In today's installment, we have Courting Mobsters:
Wet Taros:
And piggy-backing:
Yes, Utahime has produced what, until now, I considered the province solely of kdramas: the guy carrying the girl piggy-back. If this doesn't mean Taro and Suzu are soulmates, I don't know what does.
Suzu is praying for Taro's success in rescuing Garuman from the yakuza:
Meanwhile Croissant and his goons are in the village, intimidating all and sundry.
He is being such a bastard to Mr. and Mrs. Projectionist. Ugh. I hated him with a burning hate. Little did I know how I was going to do a 180 turn later on :P
Taro finds Garuman, who was not kidnapped but merely drunk and asleep. Yay!
Suzu sees Taro is OK. *squeeeeee* (Is it me, or is Suzu very much like a live-action Misao in some ways? Not that Taro is much like Aoshi, except for being tall and hot).
Taro, you dummy, it's called 'put your arms around her.'
Taro is pissed off at Garuman for making him worry for nothing:
I love all the scenes in the pub:
Heee. Now both mad, they challenge each other to a duel. Their 102nd.
Meanwhile Projectionist is dead sick about the mob and their demand for protection money which he cannot afford.
This is for the pretty:
And so is this:
Meanwhile the mob plans further ways to get rid of Taro:
LOL:
Croissant tries to get Garuman to kill Taro:
Will he?
Student-San thinks so:
Praying for better sales:
Total dorks. Really.
She finally gathers her courage to confess:
But they get interrupted by Student-San who warns that Garuman wants to kill Taro:
Taro gets very mad because Garuman could never do that and Student-San should not insult his friend. Awww.
Garuman overhears. Double-awwww. (Obviously he was never going to off Taro).
Suzu tells garuman how Taro ran to look for him to save him from the mob:
Garuman gives Taro a token of affection. Isn't it a loincloth? Wait a second, what kind of drama is this again?
Older Sis asks Taro how he would feel if some man came courting Suzu.
Short answer: not at all. Heeee.
Adorable, delighted Suzu.
Croissant shows up and the funniest scene so far follows. He turns out to be a total wimp terrified of pain or blood. LOL.
And then he sees Suzu and falls in love rabidly at first sight and it's hilarious.
LOL
Taro is NOT happy. Yay!
And we enter ep 4:
Dad and Taro are amused by Croissant's craziness:
Yum:
Croissant wants them to exchange diaries. LOL.
Taro pretends he doesn't care because Suzu is his cute little sister (seriously, Taro, if you say it eight billion times, it will still not make it true):
But then Dad is all 'such persistence can win a girl, that's how I won my wife' and just loooook at Taro!
These caps elicit thoughts to risque to put in a family-friendly entry.
he comes to her room at night to lock all her windows, give her a stick to protect herself with and bolts. LOL.
Poor hot woobie, thinking he is stuck in limbo:
And remembering his recent visit to a doctor about his memory loss. Doc tells him he might actually be well off in losing his war trauma memories because people who keep them still have nightmares every night.
Pardon me, while I swoon:
Woobie!
Prettiness:
Student-San assumes Taro and Suzu are a couple. Yes, idiots, everyone can tell except for the two of you!
Croissant comes to visit Suzu's house and asks for a date!
Taro is a total wreck :)
Suzu says yes because he rolls on the floor and refuses to leave otherwise:
That is not a face of a happy person. Hook up already!
He is all 'I need to change the reels' and bolts. Heeee.
Student-San started aping James Dean. OMG, I just had a thought! I bet he is going to be the 'James Taro' who will write the movie based on this. OMG!
They had a plan about Taro posing as Suzu's bf to get Croissant to leave her alone but Taro now says Student-San should do it. Clueless dork!
Or is he?
Suzu has overheard Taro telling her Mom he could never be Suzu's bf. And she tries to smile into the mirror...
Makeoutmakeoutmakeoutmakeout!
She asks him to stay when Croissant comes and he...refuses.
Nobody should be allowed to make Suzu cry!
But I forgive Taro ASAP as the reason he didn't stay was to go and prevent Croissant from showing up at all!
Suzu is really mad and refuses to interact with Taro at all.
And she tells him she realized she can't always rely on him and pours wanter on him and storms out.
And she goes to Merry's bar and drinks and cries herself to sleep:
Worried Taro is looking for her elsewhere and finds her in the bar:
Stop saying she is your sister, Taro. I've seen the way you look at her and this ain't Matsujun's incest movie so...
PIGGY BACK!!!!
OMG, the reason he's been trying to convince himself Suzu is a little sis is because the doc told him that if his memory returns, he will most likely forget everything that happened after his amnesia hit (i.e. Suzu and everything). Woobie!
He takes her to her room and who do we see there but Croissant!
He drags Croissant outside and tells him to lay off and that Suzu is his girlfriend and stop "messing with my Suzu.' OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG. And Suzu overhears.
OMGOMG. OMG.
Previews:
SHE IS SUCKING ON HIS FINGER I HAVE DIED NOW SO BODY CAN BE COLLECTED THANK YOU
Heee:
Awwww.
You know, the whole 'pure love' thing really freaks me out. Those stories never end well. I am all for 'impure love' (especially if it stars Nagase and shows everything in great detail :P) instead.