Yuria Sensei no Akai Ito (2023)

The celebration of life's inevitable mess

Truly a masterpiece.

I was hesitant to watch it because I know some dramas treat cheating in many diffrent ways that I usually don't agree of, especially when a gay relationship is involved, but I loved the way they managed it in this one.

The story really goes accross every possible subject: from cheating's consequences, emotionally and socially, to relationships between younger and older, family values, self confidence, and many other things. It showed us realistically messy events without over dramatizing everything, and even if there's a lot going on the rythm was perfect and I didn't feel lost at any point. Also, it was not a comedy per say but the acting was so on point that it made me laugh out loud quite a few times as much as it made me angry or sad.

The characters we also super complex and I loved it. I think I had mixed feelings with all of them at some point, hating or loving, except for the sister whom I obviously hated but I think her being a b**ch was perfect, because I believe the audience needs more simple characters to focus and enjoy the complex ones.

Here are some stuff I didn't like (!spoilers!):
-Yuya and Yuria's relationship went a bit too back and forth, so much that I was not really moved by the break up scene (like, we've seen it all already)
-There were so many cheating events aside from the main one, like I think all of the characters had a cheating experience. So, it's hard to believe in a long lasting love between the two main couples when cheating is so normalized
-Riku. At first I loved him, I thought his attitude was wholesome and his bitter moments were relatable, but it started to get weird when he blamed Yuria for seeing someone else. It got a little bit better after wards, but then came the aggression scene. I didn't understand this scene at all. Like, I get it you're upset. I get it you can blow out. But I really don't understand what was his goal by tying up Goro and making Yuria strip?? and with a knife?? And then suddenly he says some deep stuff about Yuria fighting for her life and they forgive him like it's nothing?? So yeah, I found it difficult to sympathize with him afterwards.

Overall, I loved this show and I recommend it strongly to anyone who, like me, believes that family is something you find rather than being a simple blood related thing. Also, if you're here for the BL content, then I don't think it's what you're looking for, but if you enjoy the complexity of love and different relationships, then once again you should absolutely go for it!

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