Jdrama land
I have finished ep 5 of Orthros No Inu and it was total love. Last year was a wash for me, jdrama-speaking - I cannot think of a single one I liked. This year is shaping lovely though - I am obsessed with OnI, I adored what I have watched of Smile (must complete now the subs are done), Otomen is very cute, and filmi-girl just introduced me to the adorableness that is Buzzer Beat. Not bad, jdrama world, not bad.
(I adore the 'subtle' symbolism)
The more we learn of Ryuzaki's background and the insane effect he has one everyone around him, the more I understand where he is coming from and his hard-as-rocks attitude. Human race hasn't done much to endear itself to him. And that is probably why he likes Hasebe - she is not driven mad by him - sure she wants her daughter cured but not at the cost of everything - there are things she will never give up (in a way, while he asks for the most important thing in exchange for cures, he only willingly seems to cure those who have something precious they will never give up in exchange for being allowed to live - look at the singer, music was clearly more important to her than life). So yes, with Hasebe, he is about as normal as he can get - she might want him in jail or dislike his attitude or whatever, but she does not think of him as a freak - it's sort of a safe space.
Here is Hasebe with Mio:
I loved this scene. Hasebe's boyfriend is SCUM. He is not even sick - he wants to research Ryuzaki's power and he is willing to trade Hasebe for it? WTF! Die, scum! I do find it interesting that Ryuzaki spends an inordinate amount of time to demonstrate to Hasebe the unsuitability of her bf. Heee. We do get this awesomeness:
And then she hauls off and slaps him:
It's interesting - Aoi and Ryuzaki are often shot at an angle, off-kilter, but Hasebe never is.
This is here because Ryuzaki is so pretty:
Aoi is beginning to grow a spine:
Curing the singer:
Very uncharacteristically losing his temper over Hasebe's bf:
I just love this shot:
Ep 6 promises me this:
Oh, and as I mentioned up top, Buzzer Beat is adorable. Mainly because of the way Yamapi looks at his OTP:
(I adore the 'subtle' symbolism)
The more we learn of Ryuzaki's background and the insane effect he has one everyone around him, the more I understand where he is coming from and his hard-as-rocks attitude. Human race hasn't done much to endear itself to him. And that is probably why he likes Hasebe - she is not driven mad by him - sure she wants her daughter cured but not at the cost of everything - there are things she will never give up (in a way, while he asks for the most important thing in exchange for cures, he only willingly seems to cure those who have something precious they will never give up in exchange for being allowed to live - look at the singer, music was clearly more important to her than life). So yes, with Hasebe, he is about as normal as he can get - she might want him in jail or dislike his attitude or whatever, but she does not think of him as a freak - it's sort of a safe space.
Here is Hasebe with Mio:
I loved this scene. Hasebe's boyfriend is SCUM. He is not even sick - he wants to research Ryuzaki's power and he is willing to trade Hasebe for it? WTF! Die, scum! I do find it interesting that Ryuzaki spends an inordinate amount of time to demonstrate to Hasebe the unsuitability of her bf. Heee. We do get this awesomeness:
And then she hauls off and slaps him:
It's interesting - Aoi and Ryuzaki are often shot at an angle, off-kilter, but Hasebe never is.
This is here because Ryuzaki is so pretty:
Aoi is beginning to grow a spine:
Curing the singer:
Very uncharacteristically losing his temper over Hasebe's bf:
I just love this shot:
Ep 6 promises me this:
Oh, and as I mentioned up top, Buzzer Beat is adorable. Mainly because of the way Yamapi looks at his OTP: