Skip-Beat Vol 13

[meganbmoore]

At long last, the Dark Moon arc is over. I know I’ve said it before, but while this arc was good when it was focusing on Kyoko and her figuring out her voice for her first big role, it was pretty good, but when it switched to Ren having Issues playing romantic roles, it kinda got dull. Yes, the whole “oh hai! Ren and Kyoko horizontal on the kitchen floor and Kyoko has no idea what’s going on because it’s practice for the drama!” thing helped, but it had a limited lifespan. Those flashbacks during the test proved that.

BUT!

It seems we are past that now (I’m sure there will be “how the show went” bits, but that’s ok) and back to Ren being repressed and standoffish and Kyoko being her perky, hyper, near rabid self, obsessed with grudges and pleasing people. And, of course, Ren’s manager is back to being a fulltime Ren/Kyoko shipper. (Is it just me, or do their hairstyles sometimes make it hard to tell him and Ogata apart?)

I’m curious about Ren’s issues with who I believe is the person who played Katsuki in the original drama. I’m curious, but fearful of it overtaking the book. (Look, I signed up for the hijinks of a revenge driven girl finding what she wants to do with herself by accident and her best friend and the slightly older guy who isn’t quite adjusted to liking a girl 5~ years younger, not romantic wangst[some romantic wangsting ok] and Ren’s issues with Kyoko being cute and supportive.)

And…uhm…I have yet to figure out why we need the subplot of Ren and Kyoko having known each other when she was little. It has yet to contribute anything.

(And despite my seeming to complain a lot lately, I still love this thing.)

I maintain that Dark Moon sounds like a terribly melodramatic and overly wangsty drama that, were it real, would be insanely popular. And that I’d flee from.

Now, let’s bring Kanae back, shall we? 

Comments

[seven-trees.livejournal.com]

Did you hear that they're making an anime for this series? I've read a few volumes, not very far into the series but it seemed very fun.

[tatterpunk.livejournal.com]

(Is it just me, or do their hairstyles sometimes make it hard to tell him and Ogata apart?)

TOTALLY HARD.

I was a fan of Ren's arc through the piano-playing scene, but yes, there does seem to be the nigh-inevitable shoujo switch in focus from the heroine to the heroine's love interest. (Oh, Kare Kano...)

I do wish Dark Moon were real. I would be all over it.

They're doing a Twdrama? Awesome!

[swanjun.livejournal.com]

I was able to tell Ogata by the fact that he stole Yuki Sohma's head.

But yeah, Ren's acting test performance was pretty snicker-inducing. My review of it is here (http://www.flaminggeeks.com/swanjun/?p=474). And I agree about the whole Corn thing. And I'm afraid the reason why Ren can't allow himself to love is that he's dying of a terrible unnamed disease, which would be very lame indeed.

And, of course, I still love the thing. The great characters help see one through even the goofiest of side trips. I hope vengeful Kyoko makes a return soon.