[Discussion] Sweet Season

I just got around to watching this drama with Matsushima Nanako and Shiina Kippei, and I really wanted to talk about it!

When the drama began, I wasn't sure how I felt because usually in dramas about affairs, the person who is cheating on their husband or wife has some kind of "reason," or their SO is crazy or really really mean. Therefore, it's easier to root for the mistress. However, in this one, Akira's wife (at the beginning, mind you-) was so sweet and nice. I don't think he tried to make their marriage work at all, and he just got greedy and had an affair with an office employee.

But what I did love was the evolution of feelings Mahiro has towards her family, especially her father. The tension and anger was clearly felt in the beginning of the drama, because Mahiro didn't yet understand what her father went through, but at the end it came full circle really beautifully. The parts revolving around Mahiro and her family were great, in my opinion. The scene where Mahiro and her dad were standing in front of the cherry tree and she said "I know I've always been rebellious towards you... but... I always loved you, Dad." and then he said "Me too... I love you a lot too, Mahiro." and they both hugged and started crying - I was BAWLING!! It made me want to give my dad a hug!!

However, on the side of Mahiro and Akira's relationship, it all started to go downhill when they introduced the cheap plot ploy of him hitting his head and losing his memory. I about threw up when he had sex with his wife - she was just so DESPERATE at that point. I felt so bad for Mahiro. But it was absolutely inexcusable for him to pretend like he never got his memory back when in fact, he did. How could he have gone back to his wife and pretended like nothing ever happened? The whole drama, that's what he was repeating over and over that he could never do. His "reasoning" was that he didn't want to put Mahiro through anymore pain and suffering, but then he kisses her at the airport and leaves with his wife! WTF?? His idea of solving the situation is to kiss her and then go live a lie??

If I was Mahiro, it would have been over for me. And then three years later, Mahiro meets up with his wife and his wife just says "Oh, yeah we're getting a divorce after all. Guess I wasn't suited to be a housewife, ha ha!" Yeah right! That **** was a psycho about getting him back! You cannot tell me she wouldn't have gone to any lengths possible to keep him. I'm almost positive she would have gotten pregnant just to stay together. You can't tell me after three years of being back together she wouldn't have tried to get pregnant. And she said in Hong Kong, Akira really tried to love her and make the marriage work. Why? After kissing Mahiro at the airport?? What bullshit!

I liked the family aspects of this drama, but the ending really really blew it for me. It was just so unbelievable, and after everything he did to her I didn't even WANT them to get back together!

And I am SO sick of someone either suddenly studying abroad or getting transferred overseas in the second to last episode of a drama! It is a cop-out! Stop running away from the problem and just write a good ending, drama writers!!

Was anyone else this frustrated after seeing this drama?? I'm going crazy over here! Alcoholic

Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 8:30 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

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