anna_tran

The real trick for this show is how it manages to keep the audience captivated despite being in its 3rd season...

I enjoy Trip 3 much better than Trip 2 and slightly better than Trip 1. Trip 3 is closer to the format of Trip 2 with the goofy cases and the character development. Some of these clues are rather obvious and I've managed to solve the "tricks" before the explanation.

The ending is a nice complement to the series. But then, who wouldn't have guessed that was probably the ending. I would love the ending more if it were a sad ending though, but that's probably not what the average audience wants.

I would feel pretty strange if I became just like Hermes, involved in a romance watched and advised by thousands of people... They say that love is between 2 people, but then a good public love is still better than a bad private breakup.

I have the pleasure to read the original thread on 2-channel.. To make the drama long enough to fill 11 episodes, the producer has definitely taken the liberty to add some elements, but I consider these extras to be unrealistic and do more harm than good - digressing from the original story line.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I still like the drama. But I just don't think it's as good as the golden age love dramas like Tokyo Love Story, Love Generation, Long Vacation, etc.

If you are a newage Internet blogger, you may find kinship between the story and your life and may enjoy it more...

We can now look back to the 90's as the golden age for Japanese doramas: Tokyo Love Story, Long Vacation, 101st Marriage Proposal, etc...

The story is about a 5-way relationship involving multiple break-ups and making ups between 5 different people. I would not classify the conversation nor the plot as especially deep or meaningful; however, the actress made the difference. Honami Suzuki became a house-hold name from her portrayal of a cheerful but sad, strong but weak, selfless and selfish girl. I can't but stop crying watching the multiple love stories involved.

The story is almost perfect, but also has some major plot holes (e.g. for example, surely, Kanchi would have a chance to see Rita again before her real move to LA even though he missed the train)... Watch this drama with your heart, not with your brain.

There are a few other things I don't quite understand. I certainly would have not reacted like the people in the drama did, but then my life would not be interesting enough to be made a story :-)

True love eventually will find each other; true love conquers all.