If you aren't watching the show critically, chances are you would think, "nothing happens" or "the show doesn't make sense and has no meaning", which isn't the case for Shinryochu.
For the record, I am almost finished watching episode 12 and I am at the part where Shun Tanaka reveals something- which by the way is one of the biggest twists in the series and it freaked me out more than the "Red Wedding" bandwagon memes on Youtube-. Just because I am only halfway through the last episode does not mean I don't get what the show is trying to say...
Honestly, in the beginning, it was a bit confusing trying to understand what the point of the show was. It's about a psychiatrist, Ryo Tenma, who is temporary living in a High School trying to host psychiatric sessions to patients in the school. Then you get to witness many hardships people are going through during the day-to-day sessions. Topping it off is the subplot of the relationship meltdowns that are happening within Ryo's family. Things look grim as the show goes on...
Some of the stories and events may not sound like it will end nicely, but the domestic abuser Sakuya Aikawa (Yuma Sanada) left the show by telling the Doctor to keep on exploring about his own case in episode 10. In episode 9, Minami Umihara (Anna Suda) leaves because she gives up on Ryo's stalling advices. What about when Ren Kitahara (Kento Senga) wants "today to be the last day" to be participating in the sessions in episode 4?
There is meaning to this. Do not mistake the difference between action and intent. There is an underlying reason why the patients are doing what they're doing. There are so much more examples from the show, but if you see the bigger picture, they do not want to talk to the psychiatrist anymore. That is just the beginning of what they want to do.
The character's stories are not over and it looks like things will get back to normal when they find out they have to try to solve their own problems themselves. Well, there are 12 episodes all together for Shinryochu, enough to get the point across. This has got to be one of the most deep and interesting Japanese Dramas I've seen in awhile!
Honestly, in the beginning, it was a bit confusing trying to understand what the point of the show was. It's about a psychiatrist, Ryo Tenma, who is temporary living in a High School trying to host psychiatric sessions to patients in the school. Then you get to witness many hardships people are going through during the day-to-day sessions. Topping it off is the subplot of the relationship meltdowns that are happening within Ryo's family. Things look grim as the show goes on...
Why can't you help us!
Some of the stories and events may not sound like it will end nicely, but the domestic abuser Sakuya Aikawa (Yuma Sanada) left the show by telling the Doctor to keep on exploring about his own case in episode 10. In episode 9, Minami Umihara (Anna Suda) leaves because she gives up on Ryo's stalling advices. What about when Ren Kitahara (Kento Senga) wants "today to be the last day" to be participating in the sessions in episode 4?
There is meaning to this. Do not mistake the difference between action and intent. There is an underlying reason why the patients are doing what they're doing. There are so much more examples from the show, but if you see the bigger picture, they do not want to talk to the psychiatrist anymore. That is just the beginning of what they want to do.
The "No one can save me" tagline is shown at the end of the second last episode, right after the previews for the last episode.
Somehow, all the patients' problems in the show seem like it has a cliffhanger in the end. There is a reason for this. The individual are the ones making the choices. You are the only one responsible deciding what you want to do. So the moral is, no one can save you, only you can help yourself. For better or for worse, the patients are the ones making the decisions, moving on, and/or helping themselves, something that no one can do for other people. The more important part of this show is what is going to happen after the patients leave Ryo Tenma's room.
The character's stories are not over and it looks like things will get back to normal when they find out they have to try to solve their own problems themselves. Well, there are 12 episodes all together for Shinryochu, enough to get the point across. This has got to be one of the most deep and interesting Japanese Dramas I've seen in awhile!
