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Gets off the ground but doesn't soar
Thanks to Netflix picking up more Jdramas I’ve been able to check out some of Kimura Takuya’s older dramas such as the enormously popular Good Luck. I enjoyed it for the most part though some of the older tropes haven’t aged well. Kimura has like a fine wine though.
Rookie co-pilot Shinkai Hajime is called upon to land a passenger plane in an emergency. Once on the ground, both a cranky mechanic and the pilot auditor call him on the carpet for his errors. Ogawa and Koda are always ready to cut him down to size and call into question whether he should be a pilot. If those two aren’t on his case, his father is ready to let him know he’s a failure as well. Flight attendant Togashi Noriko and Head Purser Ota give Shinkai more balanced perspectives. Despite all the name calling, a romance burgeons between the co-pilot and mechanic and Koda also grudgingly realizes the sunny Shinkai has his uses.
One unrelentingly critical, combative, unpleasant character regardless of their reasons is enough for me in a drama. Two is pushing it. Three made me want to parachute out of the drama. Only Kimura’s goofy grin and positive energy kept me seated with my tray table in an upright position. I’m not a believer that being good at your job entitles you to belittle people in public and get personal with criticisms. The big reveal for Koda’s horrible attitude was weak and arrogant. Ogawa’s crankiness and drop-dead stare she continually leveled at Shinkai began to grate and I could never see the chemistry between the two characters. She had great chemistry with the equally cranky Koda. Both characters and actors appeared far more relaxed together than with their scripted love interests. Only Shinkai and the ever reliable Togashi kept me engaged.
Good Luck was an interesting look behind the scenes at the Japanese airlines with their dedicated and sometimes horny crew-which should have come as no surprise with all of the gorgeous pilots, FAs, and mechanics wandering around. Characters found love, friendship, and redemption. The drama was a solid commercial to show that air travel is safe and well regulated. But I also learned that I hope I’m never on an ANA flight that is delayed or detoured because Japanese businessmen can become dangerously hysterical. And men think women are overly emotional. Lol
16 August 2025
Rookie co-pilot Shinkai Hajime is called upon to land a passenger plane in an emergency. Once on the ground, both a cranky mechanic and the pilot auditor call him on the carpet for his errors. Ogawa and Koda are always ready to cut him down to size and call into question whether he should be a pilot. If those two aren’t on his case, his father is ready to let him know he’s a failure as well. Flight attendant Togashi Noriko and Head Purser Ota give Shinkai more balanced perspectives. Despite all the name calling, a romance burgeons between the co-pilot and mechanic and Koda also grudgingly realizes the sunny Shinkai has his uses.
One unrelentingly critical, combative, unpleasant character regardless of their reasons is enough for me in a drama. Two is pushing it. Three made me want to parachute out of the drama. Only Kimura’s goofy grin and positive energy kept me seated with my tray table in an upright position. I’m not a believer that being good at your job entitles you to belittle people in public and get personal with criticisms. The big reveal for Koda’s horrible attitude was weak and arrogant. Ogawa’s crankiness and drop-dead stare she continually leveled at Shinkai began to grate and I could never see the chemistry between the two characters. She had great chemistry with the equally cranky Koda. Both characters and actors appeared far more relaxed together than with their scripted love interests. Only Shinkai and the ever reliable Togashi kept me engaged.
Good Luck was an interesting look behind the scenes at the Japanese airlines with their dedicated and sometimes horny crew-which should have come as no surprise with all of the gorgeous pilots, FAs, and mechanics wandering around. Characters found love, friendship, and redemption. The drama was a solid commercial to show that air travel is safe and well regulated. But I also learned that I hope I’m never on an ANA flight that is delayed or detoured because Japanese businessmen can become dangerously hysterical. And men think women are overly emotional. Lol
16 August 2025
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