This was the kind of drama that borders on cheese, yet stays away from it. It’s a bit forced at times, but the acting and direction actually managed to save it.
Unlike last week, this episode gets back on track again with the themes that made this show catch my attention: the loneliness of the lead character. This episode delved more into her upbringing, and showed how she turned into the character she is today: she’s got no problem with fancy dress parties or holding speeches in front of a lot of important people (in fact, that was so trivial that it was just skipped over), and the big focus of this was her desire of real emotions, rather than the fake ones. I like that.
On the downside it did get a bit too dramatic at times. Those two guys talking behind her back were a bit too much for example, but I guess that people love to bitch about the rich and famous (although this is rare to see in anime, where the rich are for some reason always celebrated and revered). It’s more that the acting still is rather one-sided, like how just one suspicious romantic mishap immediately causes her to blow a fit and dump the poor butler, and things like that need to change if this show wants to go anywhere. With a little hope that new guy will bring change in that.
Rating: * (Good)
This show has loads of potential, but is held back by silly skits/running gags (butler is ready to die for her, the blonde is a total yuri-perv). Granted the third episode slightly improves over the first two, it still remains a mediocre one that has yet to realize its better moments are when the story is taken seriously.
Psgels when will you unban me from the shoutbox? LOVE KEVIN!
I found the ending scene to be really touching actually, maybe because Im also a loner who has trouble connecting to people, so I completely understand where shes coming from
Overall though Im still not sure where this show is trying to go, but Ill keep watching since its rather enjoyable