Rescue: Tokubetsu Kōdo Kyūjotai

Excited after Code Blue, I was curious to see another team that comes to the rescue in crisis situations, the so-called Rescue. But right from the start, from the very first episode, it was clear to me that this show wasn’t worth a damn. They may have put money into equipment and so forth, but the script must have been written by someone raised only on Kamen Rider. What didn't I like? A script leakier than my socks, dear Kitajima yelling everything at the top of his lungs as if he forgot that you don’t actually have to yell all the time. Plot holes: concrete and metal railings on fire, the front of the building is on fire; the woman can think of nothing better than to get in the way of the smoke in order to inhale it, even though there is no smoke nearby; in crisis situations where every second counts, the boys still manage to pour their hearts out... and Yokohama probably burned down. It's transparent, the dialogue is bad – the actors might say it with passion, but it's still just empty words spoken with a straight face. But yeah, one thing I liked – the CO2 fire extinguishing. A better 1 stars. (31.01.2013)