This drama felt too short and too long at the same time, too short because even in a plot driven show your characters…
A lot of what you mentioned was directly taken from the novel and a lot more believable in the drama. Only the reverse Oedipus situation was made up for the drama.
I haven't seen the other adaptations of the novel but I can say this is a damn good one. They omitted a lot of…
And this is a gripe specific to the drama but damn I wish they fleshed out the relationship between Shinkai and Airi more. I wanted more romantic scenes. Or any really. Homegirl deserved it.
I haven't seen the other adaptations of the novel but I can say this is a damn good one. They omitted a lot of…
I didn't like what they did with Sumire. Like, Mercedes always loved Dantes and explicitly rejected Fernand after finding out what he did. Here, she's still in love with him. Idk why they had the ending scene with the fire and the new marriage proposal, the book Count would never do something so flashy and even the drama's Count knows she doesn't really love him anymore. Sumire is just a more annoying person than Mercedes.
I haven't seen the other adaptations of the novel but I can say this is a damn good one. They omitted a lot of characters and subplots and added some of their own but in most cases, it worked out well and made the story even better. From what I heard, this Japanese drama was a lot more faithful to the novel than most of the other adaptations, though.
What I loved is that they made the female characters have a lot of agency and courage in the drama and the villains somehow even more evil. It also got really twisted at some points but in a good way.
The drama was always suspenseful and damn compelling, the acting was topnotch, the story and OST was amazing. One of the best jdramas I've seen so far. 8.9/10.
There are a lot of sheeple, and what I call 'bandwagonist feminists' in this world, and esp on this site. They'll…
This "both sides" argument doesn't work on rapists just as it doesn't work on Nazis. Don't shame people for being "nuanced" for not "understanding" the POV of a f**king rapist. Don't shame the women involved for drinking alone with one of their work colleagues. The entire blame falls on the man who decided *out of his own free will* to force himself on his *colleagues*.
If you somehow managed to extricate yourself from situations where you're not alone with a man, good for you. The rest of the world doesn't always get the chance to keep themselves safe. Rather, the onus is on the men of this world who take the mundane events as opportunities to take advantage of women. Do you think if this chutiya was alone with two male colleagues in this scenario, he would do this to them?
You're shielding your brave and woke take by pretending to be nuanced. But if you ever start an argument that goes like, "Sure, he is a rapist buutt those women should have...", the problem lies with you not the other people who might call you out on it. Istg, pick me women are just as bad as the actual offenders bc they act like enablers.
This is one of the best detective dramas I've seen. If you've seen The King; Eternal Monarch and wished they did characterization, plotting, world-building, acting, and the parallel worlds concept a 100% better than they did, then this drama is for you!
Speaking of India, this drama had the budget, special effects and the production value of your avg Indian "fantasy" show on SAB or Sony TV like Balveer (i.e. low on all counts). However, Moribito was quite good. The acting was great and you could tell the writers gave alot of thought to worldbuilding. The pacing was a bit slow though and there's a lot of exposition and flashbacks. If you're into fantasy and action, I'd recommend watching if you have nothing else to watch. 8/10 (asiancrush app).
This reminded me of the East Asian shows I'd watch in between Ninja Hattori and Takeshi's Castle when I was 7-9 back home in India, tbh. Got hit with a strong dose of nostalgia.
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What I loved is that they made the female characters have a lot of agency and courage in the drama and the villains somehow even more evil. It also got really twisted at some points but in a good way.
The drama was always suspenseful and damn compelling, the acting was topnotch, the story and OST was amazing. One of the best jdramas I've seen so far. 8.9/10.
If you somehow managed to extricate yourself from situations where you're not alone with a man, good for you. The rest of the world doesn't always get the chance to keep themselves safe. Rather, the onus is on the men of this world who take the mundane events as opportunities to take advantage of women. Do you think if this chutiya was alone with two male colleagues in this scenario, he would do this to them?
You're shielding your brave and woke take by pretending to be nuanced. But if you ever start an argument that goes like, "Sure, he is a rapist buutt those women should have...", the problem lies with you not the other people who might call you out on it. Istg, pick me women are just as bad as the actual offenders bc they act like enablers.