The second episode of TBS' Sunday Theatre "Reboot" (Sundays at 9pm), starring Suzuki Ryohei, aired on January 25th. The thrilling finale created a buzz on social media with comments such as "I was shaking" and "It was hellish."
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Hayase (Suzuki), who is disguised as Gido, is told by Goroku (Kitamura Yukiya) that he will lose his life if he does not find the real culprit who stole the missing 1 billion yen within 24 hours.
Then they had dinner with Goroku and the others. Goroku's subordinate, lawyer Kaieda (played by Sakamoto Yoshi), confessed to embezzling tens of millions of yen from the organization. Goroku admitted that while suspicions about Gido had not been completely cleared, there had been progress. Hayase, who was Gido's real name, barely managed to survive.
That night, Hayase and Ichika (Toda Erika) spent the night together in Gido's room. The next morning, Hayase wakes up in his bedroom and is surprised to find Ichika sleeping next to him. He jumps out of bed in a panic and starts tidying up the living room, when Gido's wife, Mayu (Kuroki Meisa), comes into the room.
With a quick glance at Hayase, Mayu heads to the bedroom as if she's used to it. Episode 2 ends with Mayu checking out Ichika on the bed, and then her gaze meeting that of Hayase, who seems to want to say something.
On social media, people were talking about things like, "Toda Erika vs Kuroki Meisa: The real battle is about to begin," "I was shaking at the end. Toda Erika vs Kuroki Meisa," "It's so exciting that Toda Erika and Kuroki Meisa are appearing in the same drama," "Is it certain that someone is rebooting Kuroki Meisa," and "Could Kuroki Meisa be Yamaguchi Sayaka (who plays Hayase's wife, Natsumi)?"
The drama is a suspense story about Hayase Riku, who is framed for the murder of his wife, abandoning his family and past to reboot himself as a corrupt detective, Gido, and pursue the real culprit. The script is written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa, who has worked on many hit Sunday Theatre dramas such as "Grand Maison Tokyo," "TOKYO MER: Running Emergency Room," and "My Family."
