Kaseifu No Mita takes us into a mysterious thrilling episode-by-episode transformation of a dysfunctional family well into the brink of self-destruction. Oddly enough, a hired housekeeper, a stranger of whom mystery is enigmatic, helps in some odd way to repair the rifts between the family members. Of course, happy-endings somewhat evade you. I mean, what is the fun of happy endings? Where is the drama in it? Where is the thrill? Thus, one can often cringe at the superficiality and cringiness (mind me) of several characters. Some criticize it as a melancholic display of soap opera but I would argue such claims. Isn't it the very human characteristic-- that superficiality? That indecisiveness in times of decisions? That insecurity? That melancholy? So in-fact, this drama does give an accurate portrayal of the destructive and morose capacity of the human emotion. But of course, everything is not so sad as they may appear; after-all, the human experience also shares things like happiness, joy, love, and family values. Indeed, this mysterious play on the human emotion leads to a delightful intellectual orgasm. Oh well, I give it a 10 out of 10!
