The Maou Post

I've been a bit busy the past two weeks-- running around finding an apartment, delivering rants on cultural beauty standards while trying to buy a bathing suit (counterproductive), eating far too much Ben & Jerry's (also counterproductive), not drowning in the college pool, and watching MARS-- well, that takes its toll, you know. But I've got all these scattered notes on Maou, and I figure I should either post them or stop obsessing about the show. So. The Maou Post.

Plot summary: "Angel Lawyer" Naruse Ryo is secretly out to avenge his younger brother's tragic death ten years ago. Mostly he does this by sending people mysterious tarot cards and hanging around his darkroom staring intently at photos of Serizawa Naoto. (Oh, and also by getting people systematically killed off in a spiraling trainwreck of tragedy and angst.) Naoto (Tomaaaa!) is a police detective suffering from selective amnesia about the events of ten years ago. Shiori is a true angelic figure, who offers psychic help with the tarot cards and spiritual redemption all round. (She's actually kind of awesome.) Together, they are embroiled in a tangle of murder, revenge, redemption, and creepy picturebooks!

( No, really, CREEPY PICTUREBOOKS! (minimal spoilers, extra analysis) )

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( Some other spoilery thoughts... WAHHHHHH FLAIL FLAIL SPOILERS FLAIL )

It makes a lot of sense that this was based on a kdrama-- it feels very much as though it could fit into a tradition of big period dramas with lots of swordplay and pretty, flowing hair to go with the weeping and the epic angst.

Also the theme song is really good.

I LOVED IT. I’M NEVER WATCHING IT AGAIN.

The Maou Post

I've been a bit busy the past two weeks-- running around finding an apartment, delivering rants on cultural beauty standards while trying to buy a bathing suit (counterproductive), eating far too much Ben & Jerry's (also counterproductive), not drowning in the college pool, and watching MARS-- well, that takes its toll, you know. But I've got all these scattered notes on Maou, and I figure I should either post them or stop obsessing about the show. So. The Maou Post.

Plot summary: "Angel Lawyer" Naruse Ryo is secretly out to avenge his younger brother's tragic death ten years ago. Mostly he does this by sending people mysterious tarot cards and hanging around his darkroom staring intently at photos of Serizawa Naoto. (Oh, and also by getting people systematically killed off in a spiraling trainwreck of tragedy and angst.) Naoto (Tomaaaa!) is a police detective suffering from selective amnesia about the events of ten years ago. Shiori is a true angelic figure, who offers psychic help with the tarot cards and spiritual redemption all round. (She's actually kind of awesome.) Together, they are embroiled in a tangle of murder, revenge, redemption, and creepy picturebooks!

( No, really, CREEPY PICTUREBOOKS! (minimal spoilers, extra analysis) )

...
( Some other spoilery thoughts... WAHHHHHH FLAIL FLAIL SPOILERS FLAIL )

It makes a lot of sense that this was based on a kdrama-- it feels very much as though it could fit into a tradition of big period dramas with lots of swordplay and pretty, flowing hair to go with the weeping and the epic angst.

Also the theme song is really good.

I LOVED IT. I’M NEVER WATCHING IT AGAIN.