Random thoughts:
Really excellent dialog between Ami and Ryuuji .... Ami is trying so very hard but the "pachinko game" of events are against her. It definitely affected my opinions on what is possible as we drive towards any conclusion.
Taiga's view kind of reflects my view of the winter holidays .... definitely a time of reflection and redirection.
Minorin's VA got to stretch her wings a bit during the star scene... the story still leaves her motivations a bit murky -- as in she's probably thinking of Ryuuji but it may be a lot more complicated than that (no, I don't want to know ahead of time
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Remarkable that even the teacher got a considerable amount of screen time... and though Kihara's moment was short - her "assault" on Ryuuji to come to lunch was hilariously desperate.