20 January 2014 @ 01:35 pm
Shitsuren Chocolatier ep 2 thoughts  
This comes after just the first raw watching... so well, they are just rambling before I forget. Want to know my change of thoughts after I watched it again and check the sub-ed version.

Spoilerish...



The thing is that Souta's passive-aggressiveness is a fact, and the worst part is that I love it. I love the whole love mess with a lot of people in love/obsessed with each other, keeping secrets from others, seeing the suffering in the other's face and not being able to do a thing, or maybe acting as they shouldn't just because of it...

I'm easy, so, so far I'm enjoying it terribly!!!!

First, Olivier as angel (white and black) was really good! I always find uncomfortable when I see characters from a jdrama in a church, because it just looks weird and out of place, but Souta, as character fits (his paranoias) fit into the, 'let's go to the church to pray to make Saeko mine' kind of thoughts...

Having in mind that first imagination he had where he got his happy end (poor thing! It look lovely Souta! <3), I really thought that Saeko's second visit to Choco la vie was another of Souta's dreams (the one were he was kind of cold to her) I thought it was another of his plans going weird and manifesting itself in his dreams, but it wasn't.

Don't get me wrong, part of me would act that way. I mean if the person I like plays with me like that, I may get to a point were I wouldn't be there even as the friend the other person so comfortably decided they want me as (just)... I dunno if it makes sense.

I feel bad for Kaoruko, because she is sweet, she cares about Souta and well... she is being denied as Souta was with the difference that she never said anything to Souta... And of course Souta with his head completely full of Saeko and plans to get her, just doesn't notice. Olivier did... but he has his own problems.

Love Kaoruko's imagination of her slapping Saeko repeatedly... XDD

Let me say that jealous Olivier is so cute!!! I'm enjoying all those crazy thoughts all these people get. Because let's be honest, don't you also have those situations where you wished you could act/say differently XDD It's fun when it is shown to us...

Shige's first appearance in this ep was cute but a bit plain if you ask me... On the other hand, Ryuta's appearance was brilliant! And definitely not enough!!!! But well, Elena is more bearable than I thought she would be.

All her talk about both having somebody they love and not getting there and how they should enjoy each other company meanwhile as they don't know when the other person will notice them (something in those lines she said, I think) it made sense and I'm glad that Souta went ahead... but there we got again his passive-aggresiveness... Because hot Souta is just too hot and that scene kissing Elena and taking his shirt of askdhfaksldfhaksdfkasdhfasf!! Gosh! I am not coherent about it at all!!!

Jun knows what fans like... so although some crazy ones don't want him with Elena in her tub, he knows most of us die to see him to get his shirt of... and well, he is a nice kisser (the best in Arashi until the others prove me wrong! -Yes this goes for you, Sho, for you Aiba and for you Riida... Nino, I pretty much think he kisses as nicely as J if he was given the chance)

Saeko, I would say I can't understand a woman like her, but I think I can... I do think there are girls like her... They want everything but sometimes without the complications of having to choose or make hard decisions... The marriage was convenient and probably she though Souta was going to be there like her lapdog forever because he kissed the ground she walked... and it's like that most of the time... but everybody has a limit...

Oh, and I felt so bad when Souta just got sick after Saeko went to Ricdor... I bet he was just facing a free fall into an abyss of a world where Saeko didn't come back to his shop, to him any more *pats him*

So in some way, Saeko and Souta are similar... Saeko shouldn't come back to the shop as she is married and Souta shouldn't dream about getting her back because she is married and she said no... but still they keep having their bad habits... They are definitely hard to break.

Can't wait for ep 3

PS1: You know who would be great in this drama (not sure which character yet)? Nino!
PS2: You know who I imagined for a sec in Saeko's character? Sho (the eating chocolate non-stop part and because I learned that there is a doujinshi placing him as her may be to blame)

Sorry for the ramblings XD
 
 
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leiva21[personal profile] leiva21 on January 20th, 2014 01:49 pm (UTC)
My brain is still in clouds right now.
Wow. That episode...
Watching the way Jun opened his shirt was just gah!

I'm sorry for keep stalking your journal XD
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[identity profile] lianne29.livejournal.com on January 20th, 2014 02:10 pm (UTC)
After episode 1, I had wondered how Souta gets a FWB with that personality. At least episode 2 answered that question.

I think I understand why you say Nino will be great in this drama
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[identity profile] ladyana2j.livejournal.com on January 20th, 2014 02:37 pm (UTC)
OMG, so envy with you, I havent watched ep 2 yet, cant wait for sub tomo... so far I only watch this just because of J, he is truly beautiful in choco-jun and sorry to say this, but this is the first time I really hate the lead female character! btw, thanks for review of ep 2, really cant wait to watch it soon with sub! :D

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[identity profile] clara-maria.livejournal.com on January 20th, 2014 03:37 pm (UTC)
I haven't watched it yet... but the previews & gifs & pics of J & Kiko are already O_O

rawr~ I think I am going to enjoy this A LOT!

& I join you in your love for all-over-the-place-love-unrequitted-love-triangle-stories ♥
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[identity profile] lackschuh.livejournal.com on January 20th, 2014 04:09 pm (UTC)
I liked the first episode but the second leaves me a bit...meh. I don't know, it's just too much. The high pitched voice, the constant day dreams, the obsessing...it's been six years and he's a grown man who lived in Paris and probably didn't live there as a monk either. I just wish he'd have a bit more agenda? If he was cunning and trying to seduce her in various ways, I'd like it more or if he was a little bitter and harsh towards anyone but Saeko (you know, broken-hearted and a bit jaded but still hopeful deep down)...or if it was just funny and over the top like Nazodoki was with all the flying words and the running gags. Wow, that sounds worse than I mean it. I am just...hoping for a little bit more because this set-up can really look old very quickly.

I still have high hopes for it overall, since Kiko's character seems to help Souta grow a backbone a bit and hopefully they will have explore that a bit further. And if they just find ways to have Jun writhe half-naked on top of other people, I actually wouldn't be super upset either. :D

edit: and what doujinshi? o.O I may need that for...research.

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