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12 episodes is more than enough to build a romance if you try. The sad thing is, if less time was spent on a childhood connection, more time could be spent on actual romance.

Her ex did that to her in the first episode.

It needs to air first, and then Netflix usually adds them approx half hour after it finishes. I think.

The old man wanted information though? I'm not sure how killing him would make that easier to get.

Yeah so regards the freezer example. Luckily they didn't actually bring that up in the court. It was just something someone they consulted used to illustrate the concept of the nocebo effect. Even though, personally, I would have concluded that the freezer was left on by accident but no one wanted to own up to that.

They then switched to concepts like hypochondria, which rang different alarm bells for me. (I've been a recipient of medical gaslighting in the past, accused of hypochondria myself, resulting in a delayed diagnosis, which prevented early intervention and resulted in a lifelong disability.) But that was more plausible, as it's a concept that gets thrown around a lot.

I found the arguments relied on emotions too much in general. But I could tolerate it as I have no background in law and have seen much, much worse logic in law dramas. This one felt positively grounded in comparison haha. But yeah if I did have experience, I would be avoiding all law dramas, as seeing things portrayed obviously inaccurately is very frustrating.

(btw I still dropped this after ep 4)

The subs are much better on Viki than Netflix imo.

The first time I watched it was Netflix and I dropped it because the dialogue felt disjointed and simplistic. I'd seen the script praised in reviews, but something was off. Take, for example, the flashback to their breakup at the start of ep 3. The same information is translated, but the phrasing in places is much smoother on Viki.

So, watching it now on Viki, even though the video quality is inconsistent and horrible. Because the subs are better. Haven't felt inclined to drop it yet this time.

I don't know, but his tag as he was wheeled away at the end of ep 1 said "Neurology"... maybe something like an aneurysm? That can cause sudden collapse, coma and death. But he woke up again and was mildly coherent so idk. I don't think it matters tbh, and the show did not mention details.

Edit: Thinking about it... the person I know who died from that had to be declared brain dead. So they would have had the time to wait for the son before turning off life support. So. Probably not that.

Ohh this was good. First episode was much better than I expected. Maybe there will be a drama this year that I actually enjoy after all.

Disney+

yes except I prefer the actors here. Particularly prefer the ML actor here (ML in No Gain No Love isn't very expressive)

I don't understand how all these expensive dramas are made... and they couldn't even be bothered to hire decent writers? Might as well burn the money.

Good writing can carry a lot. Bad writing is just... makes everything bad.

He's the sort of pathetic scum that's great for comedy.

Thanks for that. I don't read Japanese so I missed it. It was an easy detail to miss anyway, it sounds like.

I would like to enjoy this, but I just can't. If only they had chosen any other time setting. Or not made the ML military.

Ep 2 was only 30 minutes, so they are short.

I don't understand how Todo Seigo managed to find Asuka in ep 2. She never explained who she was even when he asked (which implies he didn't know), and then how on earth did he know she would be where he found her? I didn't get the impression he was a stalker.

Uh well. A lot of popular dramas are poorly acted, have a strange script and scenarios that might have worked in a manga but do not translate so well into a drama. (Imo a lot of romcoms and some of the thriller/mysteries) And then you have the ones that are genuinely well acted, thought-provoking stories. That leave you reeling because they are phenomenal. The drama I mentioned above is one such drama.

But also I tend to be hypercritical of writing. Just in general, for any drama, regardless of the country. This is why I rarely finish anything. So please don't take my opinions as factual statements. They are opinions.

Just uh, butting into this conversation. I hope you don't mind. I've noticed some of the best Jdramas tend to fly under the radar, and are often harder to locate. (Why I don't watch many). There is a massive disparity in quality. Some of the really popular ones are just really bad anime adaptations. And I personally often prefer the non-romance ones.

An absolutely marvelous drama which I think showcases some of biggest strengths of Jdramas is called Brush Up Life, from 2023. If you can find it.

only on the first couple episodes... but the director should learn the power of silence. Everything has a sound affect or background noise/music, it's getting pretty distracting.

chronic is not terminal though