Ron Does Stuff

For some reason, this show does not have a trailer online? Or maybe I’m not just searching right? But what other search terms are needed? ANYWAY, I was intrigued by the description of this show and since season three of Drag Race Thailand is over, I thought this would be a good thing to pick up!

Right off the bat, the show is building up Shiba as an extraordinary lawyer. Too extraordinary, it would seem, because he doesn’t want to work with novices. He’s determined to become the best lawyer in Japan…but a “puppy” is going to change everything for him. And by “puppy” he means another guy.

Gotta say, Shiba sounds a little like a sociopath right from the start, just thinking of the people around him as useful tools. Or maybe he’s just extremely proficient because he doesn’t care that his colleague Kotaro is gay, all he cares about is Kotaro’s good at his job. I get that!

Shiba and Haruto’s meet-cute happens at a bar, where Shiba accidentally injures Haruto when he slams a door open because he’s just found out in the group chat that all his former classmates think he’s a “cold” guy. And you can’t blame them! He gives Haruto his Hermès handkerchief to avoid getting sued because he thinks daily human interaction is always transactional.

What he doesn’t expect is that Haruto is a flirty motherfucker. The camera being up close to Haruto’s face, making him look like he’s looking down at you? The look in his eyes? Calling Shiba “Onii-san”? Oh Shiba probably has a half-chub right now. Also the Netflix translations just don’t fully convey how much a correctly used “Onii-san” can affect a guy.

We also find out that Shiba is a plant dad who talks to his cacti. It’s where he allows himself to show affection and he says the cacti talk back to him. Okay. But this time around, it’s Haruto’s “Onii-san” that he hears back. It troubles him so he goes camping to clear his mind…and runs into Haruto. Who calls him “Onii-san” again. Oh Shiba’s got that half-chub going again!

Haruto caresses Shiba’s face and of course Shiba freaks out. But Haruto is not to be deterred. He continues to be flirtatious with Shiba, asks him if he knows that he’s awkward, and then tells him he’s cute. Shiba has a full-on hard-on now! But of course he’s not going to admit to that.

Haruto cooks Shiba a steak and Shiba tells him that the meat is premium so it’s going to taste good whoever cooks it but his inside voice is telling him that this is better than anything that he’s had in a restaurant. You know what, I kinda wanna read the manga this is based on now!

Later that night, Shiba is trying to fall asleep and then Haruto crawl into his tent. He’s hiding from a lady who I suspect is either his mom or someone he’s conning. Whoever she is, Shiba hides him from her and then Haruto crawls onto his lap. Boy, he really did not lie when he said his life was disrupted by a “puppy”. And he really did not lie when he said disruption because Haruto steals his car.

Or maybe not! After we get a needed shower scene, it turns out that Haruto drove Shiba’s car to Shiba’s own home. He also took video of Shiba talking naked to his cacti. And then the episode ends with Shiba’s towel slipping off. OKAY!

Let’s go back to the fact that Haruto is blackmailing Shiba and that old lady looking for Haruto was someone he conned some other time!