The 69th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Bakebake " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others), starring Akari Takaishi , was broadcast on January 8th, and viewers responded in various ways to Tae's ( Keiko Kitagawa) "motherly love" for Sannojo(Rihito Itagaki).
Tsukasanosuke(Takashi Okabe) lets slip that Sannojo finds out that Toki (Takaishi) has been giving Sannojo 10 yen every month out of her 20 yen salary.
Tae tells Sannojo about Toki's marriage and asks, "Did you know?"Sannojo pretends not to know, so Tae tells him that Toki received 20 yen a month as a salary, but Sannojo denies it and smiles, saying, "You make more than me."
Later, Tae visits Toki and congratulates her on their marriage. She gives him the comb she used before she got married, telling him, "I couldn't buy that with the money you gave me." Toki apologizes, and Tae replies, "It's my fault."
Tae expresses regret that she had told Sannojo, "If you're from Ushimizu, you should get a job where you use people, not be used by others," which led to him accepting money from Toki. She then begins, "I have a favor to ask of you, Toki," and asks, "Could you please pretend that I didn't know?"
Tae bowed her head and said, "That girl... is supposed to be the president. I want to let her keep that lie. If I don't, she'll surely..." Toki accepted Tae's wish, saying, "I understand."
Various comments were posted on social media, such as "Otae-sama is kind, but that won't do Sannojo any good...", "Free him from the curse", "You have to make him change his ways, right?", "I can't help but think that Tae's maternal instinct is pushing her son even further into a corner", "Instead of placing excessive expectations on a child who can't do it, wouldn't it be better to tell him, 'You don't have to suffer anymore, it's okay'?", "I'm sure Otae-sama doesn't want to lose anything more...", and "That's what a mother is like. She's the only one who can protect Sannojo's heart."
