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and since they did point out how easy it was too easy to rescue Chieri and co. (kudos to whoever noticed that first, and sorry to have forgotten your name
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I'd like to claim the honor, but I think a bunch of us came to that conclusion. While some of the enemy on the ground may have been intending the trial seriously, it seemed fairly clear that the main purpose was just to lure in the idols to show off the kirara-effect.
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How did it take me so long to notice Chieri's kirara has her ponytail?
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All the idol-specific kiraras have some feature that makes them resemble their human. It's cute. I did not catch that Chieri's was actually saying her name, but it certainly did at least in that squeak at the end of this episode. I'm going to have to do some research to verify about the rest of them.
I too was unclear on whether the reaction was supposed to be positive or negative to Chieri's ranking. Initially I thought 9th would be good. I mean, she's still a trainee and she's beating out successors in the rankings. But the long pause and looks of shock with no smiles made me wonder if maybe it was supposed to be bad instead.
Oh, and Chieri's father smiles too much. I
really hate those villains who always have that damned confident smile on their freaking faces. It makes me want to rip their mouths completely off their faces so they can't smile any more.
Other than that, this was a lovely episode. Lots of nice reactions from the girls, poor Makoto having her issues as usual and getting her popularity because of how clearly legitimate and real she is, Nagisa's moping making me want to take her by the shoulders and shake her a bit, and Chieri's uncertainty making me want to hug her.
I have to agree with Nagisa, Chieri looks magificent when she's dancing. That's where she's meant to be, and what she's meant to be doing. Chieri at her Chieriest, to paraphrase someone else.