There's still 1-2 things I need to figure out - especially the shot of the broom closet at the end. You really have to watch the episode more than once to pick everything up, I think. And after this episode, I'm much more willing to accept that as a valid point of criticism than before, it WAS tricky.
Rina scored many brownie points with me in this episode. MANY brownie points. Turns out that she didn't make a pass on Touya after all, but instead it's becoming obvious that she was merely trying to help Yuki have some time with Touya. It will be interesting to see how she'll fare in her battle against the Eiji/Yayoi alliance. The more worrisome aspect was Touya's dream of her slap... she might have been too successful for her own good...
Yuki also gets a +2 from me. So letsee what the secret is going to be after all.
I feel a little bit sorry for Touya. It's only a matter of time until he'll trip up in his web of white lies. Especially since it seems that his assigned Kouhai will become the next entry to his growing harem. But right now he seems pretty much powerless against the forces which drag him around (namely Rina
Oh well, and Haruka now definitely gets the stalker award. If there was any doubt left, it's erased now. Touya knows, Haruka knows that Touya knows, and she'll still keep it up. Uh oh.
Ominous next episode title. Guess the slide starts...