That’s JUST what the character of Ando Ranko (Karina) is supposed to be: a woman who lives her life with “the courage to be hated” and bulldozes ahead saying whatever comes to her mind, offending everyone around her with her selfishness, and using her zero social skills to get what she wants.
Her new partner Toshio Aoyama (played by NEWS’ Shigeaki Kato) already has a hard time dealing with her, and after only two days is complaining to consultant Tetsuto Daimonji (Shiina Kippei) about how abrasive she is, and I gotta say that by the end of the episode, I was in the same boat!
He tells Aoyama that despite her brusque style, Ando is a genius in the way she uses her art of being hated, but I didn’t see how her crude style of manner even helped solve the case. She didn’t uncover anything that she couldn’t have by being nice or at least NOT unlikable!
But of course, she DOES solve the case, and it’s here that Aoyama changes his mind about her, apologizes and defers to her as someone who he has a lot to learn from. Eh.
Too bad, too, because there are a lot of pretty faces to enjoy in this show, including Sae Okazaki (last seen in Hito wa Mitami Ga 100%) as CSI agent Yukina Murakami…
and (WHOO!) Itsuki Saraga as the sexy forensics agent Meiko Soma…is this the new cliche, having the autopsy doctor be a slutty lady? Not that I’m complaining!
Gonna give this one a few more episodes. If it’s the same I think I’ll be bailing on this drama…
Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com
