[Hiro Hayase]

Originally Posted by Elestia

Spoiler for spoiler:

I'm very impressed on how KyoAni handled this episode. Rather than having a melodramatic turn of events, the episode focused on a wistful approach to the narrative. Often times the drama is so forced and spoon fed to the audience it becomes a huge turn off for me (Sakurasou). The ending scene with the empty lot definitely did not need any words to empathize how Rikka must have felt.

God this episode was so melancholic, but I loved every moment of it.

I agree, I love this episode for that. The transition felt natural as well.

Nibutani has feelings for Isshiki? It's possible. I half-expected Fake Mori Summer to be mad at him for throwing up on her for the rest of the episode, but she didn't.

Re-watching the previous episodes, it's become apparent that there are subtle hints of foreshadowing. For instance, that time Tooka and Yuta's youngest sister played house together. The elements that Tooka added to the game of house at the time, could reflect her family's apparent situation or background.

Rikka's and Yuta's interactions both subtle and explicit were well done. I feel like re-watching it again and again.

For some reason, I'm starting to think that Kumin is just pretending to be an air head/sleepy head. She can be... observant at times.