'Tatta Hitotsu no Koi' Episode 3 and other media update

[winterspel]

Tatta Hitotsu no Koi: Episode 3I watched this uber-early Sunday morning, and then again with subs later yesterday - and somehow, through an act of will I have still avoided reading anyone's squee. I will go off to read as soon as I finish writing this - I knew that if I read anyone else's posts, I wouldn't want to write my own review anymore

Comments

[nyagcpinkuneko]

You know . . . this episode restored my faith in Kame's acting. I've been so tired of watching new versions of Shuuji, and even though Hiroto is just Shuuji v. 3.0 (like his character from Sapuri was Shuuji v. 2.0), I think Kame really stepped out of his comfort zone on this episode and tried some different expressions and reactions.

And I said to my friends, and I'll say it to you, that make-up is doing awful things to his skin, but stress probably isn't helping either.

You know, the first episode of this series wasn't so great, but the second one was a little better and I think the show has finally hit it's stride with this episode. Yay! And thank God for a female character who has the balls to make the first move and not hide her feelings! I thought that was nearly unheard of in a J-dorama, haha. And I loved her line about the kiss, I'm glad she picked on him about that. There was so much squealage during that part.

I really wish this wasn't going to be a "tragedy" though . . . *sigh*

[ginzarhapsody]

You know . . . this episode restored my faith in Kame's acting. I've been so tired of watching new versions of Shuuji, and even though Hiroto is just Shuuji v. 3.0 (like his character from Sapuri was Shuuji v. 2.0)...

I'm curious as to in what way you see Yuuya from Sapuri as Shuuji 2.0 and Hiroto as Shuuji 3.0, because I don't see it. There are slight shades of Shuuji in both characters perhaps, but I wouldn't say there is enough of Shuuji in either to qualify them as an upgrade.

[nyagcpinkuneko]

Well, for me all the characters are alike enough for me to look at them and go "Kame's basically playing the same character again" but I don't really blame that so much on the writer as I do on the actor. It's nothing against Kame, and I'll watch whatever he does because I love him, but his acting range isn't very broad. He's a lot like Yamapi, who always plays the same tough, cool character. There may be slightly different shadings to that character, but in essence, it's the same.

I'm just looking forward to seeing Kame playing a completely different character, like Yamapi's Akira is so different from all of his other characters.

[winterspel]

I'm afraid I have to disagree with you on this one due to the criteria you chose to liken Kame's last few roles: "tough, cool." I agree that there are shades of both Ryu and Shuji in Hiroto and that these three characters have more in common than not. However...Ishida Yuya was anything but tough and cool. He wore his heart on his sleeve. He was bouncy and bubbly and high on life. He was also very emotional, nurturing, affectionate and open (without hiding it as Shuji did, or the way Hiroto is only this way with his little brother) - a HUGE difference from all three of the other characters. When he was hurt, he had trouble hiding it and while he sometimes tried to play off his disappointments, it was still written all over his face.

[nyagcpinkuneko]

I think we're going to have to do that.

[ginzarhapsody]

I am definitely in agreement with you, winterspel. Because of his honesty and simplicity, Yuuya is a very different character from Ryu, Hiroto, and Shuuji, who all have shades and are more complex. Thus, I also miss and love Sapuri because I enjoyed Kamenashi's breakout performance as Yuuya - a polar opposite to his current Hiroto.

[winterspel]

Ooops, sorry - I read way to fast, but I think my point still stands - even if the "tough, cool" applied to Yamapi, I hope I was able to explain how I perceive the differences between Yuya and Kame's othe three major roles.

[nyagcpinkuneko]

In Kame's two most recent roles, I've actually found myself caring more about the stories of the supporting cast than him and his love interest. I don't know why . . . but the other people's stories just interest me more. -_-;;