Dropping it. ML is ... it's the same problem as in Deus Ex Human Revolution: a hero complaining non stop. Gosh…
I just finished the 1st episode, and it picks up after the 30-40 mins. He doesn't actually complain much after that, and the show becomes more contemplative & heartwarming.
For the first half an hour or so, I couldn't empathize with the ML and wanted to give this up given how he just kept complaining. But I decided to persist on, and I am glad I did.
The more we went on, the more we went beyond the exterior & saw that he clearly loves his wife, his job & his patients. We got introduced to his world, his quirkiness & his gentle side. It gets tough a lot of times because of how long the work hours are, & how grey the medical profession is with. Doctors are not God and they can't always save everyone. Regardless of how many years you work, you are human at the end of the day & watching your patient die makes you feel sad & question whether you did your best (even if you did)
We also slowly got introduced to the various characters in the hospital, from the nurses to the patients, & the people that live with Doc (is it a sharehouse? Or just 1 building?).. and it ended up being contemplative and heartwarming. I teared up at some parts. Either I have become very sensitive or all the J dramas this season are so fantastic that almost all of them have been making me tear up.
It was slow the first hour & I really wanted some action or loud music to burst HAHA but I guess that's also the charm of the show. After all life can be so mundane & slow. You wake up, eat, shit, go to work & then come back home, eat, sleep.. and this cycle repeats for pretty much most of our lifetime. Very few people truly break out of that mundanity. And it's not to say mundanity isn't beautiful. It can very well be, if you have good support around you, like the ML has in the form of his wife & neighbours.
All in all, it was a beautiful 1st episode. I ended up liking it after the first hour. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
I'm just so happy to see Toyokawa Etsushi (actor who plays Sora's father) He starred in some of my favourite J dramas from the golden era of the 90s. So that probably made me biased lol. But when he entered, I wondered if the show was digressing and was questioning whether they really needed him. I am so glad I was proven wrong.
I loved him so much in these 2 episodes. You can see just how much Sora needed that conversation with her father. How much Aoi needed that support (even if temporary) where she could let go & have another person share the joy of raising Sora. I don't like what the father did to Aoi & Suzune. But I fell in love with him and could see that Sora loved him too. He definitely helped her mature. You can also see how alike they are.. the way he joked about wifi/internet, ruffled Sora's hair, was so unapologetic & the lesson he taught Sora. I teared up a little.
The preview with mother/father holding Sora up made me so happy. *sad for Gon though*
Wataru realising that Hikaru is on another level HAHAHAHA Dude you just realised?! Gon and Hikaru. BOTH OF YOU SERIOUSLY WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO ADMIT IT?! You guys stand a chance, you know?!
The amount of love triangles in this show, it sounds complicated but it's a first where I love it so much. All the feels are killing me. My ships are clear, but can all of them just be happy please. I LOVE THEM ALL SO MUCH
Seriously all those writers that write painful & agonizing love triangles/ love stories could seriously learn a lesson or two from this writer on how to write real yet very fun-loving stories & characters.
Ok my ships are Sora and Hikaru.....aoi and Gonchan and Sally and shunichiro...
I know right! I love all the pairings so much. Even Shunchiro and Sally, despite the 50 or 60 year age gap. They don't get a lot of screen time but I like how progressively & sensitively they've been written.
How accuratelly did the series represent the book?
I read the book many years ago so I may not remember every detail. IMO this was a brilliant interpretation of the novel. It couldn't have been done any better.
Anybody that likes to watch a psychological suspense, this is it. A1 music, direction, cinematography, acting, and writing. This was really really good.
I counted till 3 then I gave up HAHA!It's the first time I saw a traditional Japanese wedding and I thought it…
Yeah the husband living in that cold cabin unsettled me.. what kind of tradition is that? That was the only part that wasn't funny.. but then I don't know why they do it so who am I to say
How many stones did he drop in the water? Haha. And was that a broom they put on her head? :0). Strange funny…
I counted till 3 then I gave up HAHA! It's the first time I saw a traditional Japanese wedding and I thought it was funny too! But then the villagers and everybody were just so adorable about it. E7 so far has been the only episode where I didn't cry lol.
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The more we went on, the more we went beyond the exterior & saw that he clearly loves his wife, his job & his patients. We got introduced to his world, his quirkiness & his gentle side. It gets tough a lot of times because of how long the work hours are, & how grey the medical profession is with. Doctors are not God and they can't always save everyone. Regardless of how many years you work, you are human at the end of the day & watching your patient die makes you feel sad & question whether you did your best (even if you did)
We also slowly got introduced to the various characters in the hospital, from the nurses to the patients, & the people that live with Doc (is it a sharehouse? Or just 1 building?).. and it ended up being contemplative and heartwarming. I teared up at some parts. Either I have become very sensitive or all the J dramas this season are so fantastic that almost all of them have been making me tear up.
It was slow the first hour & I really wanted some action or loud music to burst HAHA but I guess that's also the charm of the show. After all life can be so mundane & slow. You wake up, eat, shit, go to work & then come back home, eat, sleep.. and this cycle repeats for pretty much most of our lifetime. Very few people truly break out of that mundanity. And it's not to say mundanity isn't beautiful. It can very well be, if you have good support around you, like the ML has in the form of his wife & neighbours.
All in all, it was a beautiful 1st episode. I ended up liking it after the first hour. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
I loved him so much in these 2 episodes. You can see just how much Sora needed that conversation with her father. How much Aoi needed that support (even if temporary) where she could let go & have another person share the joy of raising Sora. I don't like what the father did to Aoi & Suzune. But I fell in love with him and could see that Sora loved him too. He definitely helped her mature. You can also see how alike they are.. the way he joked about wifi/internet, ruffled Sora's hair, was so unapologetic & the lesson he taught Sora. I teared up a little.
The preview with mother/father holding Sora up made me so happy. *sad for Gon though*
Dude you just realised?!
Gon and Hikaru. BOTH OF YOU SERIOUSLY WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO ADMIT IT?! You guys stand a chance, you know?!
The amount of love triangles in this show, it sounds complicated but it's a first where I love it so much. All the feels are killing me. My ships are clear, but can all of them just be happy please. I LOVE THEM ALL SO MUCH
Seriously all those writers that write painful & agonizing love triangles/ love stories could seriously learn a lesson or two from this writer on how to write real yet very fun-loving stories & characters.
It's the first time I saw a traditional Japanese wedding and I thought it was funny too! But then the villagers and everybody were just so adorable about it. E7 so far has been the only episode where I didn't cry lol.