Maó

I sucked down 9 episodes in one breath and when I exhaled, it was over. I was enjoying it, waiting to see how they'd once again come up with a ruse for someone involved in that incident 11 years ago... Ohno does a good determined look, but his happy face is weird. So weird that it annoyed me. This is more of a crime thriller than the drama and romance they describe it as here. It's interesting to watch them: the way they hesitate, the way they suffer – some quietly, some a little louder, yet for me there isn't that awful pathetic display of self-pity and I’m thankful for that :-) I'm glad that Ohno stayed right up to the end exactly they way I wanted him. And the ending is also just the way I wanted it. Somehow I think it couldn't have ended any other way. I mean, except for Kasai... But you'll see. So if you're in the mood for something where relationships aren't the focus and nobody breaks up and gets back together three times, something where the characters are human – they're rotten, they’re righteous, they’re both humane and monstrous – check it out. I'm not saying it's the best you'll find in the genre, but it certainly serves its purpose – entertaining and not boring. As long as you don’t end up fast-forwarding some of the flashbacks... (2010.12.06)