This was beautiful. In fact, I found it quite thoughtfully done. If you watch it you'll know. Similar to Anata no Soba, it's about rebuilding what was lost—not in an effort to regain it, but to simply preserve and honor its memory.
The stories adapted for episode 6 are two of my favourites so I'm glad they both made it. Even if this was around the third time I'd seen them play out, they still made me feel the way I did the first time around (which was... a lot of pain and a lot of happiness, basically).
It'll be interesting to see where they decide to end things in the finale. The preview did not give anything away lol.
Hello, I don't understand, psychologically, what does that mean when he talks to his old dark gloomy self? Now…
In the manga and anime, this story beat happens in a dream. Young Miyamura explicitly states that he's suicidal. Older Miyamura tries to talk him out of it by telling him things change in the future and what he hated will eventually give him the will to live.
I've interpreted it in all versions as Miyamura having an actualization. His younger self is how he saw himself up to this point (introverted, distant from people, etc.), but he's coming to the realization that he's changed now.
Episode 5 is my favorite so far. I love a good sports day episode. It reminded me of my own time in high school (I was definitely a Sengoku!) Everyone got a good showing here... and it made me realise I love all of our main players? They all have fun dynamics with each other. It was nice to see Yuki and Sakura being friends (loved that subtle metaphor about them being on opposite teams)—and after the recent episode of the anime, talk about a palate cleanser lol.
I liked where the anime placed the moment where Miyamura talks with himself but I also liked it here... it's a great moment and it's nice to see it being adapted with justice twice now.
Like others here, I felt the conclusion was just okay. There was a lot of promise in the first few episodes—it…
I liked Mone being a parallel of a younger Reiko, growing from someone with no dream to someone who chased it, and I liked how this collided with a Jun that went in reverse: someone who wanted to chase a dream but lived with a cloud above his head telling him not to. It was an easy set-up in hindsight and it made me forgiving of certain parts, but it chose to fall into romantic tropes by the end... Reiko was highly underutilized in the final arc it was almost shocking. I did like, at the very least, that it was Mone who pulled her out of her funk. Ultimately their mentor/apprentice relationship was the most engaging part and I wish they hadn't pushed it to the background.
Like others here, I felt the conclusion was just okay. There was a lot of promise in the first few episodes—it seemed to strike the balance between workplace drama and romantic comedy rather perfectly. However, the writing ultimately failed to make the most out of it. Many moments made me light up but overall it didn't leave a mark unlike similar workplace dramas I've loved (Pretty Proofreader comes to mind).
It's fascinating to watch both the anime and this at the same time. I'm finding that both have their charms—some…
To pull examples from the recent episode:
On one hand, I preferred the way the drama handled Yuki's story, especially with pulling Hori into the whole thing (though I did miss the subtlety of the reveal of Yuki being considerate of others to the point of hurting herself), because it gave way to Miyamura finding out as well. Following it up with the scene of him helping Yuki pick a cake to try baking made the moment feel more like a friend reaching out.
On the other, I'm not sure it was the right time for the sex scene. I think the week long separation arc that prefaced it in the anime proved a necessary step in the pair's development, thereby giving the whole scene more emotional weight. The sex in itself is meant to be casual, but it felt too casual in this regard.
It's fascinating to watch both the anime and this at the same time. I'm finding that both have their charms—some things the drama does that I prefer over the anime, and vice versa.
The last scene of episode 6 was painful to watch, but I couldn't stop laughing at grandpa's reactions. He knew what was coming and was just enjoying the show lol.
It's definitely nothing new. Heck, the plot basically starts out the same as Best Mistake, with a white lie that goes out of hand, but the character of Lee Seung Min feels fresh. He's not stumbling over himself in the usual ways like other characters that have been drawn into a contract relationship. Let's see how this goes.
What I love most about this drama is that, over time, the audience is made to realise Mokomi isn't the weird one—or rather, she's not the only one. Her family all have their hang-ups. I imagine they'll all work through it. Obviously Mokomi is on her journey—and recently, her mom has begun hers. I support that idea: we're allowed our "faults" and we're capable of growth.
I also caught (what I think is) a Kakenai reference with Shinsuke referencing a "Yoshimaru-sensei" over the phone. Love when dramas airing at the same time do that.
The movie's biggest flaw was always its ending. It was clear somewhere during the script review process, there was an attempt to appease censors with a higher ground moral, but as a result it completely undermined the story's dissection of class and privilege. Still a great heist film though, but the drama does so much to elevate the socio-economic discourse by diving deeper into each character's backstory and motivations, and delivering an ending that's less apologetic about people maneuvering a broken system to survive, that it effectively transcends the movie to become the definite version of this tale.
Since the subs for the final episode came out, I decided to do a third rewatch and leave a review. (Maybe as closure for myself? lol) I seriously miss this show like every day. ❤️ If you're hesitating to watch, do it!
Episode 3 is some of the best TV I've seen. I think I was crying for most of the episode—so many moments of vulnerability anchored in highlighting strength and resilience. What an amazing script.
It'll be interesting to see where they decide to end things in the finale. The preview did not give anything away lol.
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I've interpreted it in all versions as Miyamura having an actualization. His younger self is how he saw himself up to this point (introverted, distant from people, etc.), but he's coming to the realization that he's changed now.
I liked where the anime placed the moment where Miyamura talks with himself but I also liked it here... it's a great moment and it's nice to see it being adapted with justice twice now.
On one hand, I preferred the way the drama handled Yuki's story, especially with pulling Hori into the whole thing (though I did miss the subtlety of the reveal of Yuki being considerate of others to the point of hurting herself), because it gave way to Miyamura finding out as well. Following it up with the scene of him helping Yuki pick a cake to try baking made the moment feel more like a friend reaching out.
On the other, I'm not sure it was the right time for the sex scene. I think the week long separation arc that prefaced it in the anime proved a necessary step in the pair's development, thereby giving the whole scene more emotional weight. The sex in itself is meant to be casual, but it felt too casual in this regard.
I also caught (what I think is) a Kakenai reference with Shinsuke referencing a "Yoshimaru-sensei" over the phone. Love when dramas airing at the same time do that.