[Matrixbeast]

Well, I've made it to Ghost, episode 33 and my first glimpse of Mugen.

Sometimes I like to be a contrarian. Other times, I'm not afraid to follow the pack. Despite my initial distaste of Ghost when it first aired, dropping it 6 episodes in, on my rewatch, I was finding myself saying "This isn't as bad as I heard." Going in knowing how obnoxious Onari is and basically just tune him out, I should be able to enjoy myself!

That's what I was thinking. It's just been so slow. Even a series like Drive, which started slow, I still had enough intrigue in to hard marathon it, plowing through about 10 episodes a day and even pulling all nighters (Thanks, quarantine).
Ghost I just can't. I'm finding myself so uninterested that TVN's April Fools episode is probably the best thing about it so far.

I'm not here to say Ghost is godawful, but I'm finding it so bland it makes Drive's first half look like a non stop adventure.

I think my big issue is Takeru. I'm all for main characters that can find a way to smile through the toughest of times, it's why Eiji is one of my favs. But he's just so one note it hurts. At least Eiji tried to work so hard for others he risked his losing own humanity, creating an interesting extreme. I don't think Takeru has undergone any major changes in 2/3 of the show so far, which is a large problem, since it makes it feel like he's not a big part of the plot, rather that the plot is happening, and he's just along for the ride.