So the roller coaster ride of emotion has finally reached its finale which I thought is the start of more
good things to come for Souta (Matsumoto Jun). I liked the concept of the ending. Souta became
properly heartbroken, Saeko decided to face her reality which she has long
ignored by running away and by indulging herself in chocolates. I’m happy for the
characters, and overall, I had the realization as well that instead of wishing
to see them change from being immature to a responsible adult, it’s better for
the drama to show first the instances that made the characters who they are.
Basically, I have so much good things to say probably because I liked how it ended.
Let me first talk about what I didn’t like but this is only a personal wish. Sekiya – san (Kato Shigeyaki) and Kaoruko didn’t happen which made me kind of disappointed. So yep, it’s a really bittersweet ending and no one can escape from being bitter because you will have to develop a bet / OTP through the process. But you won’t really know who would end up together in the finale. It's sad that the only pairing I rooted for didn’t make it. Anyway, much of the heartbreak, the ending was realistic and I appreciate that effort made by the execution of events. To every viewer, you can’t help but to give your piece of comment regarding the bad stuff you witness from the complexity and erratic behavior of the characters however in the end, you will have to understand where they are coming from.
Then of course, the episode still managed to make me laugh most especially at the first scenes where
Riku-chan had the realization that he's misunderstood a lot of things; like for
example Souta and Sekiya having a relationship and such things. The illusion he’s made
with Saeko and Kaoruko being Erena’s friend whom she mentions to him is really crazy to the wildest imagination.
I’m happy for
Kaoruko-san in learning how to be happy in her thoughts and for staying as a
good friend to Souta. There’s no more bitterness in her heart but only the
desire for her friend to comeback to his passion as a chocolatier. Though Sekiya and
her did not happen, at least it was a realistic approach because from the
start, she didn't had any romantic feelings for him. I thought it was also
clear that her, rejecting Sekiya, though she has exerted effort on him wasn’t
put to waste because she experienced pain and more things about herself and about feelings. Perhaps she didn’t want him to hope for something that could only occur in the perfect universe.
I loved the OST, the
piano instrumentation of the background music is really perfect for the cinematography. It has a soothing effect and also, it is refreshing to the
ears. For me, it was made more effective despite
the loopholes. I also
loved Olivier and Matsuri-chan not only because they stayed in love but they
did not leave Souta when Choco la vie was falling apart. Instead, they worked
so hard even with his absence. So, it doesn’t matter to be heartbroken if you
have friends like them who are waiting for your return.
Verdict:
Entertaining drama. Erena is so fab!! However, she's too good for what she does together with Souta. I don't know, those two clearly needed each other. I wish they made it official /serious but then, it ended just like this which is also okay and settled somehow.
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