Burrrrrrrrrrn, burrrrrrrrn.

Naoki has been an asshole for nearly 2/3rds of the show. Kotoko is constantly working hard and pushing herself to become a better wife and companion to Naoki and Naoki has just been taking her for granted all this time.

I think Keita really hit the nail on the head when he asked Kotoko why she married him. I also really love that Kin-chan gets to give Naoki advice on another guy moving in on Naoki’s love interest.

What delicious irony.

This is really the first time I’ve been hoping that the male lead loses. Keita seems like he’d be a much better match for Kotoko than Naoki is right now. Even Machiko realizes how perfect Keita is. It’s really a shame that she’s going to wind up staying with Naoki in the end. ;/

Yes, I think we can all agree here that it is high time Naoki puts his fantastic, genius doctor skills to work and surgically removes his head from his ass. Now, I hate to be the one to stir the pot, but I must honestly admit that Keita pisses me off. A lot. Even though he’s nice. It’s quite clear that he is easy game for dojikko (or married women; take your pick), but that’s no excuse for him to try and worm his way between Naoki and Kotoko. Seriously, he hardly knows her! And as far as I am concerned, Kotoko cannot escape this blame-game completely unscathed — she needs to be a lot more upfront with Naoki about how she feels if she expects him to move an iota off his high-horse; she also needs to stop making excuses for him. Naoki’s encounter with Keita is a jarring collision with reality, the reality that Naoki has emotional responsibilities towards his wife if he wants his marriage to last. It’s a shame that it had to come this far for them (both) to address the elephant in the room, but alas, they are 2D marionettes that dance at the whim of the story. I’ll bite my tongue and wait patiently for the moment when Keita is mercilessly clotheslined by the unbreakable string of fate that binds Kotoko and Naoki ^_^.

how many episodes are there in this series?