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One Stars

so ironic, even though the ep is so short i felt like it dragged & i couldn't wait for it to end. & it's not that i don't like the character's they cute & the plot is ok but idk i just find it too cutesy & they doing 'too much' & even though the ep is short some scene's feel like they have been dragged out even more & make roll my eyes & what is happening. but still on for the ride in the hopes this gets better. so far i have lasted longer then what i watched the thai version so there is that - lol ***********************i like Sora's younger brother the most - he seems the most level headed - even Sora is kinda weird, it's like he is trying to be tsundere & bad at it. also the "bad-guy" like what a cliché - what is his deal & why is he so fixated on Hinata??? also the twist where Hinata's sister in interested in Sora - like come on can u NOT make this such a soap opera?!?? ugh

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Great start!!

I watched season 1 only a few months ago so it’s exciting getting to follow a new season so soon after!! I think any questions about the impact of the FL change are answered in this episode! Best part is we can tell that new storylines are being created with all the characters maintaining the same energy. Joo Hyera brings a refreshing perspective and background that adds to everything vs taking away from it.There are shows known for absolutely butchering the handling of a character change, but this one falls in the opposite camp where I think it’s handled well.I love that it feels like we got to catch up with everyone a taste of where things stand for them currently. I kinda like that we are likely getting a mystery that runs for a couple episodes vs jumping right into y he one off cases. Will be interesting to see how it all develops!!

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Women gave women hope

Men made women suffer, women gave women hope. That's how I have been feeling when watching Oshin. I just checked the crew and found that the screenwriter of this asadora is a woman. I feel like she was mocking every Japanese man in this era lol. There are very few decent men in this asadora so far.I'm so happy to see the people in Kaga-ya again in this episode. I love how they gathered with Oshin's mother like a family and talked about Oshin so proudly. If only Oshin stayed in Kaga-ya. She would have two loving mothers (including her biological mother and Kayo's mother), a loving grandmother and an open-minded sister.It's funny that what Kayo's grandmother and mother told her is very similar to what a lot of people keep telling me everyday: "She should think more of her future... Oshin's found herself a nice husband and has a son already... But poor Kayo..." I think Kayo would love to be in the 21st century. She wouldn't have to give up her dream of being an artist to marry someone whom she doesn't love for the sake of her family. However, instead, she would have to worry about how to survive in this capitalist world.Meanwhile, Oshin was suffering in her in-law's house as an outsider and being hated by everyone while her loser husband was not on her side. It's painful for me to watch because my mother is badly treated by her in-laws too and my father is never on her side for once. I'm glad that When Life Gives You Tangerines is based on a real couple and not fantasy. I also know that good husbands do exist.A letter from her caring teacher in Tokyo gave her a little hope and a smile. But I doubt that she might not be able to run away from her husband's house any time soon.

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HE was adorable so I’m satisfied

i really enjoyed these last three episodes. i cared a lot for the newly+weds & i was entertained by the zany charades players. this episode offered a constant stream of new factors to look at which kept me engaged. the prior two episodes had features about them unlike a mystery that i got into but this one was proper fully mystery genre start to finish ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ i binged through this show because a member of kis-my-ft2 was in it & i was really bored at the start. I’ve realized mystery anthologies are just not my thing really. i feel more detached from the characgters & playing detective isn’t really how i enjoy watching things like i always feel on edge to pay attention artificially ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ but i liekd this episode. it hooked me on it made me think this thwen that & here there then over here. it also doesn’t hammer the point down onto you. a lot of the earlier episodes had no tact whatsoever like the older husbanmd recognizing that this could be the couple that lost a daughter from carbon+monoxide almost two years ago HOW WOULD YOU REMEMBER THAT & KNOW IT’s GTHEM SPECIFICALLY ？FROM THE VAGUE TWO INTERACTIONS Y’ALL HAD ？the way that wife insessently rejected kansai in such an—over the top—way it gets out of the realm of empathy & breaks all emersion. this episode shows us something & let’s it speak it doesn’t read us the wikipedia synopsis & i do like that ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ i also lkike how much of this episode was presently happening. it feels cooler to be in real+time that allocating twelve minutes to a flash+back explanation ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ so i was watching this for senga kento hehenhrefkngvnjefnjef he looked just like a little puppy this episode so cute ko,fkmgmrsfmjfe even when he was brooding in bushes ！he did a great job for his first acting role i believe. i think that’s asll i have to say it’sa gotten a lot more easier to sit through.

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Oh, he is suddenly falling hard and fast.

Yu Tu was sort of sleep-walking through much of this to this point, clearly lost in his thoughts about whatever is going wrong in his career. Even seems depressed and vulnerable about it - which comes to a head at the little 'reunion' dinner where he gets ridiculed about it. But after his magical rescue from that situation by Jingling's clever wine trick she not only saves him from that awkward situation, but also just lights up his admiration for her. She's so sensitive and responsive to his emotional state that he clearly starts falling hard for her. I mean, yes, he's a math/science/tech/gaming genius (oh, and basketball stud, apparently) ... but she's clearly the master of people skills between the two of them and her game is in high form as she draws him into her web.

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Open those wings and fly

Waiting for Xiao Fan to grow his wings is like watching the second hand on a clock.Everyone around him seems to be changing—even his pathetic brother is finally showing signs of growth—yet Xiao Fan remains frustratingly passive, still allowing everyone around him to walk all over him. Ten episodes in, I keep asking myself: Will the change finally come, or are we going to fall off a cliff with only two episodes left?His character development has been painfully slow. Xiao Fan is almost like a sponge, absorbing lessons from everyone around him, but rarely acting on them himself. And this is where my struggle with the series lies.Watching Xiao Fan is beginning to feel like watching The Truman Show. He moves through his life almost oblivious to the world around him, unaware that the people closest to him are manipulating him, using him, and taking advantage of his innocence. Then, slowly, the walls begin to crack. The life he thought was real starts revealing itself as nothing more than a carefully constructed shell.And I ache for Xiao Fan to finally break out.I want to see him grow those wings, break the bondage Bei Lu Qin has placed on him, and finally free himself from the parasitic family that has fed off his weakness for far too long. Even Lu Qing’s former lover is taking advantage of him. It seems that everyone sees Xiao Fan as something they can use, while Xiao Fan still struggles to see his own worth.But perhaps that is ultimately what his journey is really about not simply escaping Bei Lu Qin or his family, but learning to love and value himself.With only two episodes left, I’m hoping we finally get that transformation. I want Xiao Fan to spread his wings, not because someone finally gives him permission to fly, but because he realizes that he was never meant to remain in bondage.Then again, there is another possibility.Perhaps Xiao Fan will finally fly only to discover that freedom comes with its own dangers.Let’s just hope he doesn’t become Icarus, flying too close to the sun only to come crashing back down.Two episodes left.Grow those wings, Xiao Fan. Please.

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