleship’s direction. 😊

Anyway, I’m excited for the next episode!

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