I hear you. I'll probably watch the rest, since I've invested this much already (and out of morbid curiosity), but I have gone from loving Pearl in Gameboys to pretty much despising her here. And Karleen can just go check herself into therapy.
For those ragging on Alex, all I can say is that (in my opinion) she's been the only adult in this whole mess. She's played along with Pearl's ridiculous indecisiveness and made her position clear. She arranged a weekend at a beautiful resort, only to have Karleen sabotage the whole thing and have Pearl pretty much ignore her, as soon as Karleen showed up.
And what was all that crap with Pearl asking Alex such heated questions? Alex gave her honest answers, while Pearl didn't reveal anything remotely as personal as any of that.
Truth be told, I would have been just as pissed as Alex was, at the end. How much sh!t and humiliation should she be expected to take?
This was the first episode that I've been interested in since Ep. 1, because -- finally -- something actually happened (even if it is getting toxic).
I officially don't like Pearl anymore. She acts so caring and sensible, but she's getting way too much into the attention and playing these two women. Did you see the way she stripped out of her robe to reveal her bikini? She might as well have given them both lap dances and then shook her finger saying "no, no, no."
Of course Karleen crashed the party, she's a selfish bitch. Even if it was a coincidence, she should have left, as Alex pointed out.
Speaking of Alex... she's the only one I respect in this entire series.
For me, I didn't miss seeing a kiss between Adachi/Kurosawa... because I live that life on my own, so it's not like I need to see it. However...
The reason I feel a kiss on the lips (even a small one) would have made the series even better, is this: having them NOT kiss, and showing a "teaser" like the one in the elevator at the end (not to mention having them wearing t-shirts in bed, after they obviously just had sex) made it so painfully obvious that "oh... these are actors, this isn't real."
Of course we all know that they are actors. But Adachi/Kurosawa had such a natural, beautiful connection... it's why we all fell in love with them. Showing a kiss -- even a small one -- would have made it even more believable, at least from where I sit. And what damage would that have done? None.
Unfortunately, I came away feeling more aware that we're still living in a homophobic culture, and kind of sad.
Well, we made it... and so did Adachi and Kurosawa! I'll admit, I teared up a few times during the episode. Kudos to Ms. Fujisaki! For those regretting no shown kiss between the two leads (especially when Tsuge/Minato got one), at least we got close, and I personally didn't think it was that necessary to see. Cherry Magic is 10 out of 10 for me!
So it went from 5 episodes, to 8 episodes, and now to 6. Projected Episode 6 date is December 26.
I'm actually happy they are ending it... it has dragged on a long time without much happening in the story. I'll watch to see how it ends but I honestly don't care all that much anymore.
They are very cute together. The melodramatic scenes in the middle were just... unnecessary and dumb, in my opinion. Ended on a sweet note. I'm giving it a 7.0.
For those ragging on Alex, all I can say is that (in my opinion) she's been the only adult in this whole mess. She's played along with Pearl's ridiculous indecisiveness and made her position clear. She arranged a weekend at a beautiful resort, only to have Karleen sabotage the whole thing and have Pearl pretty much ignore her, as soon as Karleen showed up.
And what was all that crap with Pearl asking Alex such heated questions? Alex gave her honest answers, while Pearl didn't reveal anything remotely as personal as any of that.
Truth be told, I would have been just as pissed as Alex was, at the end. How much sh!t and humiliation should she be expected to take?
I officially don't like Pearl anymore. She acts so caring and sensible, but she's getting way too much into the attention and playing these two women. Did you see the way she stripped out of her robe to reveal her bikini? She might as well have given them both lap dances and then shook her finger saying "no, no, no."
Of course Karleen crashed the party, she's a selfish bitch. Even if it was a coincidence, she should have left, as Alex pointed out.
Speaking of Alex... she's the only one I respect in this entire series.
Yecch.
I might be one of them... this series isn't THAT important to me.
For me, I didn't miss seeing a kiss between Adachi/Kurosawa... because I live that life on my own, so it's not like I need to see it. However...
The reason I feel a kiss on the lips (even a small one) would have made the series even better, is this: having them NOT kiss, and showing a "teaser" like the one in the elevator at the end (not to mention having them wearing t-shirts in bed, after they obviously just had sex) made it so painfully obvious that "oh... these are actors, this isn't real."
Of course we all know that they are actors. But Adachi/Kurosawa had such a natural, beautiful connection... it's why we all fell in love with them. Showing a kiss -- even a small one -- would have made it even more believable, at least from where I sit. And what damage would that have done? None.
Unfortunately, I came away feeling more aware that we're still living in a homophobic culture, and kind of sad.
Still, I loved Cherry Magic and gave it a 10/10.
I'm actually happy they are ending it... it has dragged on a long time without much happening in the story. I'll watch to see how it ends but I honestly don't care all that much anymore.