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* After the Rain / 恋は雨上がりのように

** Unusual and good Romance/Drama, synopsis "Working part-time at a family restaurant, she finds herself inexplicably falling love with her manager, a divorced 45-year-old man with a young son." sounded problematic, but has been handled very well so far. --maxb

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** ... except half way through, it kind of stops bothering to handle it, and just lets them settle to an unresolved doldrum state, whilst embarking on new story arc of having them get over some disappointments in their own lives. It's still a decent enough show, but has lost the "must see" status I was hoping it would achieve at the start. --maxb

* The Legend of Korra

** Mixed feelings. Episode 1 was painful, Korra is like another Subaru at the beginning. Fortunately they ease off the "this character is naive due to her upbringing and we need to show it" pretty quickly. Seems like it could have some promise, but the plot development seems very formulaic ("Introduce Heroine. Introduce Teacher. Inevitable heroine/teacher conflict. Introduce allies. Introduce nemesis.") - does it manage to grow beyond this? Also a bit wary of another year-long show. --maxb

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 * After the Rain / 恋は雨上がりのように
 ** Unusual and good Romance/Drama, synopsis "Working part-time at a family restaurant, she finds herself inexplicably falling love with her manager, a divorced 45-year-old man with a young son." sounded problematic, but has been handled very well so far. --maxb
+** [moved to this section by lmm]
+** ... except half way through, it kind of stops bothering to handle it, and just lets them settle to an unresolved doldrum state, whilst embarking on new story arc of having them get over some disappointments in their own lives. It's still a decent enough show, but has lost the "must see" status I was hoping it would achieve at the start. --maxb
 * The Legend of Korra
 ** Mixed feelings. Episode 1 was painful, Korra is like another Subaru at the beginning. Fortunately they ease off the "this character is naive due to her upbringing and we need to show it" pretty quickly. Seems like it could have some promise, but the plot development seems very formulaic ("Introduce Heroine. Introduce Teacher. Inevitable heroine/teacher conflict. Introduce allies. Introduce nemesis.") - does it manage to grow beyond this? Also a bit wary of another year-long show.  --maxb