[Discussion] Bara no nai Hanaya: Katori Shingo/Takeuchi Yuko

They revealed that Mio isn't blind... I'm betting that the hospital chief is Eiji's dead wife's father...

I really hope they're not gonna just drag it, hoping that if we learned that she isnt blind so early, they will develop the story well and won't let the secret drag out

Haha... yeap, it's soooo easy to guess about that hospital director! I wonder if that's really the case?? It'll be just too easy xD
I really can't imagine why on earth Mio has to go THAT far to get close to Eiji? It doesn't make any sense, unless there's a particular reason for it. If its simply only to get close to Eiji and to destroy his life, she can do it without having to pretend to be blind. Imagine how hurt and angry Eiji would be, when he finds out about this O_o
Then, there's the ending sequence... it looks symbolic and probably indicates the way the story goes x) That Eiji and Mio can never be together

I love the last scene so much! The turning point of their feelings, and even Mio couldn't help but to look up to Eiji for a second.

Somehow I suspect Naoya to be one of the hospital director's man too. In the scene in the host club, it seems Naoya intentionally tried to get Eiji's attention. If that's the case, it's gonna be quite scary, huh? x) Eiji will only have Shizuku in the end T_T

im surprised at the revelation about Mio, i agree that she and Eiji may never be together. btw..why is the little girl wearing a mask?

wait so she isn't blind!! wut the!?? why is she pretending? why does she want to ruin his life? someone explain!!!?? does she know him before?

If I remember correctly, the old lady told Eiji the reason already. That Shizuku made her own conclusion the reason why her father always looks sad and lonely, is because she resembles her mother. So if Eiji look at Shizuku's face it must've remind him of her mother, and makes Eiji feels sad. So Shizuku decided to hide her face, so Eiji won't be sad anymore. But at the park, during sunset, Eiji explained how much Shizuku means to him, and there's no way he'd feel sad just because he look at her face.

to kawaiimomo, as far as ep.1 goes, its because the hospital's director told her to. That old man seem to hate Eiji to the core, that he told Mio to pretend to be blind, get close to him, make him falls in love with her, and then destroy his life. However Mio started to feel bad about this coz Eiji doesn't seem like a bad guy as that old man says. But from the conversation between Mio and the director in the hospital, it seem like Mio doesn't have a choice. She's bind with something...that forced her to do everything the director said... maybe she owe him something, or he knows her secret, or he paid her debts?? There's gotta be sumthin x)

Im hoping the hospital director's identity is more interesting and complex than just Eiji's late wife's father....otherwise its way too predictable

but yeah on smap smap, Matsuda shota did say that in the next episode we're gonna discover something about his character....so it seems like there's lots to look forward to!

Nojima Shinji (writer):
The whole idea of the story is like a chess game. And I plan to give a checkmate in the last episode.

Matsuda Shota (Kudo Naoya):
You might see the "standard" Naoya in Ep1. But starting from Ep2, Naoya's character will slowly change bit by bit. Whether it's his real character, or its just a condition. You'll find out later on. Naoya is a man with many secrets.

Miura Tomokazu (Anzai Teruo, the hospital's director):
The audience might imagine a bit of what kind of relationship this man has with Eiji's late wife. However, that image might change after Ep2. And even when his relationship with them becomes clear, his reason to chase after Eiji won't be clear yet.
Eiji might look like a very kind and good person. But this man holds Eiji's past. Sometimes there are people in this world that looks like Jekyll & Hyde.

Omg.... is he saying Eiji is like Jekyll & Hyde??!? Unbelievable. I thought Eiji would be the victim and the person who doesn't know anything in the story. But I may be wrong, the victim and the person who doesn't know anything at all might be Mio, instead. She doesn't even know what's the director's reason to chase after Eiji.
If Eiji really has this "Jekyll & Hyde" side, then the chess game symbolized by the writer, makes sense....

When Mio asked Eiji why he doesn't sell roses in his flower shop, then she was guessing it might be related to his wife. Eiji said, "Too bad... the real reason is not that romantic...". It might be true, afterall. Somehow I have a feeling that Eiji's lonely face is not necessary caused by the loss of his wife.