The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is required on it.
For anyone thinking of marathoning Maou, I just played catch up with three eps in a row and almost gave myself a heart attack. There was much shrieking, flailing, gasping, bouncing, *_____*ing, and SCREAMING AT THE SCREEN.
You might want to take this drama at a reasonable pace if you don't want it to kill you.
How dumb do you have to be, to provoke this face? "I know your true identity and all about your cold-blooded murders!!! Hahahahaha!!!! ...what do you mean I'll be dead within the hour?"
I approve of this outfit, except I think it has too many clothes.
YES. You almost got me, Naruse, for a second I wondered if you had a life. STALKING COMMENCE!
Always, always against the light.
SERIOUSLY. THIS IS HOW THE CHARACTER TALK. This is how I know I'm not obsessively analyzing the light tech's sense of humor. They're doing it deliberately-- love how Naruse's face is completely shadowed and even Naoto's is barely lit-- not your typical good vs evil, more like "evil vs slightly more well-intentioned evil."
Honestly, who fucks with this face? Why doesn't everyone look at it and run in the opposite direction?
I didn't know Mr. Ed was Japanese.
EEEEEEEEEE! THE PSYCHO AND THE PSYCHIC. HOW ARE THEY SO CUTE.
Someone put this boy out of his misery and send him a pamphlet. What Are These Strange New Feelings?: It's Okay to be Afraid.
A;KLSDFJKLFSDKLDFJ he thinks of her and all the nice things she's said, but he can't bring himself to open the door.
"I have no right to love a person." Oh, Naruse. This is just your excuse for IGNORING PUBERTY.
Meanwhile, in the land of bribery and hitmen and frantic chase scenes...
I did warn you.
Oh my god, this is... this is horrible. Bleeding out a head wound in a painful, lingering death, in a cold empty warehouse, your last sight the killer who takes the incriminating evidence and calmly watches you die. The noises he made. D: And it's the first death Naruse is directly responsible for-- I'm not sure how to feel about that. He's supposed to the devil, keeping his distance, plotting from afar, but it seems like the drama deliberately set this up as a typical murder just to make a point about how it all comes crashing down?
If I followed it right, Serizawa called a hit based on Ikehata's threat to expose Naoto. If Ikehata had been offed by the goon squad, he would've been hung by his own rope, his own lack of ethics and skeevy backroom deals blowing up in his face. Classic Naruse murder, the kind of sticky web we've seen him working the entire drama. But they didn't do that. "Our boss has changed." Serizawa accepted the offer of hush money, and since Ikahata wouldn't be killed by other means, Naruse had to do the dirty work himself. He is 100% responsible for this death. And that's... creepy.
Randomly, I'm sure this is a coincidence since there seems to be no real connection, but this scene was a copy of the beginning -- blue space, Naruse walking up on a murder victim who extends their hand to him. But that time it was a memory of Hideo.
WHY SO SERIOUS????
DUDE. This was the end. The jig was up. And Naruse, the brilliant, manipulative, ever-planning killer mastermind, closes his eyes and waits for it. I would've been less surprised if he had lunged across the room and attacked Naoto on the spot.
... AND NEESAN COVERS FOR HIM. OMG.
Covers for him, tells him he was the only thing she was living for, confesses she's known all along he wasn't the real Ryou, but his effort to visit and play the part of the younger brother was a lot more than the real Ryou ever did. "Just thinking that I had Ryou... made me want to live more. You were... my ray of hope."
DRAMATIC EYEDROPS. *HEART FLUTTERS*
When she tells him happy birthday and there's that long agonizing pause as Naruse struggles to control himself before he can get out "Thank you... neesan... " a;fklsdjfskdfjsdf MISTY EYES FOREVER. "Goodbye, Ryou." SOB.
That right here? He was protecting HER. Not the plan, not his real identity-- he didn't want HER put through shit anymore.
I'm almost cheering for Souda now. He's such an arrogant little weasel, I don't know, I want him and PP to bond over hard living as a pimp. *__*
A;FS;DKJFKLFJDF I REALLY THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO DO IT.
And by "it" I mean raunchy noncon, of course.
Loved how his expression flickered here, like "Am I angry or turned on?"
HE KNOWS. Did he know when he looked Megane dead in the face and said "I believe in you"?
I don't understand this pair at all anymore. The way they share details, it almost seems like they're partners, but why would Naruse allow that? What more does he need from Yamano that he's keeping around this too-eager coward jeopardizing the secrecy of the entire plan? Unless Yamano is the real evil mastermind and Naruse is just his good-looking tool. TWIST ENDING.
Damnit, this scene almost made me cry. Goddamn twinkly music and Naruse's inner pain and all his sins swirling in his head... and cookies! For the late-night smoking, you know. Gonna get the munchies.
"Can I be your angel?"
OMG
OMG
OMGOMGOMGOMG
SCREAMED
SO
LOUD
SQUEEEEEEEEEE
OMG
O
M
G
HE REMEMBERS HER!!!
OMG
FIRSTLOVEFIRSTLOVE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
"No, thank you. For testifying for my brother." FUCKING HELL. He wasn't interested in her aftereffects, he was interested in her underthings. ALL THIS TIME he's known exactly who she is and what she can do. FIRSTLOVE!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
*SCREAMS*
HE THINKS OF HER AND PUTS THE CARD DOWN AND CRUMBLES THE RED ENVELOPE OF DOOM
SHE CHANGED HIM
HE CAN'T THINK OF REVENGE WITH HER VOICE IN HIS HEAD
HE WANTS TO BE A BETTER MAN WORTHY OF HER LOVE
OMG
OMGGGGGGGGG
And then she asks him on a date! To see the fireworks!!! They are so happy, it's no wonder it falls to pieces. BUT THEY ARE SO CUTE! OTP! OTP!
OT3! OTP! OT3! TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES! I DON'T CARE WHO IT IS!
Naruse did not authorize this shit.
What I said about not being able to hate Yamano? I changed my mind. FUCKING YAMANO. Naruse was finally opening up, realizing he had something else to live for besides revenge, and he was painfully, amazingly vulnerable with this newly-prickled conscience, and it was good. And fucking Yamano. Knowing exactly where to stab to hurt Naruse the most and drag him back. Hate. HATE.
On the plus side, Souda takes his revenge and it's kind of hilariously unsubtle.
*YELLING*
*HEAVY BREATHING*
"I'll kill myself, kill you, kill the family." Aw, pillowtalk.
BRILLIANT. Send an envelope of doom with no address to two people living together. The Five of Wands, fighting between friends. "It's for you!" "No, it's for you!" Genius.
*GLEE* NIISAN. WHO SUSPECTED NIISAN? NOT ME! God, Naruse's got form. Evil form, but wow. Twist his wife's affair into scandal for the company, jeopardize his career and his future... and watch one of the only decent characters in the drama call the neighborhood hitman.
AHAHAHAHA. I laughed really hard at "the tongue is the root of evil." Message came through loud and clear, sir.
SO. FREAKING. SWEET. The little glances they sneak... watching the other smile... AUGH. MY HEART. How can this possibly end happily?
Oh right, it can't.
"This is the last time we'll be able to meet."
"Why?"
"Because I've decided for it to be so."
Jesus, you couldn't have just told her you wanted some space?
Oh Naruse. Oh oh oh. Is he doing this for her protection, to keep her out of what (he thinks) must be done? Or is it to distance himself, so it won't hurt when he uses her again in the investigation? YOU ARE WORTHY OF LOVE, NARUSE! DON'T PUSH HER AWAY!
A;DFSPJKO;ASDFJL;FJFALSDJF
HE KNOWS!!!!!!!!
SHE KNOWS!!!!!!!
"Naruse-san... is Manaka Tomoo."
HE RUNS, THINKING OF EVERY CRYPTIC COMMENT NARUSE HAS SAID THAT SUDDENLY MAKES SENSE. "Innocence by legitimate self-defense." "The criminal is closest to you." AHHHHHHHHH
AND JUST FOR ADDED OMG, SOUDA GETS TASERED!!
sl;mfjsldkj;sflsdkl;jfsdkfjsdklfjsdklfjasklfjkslafjkljKLJASKLFJASKDKFLJSDKFJSDFJSDKFJSFJSDKFJSDKFJSDF
I DON'T WATCH PREVIEWS, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WEEK. I WANT TO HAVE THAT HEART ATTACK ALL ON MY OWN.
You might want to take this drama at a reasonable pace if you don't want it to kill you.
How dumb do you have to be, to provoke this face? "I know your true identity and all about your cold-blooded murders!!! Hahahahaha!!!! ...what do you mean I'll be dead within the hour?"
I approve of this outfit, except I think it has too many clothes.
YES. You almost got me, Naruse, for a second I wondered if you had a life. STALKING COMMENCE!
Always, always against the light.
SERIOUSLY. THIS IS HOW THE CHARACTER TALK. This is how I know I'm not obsessively analyzing the light tech's sense of humor. They're doing it deliberately-- love how Naruse's face is completely shadowed and even Naoto's is barely lit-- not your typical good vs evil, more like "evil vs slightly more well-intentioned evil."
Honestly, who fucks with this face? Why doesn't everyone look at it and run in the opposite direction?
I didn't know Mr. Ed was Japanese.
EEEEEEEEEE! THE PSYCHO AND THE PSYCHIC. HOW ARE THEY SO CUTE.
Someone put this boy out of his misery and send him a pamphlet. What Are These Strange New Feelings?: It's Okay to be Afraid.
A;KLSDFJKLFSDKLDFJ he thinks of her and all the nice things she's said, but he can't bring himself to open the door.
"I have no right to love a person." Oh, Naruse. This is just your excuse for IGNORING PUBERTY.
Meanwhile, in the land of bribery and hitmen and frantic chase scenes...
I did warn you.
Oh my god, this is... this is horrible. Bleeding out a head wound in a painful, lingering death, in a cold empty warehouse, your last sight the killer who takes the incriminating evidence and calmly watches you die. The noises he made. D: And it's the first death Naruse is directly responsible for-- I'm not sure how to feel about that. He's supposed to the devil, keeping his distance, plotting from afar, but it seems like the drama deliberately set this up as a typical murder just to make a point about how it all comes crashing down?
If I followed it right, Serizawa called a hit based on Ikehata's threat to expose Naoto. If Ikehata had been offed by the goon squad, he would've been hung by his own rope, his own lack of ethics and skeevy backroom deals blowing up in his face. Classic Naruse murder, the kind of sticky web we've seen him working the entire drama. But they didn't do that. "Our boss has changed." Serizawa accepted the offer of hush money, and since Ikahata wouldn't be killed by other means, Naruse had to do the dirty work himself. He is 100% responsible for this death. And that's... creepy.
Randomly, I'm sure this is a coincidence since there seems to be no real connection, but this scene was a copy of the beginning -- blue space, Naruse walking up on a murder victim who extends their hand to him. But that time it was a memory of Hideo.
WHY SO SERIOUS????
DUDE. This was the end. The jig was up. And Naruse, the brilliant, manipulative, ever-planning killer mastermind, closes his eyes and waits for it. I would've been less surprised if he had lunged across the room and attacked Naoto on the spot.
... AND NEESAN COVERS FOR HIM. OMG.
Covers for him, tells him he was the only thing she was living for, confesses she's known all along he wasn't the real Ryou, but his effort to visit and play the part of the younger brother was a lot more than the real Ryou ever did. "Just thinking that I had Ryou... made me want to live more. You were... my ray of hope."
DRAMATIC EYEDROPS. *HEART FLUTTERS*
When she tells him happy birthday and there's that long agonizing pause as Naruse struggles to control himself before he can get out "Thank you... neesan... " a;fklsdjfskdfjsdf MISTY EYES FOREVER. "Goodbye, Ryou." SOB.
That right here? He was protecting HER. Not the plan, not his real identity-- he didn't want HER put through shit anymore.
I'm almost cheering for Souda now. He's such an arrogant little weasel, I don't know, I want him and PP to bond over hard living as a pimp. *__*
A;FS;DKJFKLFJDF I REALLY THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO DO IT.
And by "it" I mean raunchy noncon, of course.
Loved how his expression flickered here, like "Am I angry or turned on?"
HE KNOWS. Did he know when he looked Megane dead in the face and said "I believe in you"?
I don't understand this pair at all anymore. The way they share details, it almost seems like they're partners, but why would Naruse allow that? What more does he need from Yamano that he's keeping around this too-eager coward jeopardizing the secrecy of the entire plan? Unless Yamano is the real evil mastermind and Naruse is just his good-looking tool. TWIST ENDING.
Damnit, this scene almost made me cry. Goddamn twinkly music and Naruse's inner pain and all his sins swirling in his head... and cookies! For the late-night smoking, you know. Gonna get the munchies.
"Can I be your angel?"
OMG
OMG
OMGOMGOMGOMG
SCREAMED
SO
LOUD
SQUEEEEEEEEEE
OMG
O
M
G
HE REMEMBERS HER!!!
OMG
FIRSTLOVEFIRSTLOVE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
"No, thank you. For testifying for my brother." FUCKING HELL. He wasn't interested in her aftereffects, he was interested in her underthings. ALL THIS TIME he's known exactly who she is and what she can do. FIRSTLOVE!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
*SCREAMS*
HE THINKS OF HER AND PUTS THE CARD DOWN AND CRUMBLES THE RED ENVELOPE OF DOOM
SHE CHANGED HIM
HE CAN'T THINK OF REVENGE WITH HER VOICE IN HIS HEAD
HE WANTS TO BE A BETTER MAN WORTHY OF HER LOVE
OMG
OMGGGGGGGGG
And then she asks him on a date! To see the fireworks!!! They are so happy, it's no wonder it falls to pieces. BUT THEY ARE SO CUTE! OTP! OTP!
OT3! OTP! OT3! TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES! I DON'T CARE WHO IT IS!
Naruse did not authorize this shit.
What I said about not being able to hate Yamano? I changed my mind. FUCKING YAMANO. Naruse was finally opening up, realizing he had something else to live for besides revenge, and he was painfully, amazingly vulnerable with this newly-prickled conscience, and it was good. And fucking Yamano. Knowing exactly where to stab to hurt Naruse the most and drag him back. Hate. HATE.
On the plus side, Souda takes his revenge and it's kind of hilariously unsubtle.
*YELLING*
*HEAVY BREATHING*
"I'll kill myself, kill you, kill the family." Aw, pillowtalk.
BRILLIANT. Send an envelope of doom with no address to two people living together. The Five of Wands, fighting between friends. "It's for you!" "No, it's for you!" Genius.
*GLEE* NIISAN. WHO SUSPECTED NIISAN? NOT ME! God, Naruse's got form. Evil form, but wow. Twist his wife's affair into scandal for the company, jeopardize his career and his future... and watch one of the only decent characters in the drama call the neighborhood hitman.
AHAHAHAHA. I laughed really hard at "the tongue is the root of evil." Message came through loud and clear, sir.
SO. FREAKING. SWEET. The little glances they sneak... watching the other smile... AUGH. MY HEART. How can this possibly end happily?
Oh right, it can't.
"This is the last time we'll be able to meet."
"Why?"
"Because I've decided for it to be so."
Jesus, you couldn't have just told her you wanted some space?
Oh Naruse. Oh oh oh. Is he doing this for her protection, to keep her out of what (he thinks) must be done? Or is it to distance himself, so it won't hurt when he uses her again in the investigation? YOU ARE WORTHY OF LOVE, NARUSE! DON'T PUSH HER AWAY!
A;DFSPJKO;ASDFJL;FJFALSDJF
HE KNOWS!!!!!!!!
SHE KNOWS!!!!!!!
"Naruse-san... is Manaka Tomoo."
HE RUNS, THINKING OF EVERY CRYPTIC COMMENT NARUSE HAS SAID THAT SUDDENLY MAKES SENSE. "Innocence by legitimate self-defense." "The criminal is closest to you." AHHHHHHHHH
AND JUST FOR ADDED OMG, SOUDA GETS TASERED!!
sl;mfjsldkj;sflsdkl;jfsdkfjsdklfjsdklfjasklfjkslafjkljKLJASKLFJASKDKFLJSDKFJSDFJSDKFJSFJSDKFJSDKFJSDF
I DON'T WATCH PREVIEWS, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WEEK. I WANT TO HAVE THAT HEART ATTACK ALL ON MY OWN.