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Wednesday, 23 February 2005 12:34 |
 Beck is quickly becoming one of my favourite
current shows, and I can't quite put my finger on why - so far at
least, the promise of rock 'n' roll fame has yet to be realised, and
there are definitely things that are more exciting than Koyuki's life,
but the show certainly has its hooks into me. The theme of this
batch of episodes could be Koyuki, and women...
6 - Saitou and Jaguar
Seems Maho & Koyuki are getting closer to becoming an item,
especially after she gives him one of her most treasured possessions -
the guitar pick used by Dying Breed's guitarist. Ryuusuke's quest
to get a band together continues - he's managed to pick up a singer
& a guitarist so far. That's two more people than Eiji, his old bandmate
from Serial Mama has got, and Eiji's pissed enough to go looking for a little revenge.
Meanwhile, Koyuki has a new music teacher, who turns to him for a
little help when she has trouble getting the class to listen to her,
while Koyuki ends up in trouble after breaking another guitar...
7 - Lucille
Maho's getting a bit fed up with the way Koyuki keeps avoiding
Ryuusuke, until she finds out why - Koyuki doesn't want to see him
until he's raised the money to repair his broken guitar. Makes
for an interesting disguise when he goes along to see Beck's first live
performance. When he finally gets his hands on the repaired
guitar, though, there's a problem, when he runs into one of the school
hard-men who's been trying to take advantage of him. Koyuki's
been trying to stand up to him lately, so he's looking for a way to
teach him a lesson - and a freshly-repaired guitar makes a good
target. Although it seems that it wasn't as important a guitar as
Ryuusuke first made it out to be...
8 - School Announcement
Time for a new school year, and it's not shaping up to be a good one -
Momoko-sensei's taking an interest in what he's doing outside school,
Izumi's graduated, and he's still being bullied in class - this time,
he has a few days to come up with 50,000 yen or he's in real
trouble. Looking on the bright side, Saitou's given him another
new guitar (how long will this one last, I wonder?), while Ryuusuke's
talking to him again - and he's impressed by how much his playing has
improved...
What is it with this boy and guitars? He can't seem to lay
his
hands on one without having it damaged in one way or another. The
scene where his newly-repaired guitar is destroyed is a bit like
watching a slow-motion train-wreck - you know exactly what's about to
happen, but you just can't stop it. It's almost a touching moment.
The comedy award for these episodes goes to Maho, and her reaction when
she catches Koyuki carrying a condom. Cue Koyuki in a world of
pain - although with all the bullying he suffers at school here, it's
probably they last thing he needs. There's something about the
way the 'good' of his life outside school with Maho & the band
interacts with the 'bad' that he's suffering in class that just adds to
the compulsion to watch more of Beck.
The last show I was truly hooked on was Kannaduki no Miko, where I genuinely couldn't wait to watch the next episode. Beck is starting to have the same effect on me, and I'm cursing my lack of free time as a result. Definitely worth watching.
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