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Uzuko had cartoon villain problems - repeated threats to crush the protagonists get stale when there isn't a clear sense of why she is unable to do so, despite superior power, or what she is doing to overcome said underdefined obstacle. Very little was actually done to develop her past bond with Ranka, with everything pinned on Nagomi and Ranka. The other maids and manager, with no resolution for them in the final ep, came to nothing. Shooting your underlings is another tiresome villain-trope, making Uzuko's fate unsurprising.
The protagonist coming back in a wheel chair, as 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' noted, is another tired device. It maybe superficial, but it is nice to see that Nagomi active and positive, though. Her final sequence that the show pinned its hopes on was quite emotional; though the story was light on plot and character it was a mess of decent elements.
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