idontwanttothanks

I really liked the first ep. I have been looking forward to this; for whatever reason the trailer gave me the same feeling I got from watching the trailer for Eternal Yesterday, and EY was hands down my favorite drama of 2022. And I'm so happy to see Suzuki Kosuke in a lead role - he was so great in Takara-kun & Amagi-kun.

Hopefully this one doesn't end badly, but I'm definitely strapped in for the ride even if it does.

I would just ignore it. People are gonna think how they think, and this drama in particular always has people who just *have* to say how toxic and wrong it is. Giving them attention only encourages them.

That said, there will come a point when Kiyoi stands up financially where Hira can't. And I think it's sweet to see him attempt to take care of Hira the way Hira takes care of him - he really is trying to be a good partner.

I also kind of thought Koyama was hilarious. Probably because he can't do much other than exactly what he did. So petty, and pettiness amuses me. Although I do think that he also cares about Hira and wants him happy. I just think that given the opportunity, he'll always choose to pick on Kiyoi, and that makes me laugh.

That plus up to six more months if you're not lucky enough to be in Japan and see it in cinemas...

This is messy and I am here for it.

I have to say, though that Heart and Li Ming are actually my favorite couple in this so far. This was unexpected as I don't actually like MSP (sacrilege, I know). But I look forward to their scenes most, followed by whenever Khao (and now First; I am having way too much fun watching Alan run around furious) pops up.

Overall I am liking this much much more than I expected to - it feels tight is well paced.

I'm talking about the scenes from season one. The one last ep was definitely from Kiyoi's POV, which is probably why it was obvious even without looking that Kiyoi was just waiting for Hira to say something so he could reciprocate properly. :D

It was from the visual companion.

There is a translation here: https://sparkling-rain.tumblr.com/post/674725337312149504/translation-kinmokusei-sweet-osmanthus

I will say what they took is a very small part of the whole - I only recognized it because they kept my favorite bit.

Those scenes were entirely from Hira's POV though, remember - although I do think they happened, I doubt we got everything as Hira would only focus on the parts that fit his view of his relationship with Kiyoi. Or at least that's how I'm handwaving it. :D

The beginning scene was from a side story - Sweet Osmanthus.

Oh, sorry. I don't think they outright said it or anything. But it's pretty clear during ep 2 if not before, I think. :)

Is it really a power imbalance if Wen doesn't actually need the job and can leave at any time?

AAAAAH they're back and I'm so happy. I was coming over all nervous in the lead up to the episode, but now that it's here and I've watched it I am just ready to enjoy myself and these two.

And this episode was great. The little date was adorable, and I could watch Kiyoi be jealous and Hira oblivious all day. Hira's constant doomy doomy dooming was a little less fun, but well. It's Hira. He spirals. I loved that Kiyoi is still his grumpy self, but is also more affectionate and sweet, too - his pouty face when he wanted to be fed and Hira didn't get it cracked me up. Poor thing.

I like that you can kind of already tell that the conflict is going to come from how Hira perceives things vs. how they really are - I hope they keep leaning into how skewed his view of things is.

I loved it. I had no preconceived notions of this series as UWMA was never on my radar (I just don't care about fated mates and reincarnation, sorry), so I came in fresh with zero expectations of how the story should go, and I think it served me well.

I also found it when it was well into the series, starting just before ep 10 aired, and I think that it served me well too, because I didn't have a week between each episode to obsess and get angry about no one talking to each other. This show was very internally driven, which I find does better well on binging rather than watching week to week.

I felt like the reasons that both Win and Team had for hesitating were very well done, even if I can also understand how it was frustrating to watch from the outside. I was not frustrated, myself, being the type of person who can't communicate emotions well on top of becoming immersed in the story enough that I could see it from their POVs. The hesitation felt very real for two people who are 1 - still fairly young and 2 - have the specific hang ups that they both have surrounding love and whether or not they deserve it/can keep hold of it.

I do wish that Team's trauma had been addressed a little more thoroughly. To me that was the biggest misstep of the drama, followed by maybe too many side couples. I was 100% in it for Team and Win, and all of the side stuff started to get annoying after a bit (thank goodness for the ffwd button).

it also made me a fan of both Prem and Boun. I honestly didn't even know about these two before this but thanks to this show they are extremely on my radar and I look forward to whatever they wind up doing next, even if it isn't together (although I won't lie, I hope they have more projects together because their chemistry is lovely).

Late and it's been a minute since I've read the novel, but...*extra warning spoilers for the stuff towards the end of the 2nd novel*


Basically Hira is Hira and he keeps believing that this thing is temporary, and Kiyoi gets angry at him and breaks up with him in an attempt to kind of teach him a lesson (not really a break up he just wants Hira to fight, but Hira being Hira...does not and then Kiyoi is kind of stuck with a breakup he doesn't really want. Plus Kiyoi is sore about a misunderstanding over what Hira wants to photograph). Then Kiyoi vows to wait him out but can't even really manage that and is about to text him when he gets kidnapped. Then Hira comes to his rescue and gets hurt and Kiyoi loses all of his shit. Then they make up.

All of that is my favorite bit. I already loved Kiyoi but I really love him in this one.

There's nothing wrong with camp if it's done well!

I didn't recognize him at first! Sometimes I still have a hard time believing it.

I 1 million % can't wait. I think they're gonna keep my favorite scene in the novel (well, shades of it - pretty sure it's part of the movie trailer) and I am all delight. The wait is going to be horrendous.

Likely we won't hear anything until closer to April, when it might be do for blu ray/DVD release

Eh, I kind of get where people are coming from, especially since it's too common for sequels to break the couple up immediately so they can work them back together over the rest of the episodes, and sometimes (often) it feels cheap. I also disagree that a breakup is needed in order to make plot happen.

That said, I love what happens in the 2nd novel *and* I love angst so I think that if they follow it closely (and I have no reason to believe otherwise) I think it might actually work for both the people who want happiness and angst lovers like me. :D I'm excited but this second season is just gonna make the wait for the movie even harder.

Thank you!

Just ignore the comments and make your own mind up. I rarely agree with people here, tbh and I'm having a lot of fun with this. *shrugs*

This drama caters to me particularly so well. The fun "does he love me or is he just doing what I say?" angst (which we've had shades of but I want more, more, more), the "let's put a time limit on our relationship", and Chopper.

Really just feed me angst, kisses, and Chopper and I'm happy. Yes, I'm easy, but I've come to terms with it. :)