Episode 3 of Ristorante Paradiso, “Paradiso”, begins with Claudio listening to a woman saying that it was fun the previous night. She is also wondering when the man will take off his ring, accusing him that he still has feelings for his wife. The woman wasn’t talking to Claudio, though, but her words [...]
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The first thing that comes to mind when I see Nicoletta is the song “Maneater”, but that doesn’t really fit since she’s not setting out to use Claudio.   Maybe “Jizz in My Pants” is more fitting.  That expression tells me she’s bordering somewhere between love-sick puppy and blossoming yandere. Damn girl, don’t you have anything else [...]
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The question in my mind: Why is a show about old men, food and some romance so darn good? There are some shows out there that are great, and you know why they are great. FLCL is great because it has an insane level of energy and craziness that makes your heart pounding for more. On [...]
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Short Synopsis: Nicoletta tells Claudio about her mother. Episode Rating: 8/10 (Good) I’m really not sure what’s up with this show’s tendency to spoil the biggest plot twists of every next episode but for some strange reason it works pretty well. Since this is a series that’s much more about the characters, rather than these fancy plot [...]
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