Reviews

You go girl!!

Finally, a female lead to my liking. She doesn't just sit quietly whining about her misfortunes: she takes the initiative. Well done, Hee Jin!

Her poor manager will have a hard time from now on. Not only her protegee has publicly declared she has a bf, but this bf happens to be a little older than his looks suggest. lol



The confrontation between Boong Do and Jo was hilarious. She questions him about his background, education, family and he doesn't even need to lie!! Haha



I love the juxtaposition of past and present as it is presented here. When a scene in the present is interrupted by one in the past, it looks like they are happening at the same time: while Doong Gu walks on modern Jeju, the guards look for him in the same place.

It's as though past and present were both existing at the same time, as if they were separated by space, rather than time.



Which obviously raises the most classic of questions: since Boong Do didn't die as he was supposed to, is the future going to be changed forever?

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So lala...

For such a highly anticipated drama it?s surprisingly lame and episode two truly follows in its predecessor?s footsteps.



Plot: ?Fear grows in darkness; if you think there's a bogeyman around, turn on the light.? (Dorothy Thompson)

I wished for the identities of the remaining Mirai Nikki owners to be revealed at a later date in order to leave the drama sufficient room to develop a feeling of tension and paranoia. Judging by the current situation the drama will evolve into a cat-and-mouse game in which the participants are (at least) vaguely familiar with each other.



Mirai Nikki episode two is still lacking action and a mystic feeling to it and the Dead End messages which are presumably supposed to trigger suspense ultimately don?t even seem worthy enough to pay attention to.

Or who believes that the protagonist is going to be killed in episode two?



Thinking backwards (and forwards) I find the story revolving around Arata?s father unnecessary. If staged correctly Mirai Nikki could be engaging without the additional motives of tragic family loss and revenge.



Arata: Okada?s performance is more realistic than in episode one, his facial expressions not as quirky.His character?s bewildered reaction to his father?s disappearance is justified but I still can?t sympathize with him.

And just why does a person (naively) run to a place where another human is being held captive? Surprise, surprise ? there is someone else present, someone with ill intentions!



Yuno: Yuno resembles more and more an irritating puppy that gets mad when it doesn?t get its treat.



I find Haruna intriguing but hope that her role in the drama is not as apparent as it momentarily presents itself to be. I also found Megumi and her motives plausible but a little distant.



(On a side note: Does Gengar aka Deus aka the purple speaking app have a mind on his own or does he serve as a transmitter only?)



To make it short: I still can?t sympathize with a character nor root for any of them, no, far from it: I just don?t bother what happens to them. And that?s the death of every good thriller.

But why? Script? Actors? Settings? I suppose I will figure it out at a later point but for now I dare say that it?s a mix of all of them.



Ah no, that?s not quite true that I was totally left out in the cold. I was, let?s say, hoping that Megumi would accidentally shoot her arrow ?

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