I have a love/hate situation with "Berubara". To me, in order to appreciate the show, one must have a love for the actresses playing the roles. To me, its between the 1989 Yuki, 1991 Tsuki and 2001 Hoshi that were good though has the usual flaws here in there(but this is "Berubara" so one might expect melodramatic silent movie situations). This particular Andre-hen sounds like a train wreck compared to the 1989 Andre hen(in which at least focused on Oscar/Andre), but at least Ume is a strong actress to play a role that is only invented for this version. Maybe the recently announced Hanagumi version will fix some of the flaws though.

Kacha’s portrayal of Oscar is beautiful. She’s small, feminine, and sensitive, and yet she’s so tough and determined.

Hmmm I want to know more about this Kacha, :). Maybe when "Elisabeth" starts rolling around then I'll know more about her.

That being said, as a hardcore fan of one of the actresses, it at least ended up being entertaining in its own way XD

May I say that this is very well said, ;)