I noticed after watching the first episode raw, and kinda went "...right, I think I'll just wait until I hear how it turns out." I haven't made it through an Asano Taeko drama yet. Does this make me wimpy, or just heavily invested in self-preservation?
wait - what else has Asano Taeko done and what bad things does she usually do? Because that would TOTALLY EXPLAIN my confusion right now - I loved the first four eps but then I realized it's only 7 eps and went "WTF? There's no way this can be wrapped up satisfactorily in 3 eps!!" the shipping lines are tangled enough to need at least another 5 eps, and even then one shipper side is going to be unhappy!! I mean, if Maemi and Ren end up together then all those overt and amazing OTP scenes with Xiu Mei and Ren will bascially just be a giant screwing with everyone, and if Xiu Mei and Ren get together then I at least will feel equally betrayed because Maemi is by all accounts supposed to be the OTP and also because there's no convincing way to show her getting over a man she's loved for years in 3 eps - so even if Xiu Mei and Ren get together Maemi's going to be unhappy
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"WTF? There's no way this can be wrapped up satisfactorily in 3 eps!!"
See, that's the thing. It won't. It's practically her trademark. She always comes out of the gate with interesting characters and twisty intriguing relationships and then she does NOTHING with them -- plotlines are completely dropped or retconned, characters get personality transplants when the story requires it and she doesn't know the meaning of the word "resolution." If we're lucky the ending will just be vague and incomplete; if she's in prime form we'll get something rage-inducing and offensive, like rape babies or mental retardation or forever-closeted gay characters.
(She's done Last Friends, Innocent Love, and Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Dake, btw.)
if Xiu Mei and Ren get together then I at least will feel equally betrayed because Maemi is by all accounts supposed to be the OTPI used to think Maemi had to be the OTP since she's Shinohara freaking Ryoko, but now I realize she's Asano's Unrequited Best Friend (seriously, there's always one) so I doubt she'll get
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Oh honey, if you'd only asked, I could have told you she wrote it. Basically I was very wary when I found out myself that this was the woman who wrote last friends (in fact me and nazia discussed this in your very journal, it seems you missed those particular comments lol) but apparently she also wrote other dramas that didnt end with tragically gay characters and woobified abusers and my problem with LF wasnt that the writing fell apart but how the abused girl had to APOLOGIZE to her abuser. Anyway, I am already ready for a clusterfuck ending where everyone ends up miserable, I just want to see hot make outs on the way and I am happy. and Xiu Mei/Rensuke sizzle like a burning sizzling thing. So I am as of now content. My biggest gripe was how xiu mei's vengeance seems to have been dropped, i mean either that or she is the world's worst vengeful seductress. Anyway, I say if you are already invested you might as well follow through. I mean really, what's the worst that could happen between now and ep 8?
I didn't know, I wouldn't have touched this drama if I'd known. Not even for Kimura. Asano Taeko is one of those writers it isn't even fun to bash because not only is she a hack, she's an OFFENSIVE hack. I'll never get over Sousuke The Poor Woobie Rapist and Ruka The Self-Hating Lesbian and Subaru: The Man So Gay He Decided To Run Away With A Mentally Retarded Straight Woman Just So She'd Stop Stalking His One True Penis.
My biggest gripe was how xiu mei's vengeance seems to have been dropped, i mean either that or she is the world's worst vengeful seductress.
LOL I KNOW RIGHT. She's like Jotei without the spine. "I hate him! That's why I'll ~warm him up~ and pine for his return and do everything he asks and kiss him sometimes..."
See all I had to suffer through was Last Friends so I remain nonchalant at this point, I cant imagine putting myself through innocent love and kamisama and all the other vile shit she's churned out and still be able to watch tsukikoi without having traumatic flashbacks. Honestly it's good it was a long while ago cause I was angry about Last friends for at least 2 years. I ranted at so many people over that drama. and You know I am pretty chill usually! But that was just waogowjowijw HORRIBLE
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I'm STILL mad at Last Friends, though in hindsight it wasn't any worse than her usual fare -- I guess it's because LF was my first drama of hers and I was deluded into thinking she knew what she was doing. HA, HA, HA.
I thought I was gonna see her torment him until he is nothing but a weeping pile of misery and self hatred. I WANTED CRUELTY AND VICIOUSNESS AND RENSUKE'S TEARS DAMMIT. SAME. SAME. THAT'S THE DRAMA I WANTED TO SEE. Honestly, Xu Mei annoys me so much, even as I ship her and Rensuke because their chemistry is crazy. She's such a CHILD -- I know we're supposed to think she's so ~strong~ and ~independent~ for not taking Rensuke's shit, but I'm always like DUDE, YOU SIGNED A CONTRACT, QUIT RUNNING AWAY FROM YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES. Her fits of temper drive me crazy. You're not six! You can't hole away in your room because people were mean to you
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OUR LIVES, MAN.
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See, that's the thing. It won't. It's practically her trademark. She always comes out of the gate with interesting characters and twisty intriguing relationships and then she does NOTHING with them -- plotlines are completely dropped or retconned, characters get personality transplants when the story requires it and she doesn't know the meaning of the word "resolution." If we're lucky the ending will just be vague and incomplete; if she's in prime form we'll get something rage-inducing and offensive, like rape babies or mental retardation or forever-closeted gay characters.
(She's done Last Friends, Innocent Love, and Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Dake, btw.)
if Xiu Mei and Ren get together then I at least will feel equally betrayed because Maemi is by all accounts supposed to be the OTPI used to think Maemi had to be the OTP since she's Shinohara freaking Ryoko, but now I realize she's Asano's Unrequited Best Friend (seriously, there's always one) so I doubt she'll get ( ... )
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and I WANTED my Shinohara Ryoko - why the frell did she sign up for this drama if she wasn't going to be OTP? *is unhappy*
Innocent Love was on my list to watch - please spoil me for anything particularly horrific
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IL... has a lot to warn for, but the OTP is really cute and angsty and full of h/c clings? :D And they actually get a happy ending, which is awesome.
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THIS IS WHY I THINK EVERYTHING WILL GO TO HELL IN THE END!
Still, I watch it. *sighs*
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See this link: where I told you so.
*muarhar*
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DAMNIT.
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Anyway, I say if you are already invested you might as well follow through. I mean really, what's the worst that could happen between now and ep 8?
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My biggest gripe was how xiu mei's vengeance seems to have been dropped, i mean either that or she is the world's worst vengeful seductress.
LOL I KNOW RIGHT. She's like Jotei without the spine. "I hate him! That's why I'll ~warm him up~ and pine for his return and do everything he asks and kiss him sometimes..."
Do you ship Rensuke/Xu Mei? I'm honestly torn.
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I'm STILL mad at Last Friends, though in hindsight it wasn't any worse than her usual fare -- I guess it's because LF was my first drama of hers and I was deluded into thinking she knew what she was doing. HA, HA, HA.
I thought I was gonna see her torment him until he is nothing but a weeping pile of misery and self hatred. I WANTED CRUELTY AND VICIOUSNESS AND RENSUKE'S TEARS DAMMIT. SAME. SAME. THAT'S THE DRAMA I WANTED TO SEE. Honestly, Xu Mei annoys me so much, even as I ship her and Rensuke because their chemistry is crazy. She's such a CHILD -- I know we're supposed to think she's so ~strong~ and ~independent~ for not taking Rensuke's shit, but I'm always like DUDE, YOU SIGNED A CONTRACT, QUIT RUNNING AWAY FROM YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES. Her fits of temper drive me crazy. You're not six! You can't hole away in your room because people were mean to you ( ... )
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