Olive C

At first, I avoided this drama because of the infidelity theme but was actually quite surprised by how different it was. I feel like the story summary tricked me a lot. The drama focuses more on emotional connection and intimacy rather than lust.

The main character's current relationships in the story are extremely fragile in the first place. The infidelity serves as a catalyst for changes in both their lives. One thing I really appreciate is all the little details in the script; I feel you have to rewatch a second or third time to catch them all especially with the psychological abuse between Fujisawa and Sei. Lots of dialogues and details, especially in earlier episodes, will make you understand how Sei feels he is difficult to be with, or how because he has no connection to others in his life, he became grateful to Fujisawa for putting up with him. Another thing I really likes are the foreshadowing and symbolism. The droplets representing little sprinkles of desires. The rain bringing the two main characters closer and closer each time. The foreshadowing of phones being people's hidden secrets.

All four characters are well developed. The only setback was probably the length of this drama because the story and plot is quite detailed and needed few more episodes but they unfortunately end up with a shorter drama slot run. Hopefully they can follow up with a sequel since the books still has two other novels.

Love the cinematography, color grading and music. It is consistent to its theme. Lots of rewatch value for me personally because each time you will pick up details you did not before. Last, the casting was on point and the acting was perfect for me. Matsumoto Hiroki, as Fujisawa Kazuaki, though really stood out to me with his acting. He is such a toxic character but his eyes acting really show all the range of emotions he felt without much dialogues.