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Chugakusei Nikki (2018)
Romeo and Juliet without murder
It's really annoying that if you watch one k- or j- drama Netfix start to suggest them in an intrusive way and won't stop forever it feels. So I detected this show and was intrigued by the idea of it. A bit. I hesitated watching it because I feared they ruined the story.
The first episodes were promising and I liked the characters except of this girl with the mask on her chin, I did not understand the purpose. Well maybe I don't have to because I'm far beyond teenage age ;) Can someone explain? Also I'm with the boy- I didn't see Hijiri as a teacher for middle schoolers. When she said to him she loved her class I literally winced. Maybe because I´m too old for this.
But the drama, oh the drama! Full of wonderful, stereotypical "coincidences" and poetic sundowns. Those are the four stars. They ruined the plot after the three years gap. Everyone was so possessed by the past, I mean, hello? Why should a teacher explain her past to unrelated parents and excuses herself, as if she actually did something to harm their children? And is gossiping the new way of living? The only reasonable person was Mrs. Haraguchi. Hijiri should have chosen her.
Loki (2021)
I´m too old for this
I loved the first season and saw potential there. The idea of how they brought Loki back plus more versions of him, even an alligator, was fun to watch. The cliffhanger was quite captivating and I waited for the second season. It happened after a long while and I quit right in the middle of the first episode. Too confusing. Don't misunderstand me, I like films playing with different timelines, but even chaos has a bit of an order which this show lacks. As if the writers were kids in a funhouse doing what the want, unsupervised. That may fit for Lokis character, but he's the one who's been played with, shoved around like a doll the whole time. I finished the second season finally just because of the Master Tom Hiddleston himself, he's brilliant, but the writing is a total mess. What have you done to Loki? I miss the god of mischief!