UGH, it just feels so awesome to be able to talk and theorize with someone about this drama. No one I know has actually watched it, and sadly, SPEC never got subbed in spanish, so I can’t exactly pimp it over here either. I really wonder why it wasn’t so popular, and why so many people refuse to pick it up. I’m guessing Erika-hate? So many people dislike her apparently, though I can’t really understand why. I had seen her in Liar Game previously, and even though Nao was incredibly stupid at times, I still had a soft spot for her. I thought that Erika must have done a good job in portraying her if so many people ended up raging whenever she showed up, lol.
I’m guessing not a lot of people know about Kase Ryo either. He’s a fantastic actor, imo, one of the best in Japan today, but even though I think he’s hot (srsly, his eeeeyesss, his noooooose), he’s not conventionally attractive like Shirota Yuu or some JE boy (and a lot of people go for that? lol). Also he’s done like... 7 dramas at the most? He’s a film actor, so, not very well known in the western jdrama fandom.
I guess I’m saying that if you try to pimp the drama by saying stuff like “it’s a spin-off of this 1999 drama called Keizoku, and it stars Toda Erika and Kase Ryo and they fight people with supernatural powers and shit!”, maybe it doesn’t work that well... because people will probably go... “1999? That’s OLD. Toda Erika? Ew. Kase who?”. Anyway, I’d just love it if more people gave this drama a chance. Actually I’d just love it if they’d at least consider it without going all “ew, Toda Erika, I ain’t touching that shit”, because they’d be missing out on SO MUCH over something SO STUPID. Specially considering what a fantastic job she does here.
The main reason why I support the whole “most of the Keizoku SP and the movie was a dream” theory is because, DAMN, so many characters I liked died, lol. I had a bit of a love/hate relationship with Aya, but it still pissed me off that she died at the end (where was it anyway? The boat? The island?), but more than anything, what really saddened me was Tsubosaka’s death (and the whole head scene kinda weirded me out a bit). He’s one of my favorites, and omg, it would be some awesome if he showed up in SPEC. He and Toma, omg, it would be amazing. So yes, I NEED HIM TO BE ALIVE. I think that in case the whole thing was a dream, only Shibata would be in a coma, since at the end of Keizoku, Mayama was shot with plastic bullets and was alright. I love that he’s an ABBA fan, lol, it seems really fitting for some reason. I still think Aya being in love with Mayama thing was totally random and completely unnecessary. I liked her whole “hate to love you”, obsessive, unhealthy dynamic with Madarame, and I felt unrequited love didn’t really suit her, idk. But yeah, you’re right. Shibata is really bright, maybe she picked up on it before all of us did and it reflected in her dream.
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I’m guessing not a lot of people know about Kase Ryo either. He’s a fantastic actor, imo, one of the best in Japan today, but even though I think he’s hot (srsly, his eeeeyesss, his noooooose), he’s not conventionally attractive like Shirota Yuu or some JE boy (and a lot of people go for that? lol). Also he’s done like... 7 dramas at the most? He’s a film actor, so, not very well known in the western jdrama fandom.
I guess I’m saying that if you try to pimp the drama by saying stuff like “it’s a spin-off of this 1999 drama called Keizoku, and it stars Toda Erika and Kase Ryo and they fight people with supernatural powers and shit!”, maybe it doesn’t work that well... because people will probably go... “1999? That’s OLD. Toda Erika? Ew. Kase who?”.
Anyway, I’d just love it if more people gave this drama a chance. Actually I’d just love it if they’d at least consider it without going all “ew, Toda Erika, I ain’t touching that shit”, because they’d be missing out on SO MUCH over something SO STUPID. Specially considering what a fantastic job she does here.
The main reason why I support the whole “most of the Keizoku SP and the movie was a dream” theory is because, DAMN, so many characters I liked died, lol. I had a bit of a love/hate relationship with Aya, but it still pissed me off that she died at the end (where was it anyway? The boat? The island?), but more than anything, what really saddened me was Tsubosaka’s death (and the whole head scene kinda weirded me out a bit). He’s one of my favorites, and omg, it would be some awesome if he showed up in SPEC. He and Toma, omg, it would be amazing. So yes, I NEED HIM TO BE ALIVE.
I think that in case the whole thing was a dream, only Shibata would be in a coma, since at the end of Keizoku, Mayama was shot with plastic bullets and was alright. I love that he’s an ABBA fan, lol, it seems really fitting for some reason.
I still think Aya being in love with Mayama thing was totally random and completely unnecessary. I liked her whole “hate to love you”, obsessive, unhealthy dynamic with Madarame, and I felt unrequited love didn’t really suit her, idk. But yeah, you’re right. Shibata is really bright, maybe she picked up on it before all of us did and it reflected in her dream.