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Originally Posted by Reckoner
Much to people's surprise here I bet, I didn't hate the episode. I was in fact going to even give it as high as an 8, maybe even 9 until Kyousuke broke down in tears. Yes, my problems with the episode had nothing to do with Kirino. In fact, my problems this episode are sorely directed at Kyousuke.
First and foremost, I understand the man has been trying to kid himself this whole time that he doesn't miss his sister and yada yada. However, where did all this pent up frustration come from? Maybe this is due to some serious pacing issues, but I never really got the impression that he was THAT lonely. He was having some genuinely good moments hanging out with Kuroneko in the last few episodes and was using her in a sense as a replacement for all the time he squandered pandering to his often very ungrateful sister.
I don't know. As someone who has a sibling, I didn't become that emotional or lonely just because of the eventual separation due to things like college. Unless this anime is going for some sort of incestual relationship (Which I still have to deny at all costs for my sanity, but really I don't get the impression that the story is going end up there). That's why I find it hard to believe that Kyousuke would actually break down in tears for someone whom really, just doesn't treat him that well. Not to mention she left in the first place without even saying a word.
Really, I just don't understand. Unless I interpret this relationship romantically, it comes off as overly melodramatic how they portrayed the scene. Again, I had no problems with Kirino herself. She was actually likable in this episode. I know sounds weird huh? Honestly, if this is how they portrayed her more often than not, I wouldn't have come so revolted with her in the previous episodes. Super bitch wasn't present here.
Kyousuke further criminalize himself this episode with the Kuronkeo scene. He didn't give her a fucknig answer? Are you frickne kidding me?!!!?
To paraphrase Senjogahara from Bakemonogatari, "I hate unclear relationships." It provides bad drama. It's annoying. It's the sort of plot I hate. They better not dance around this issue too long. Kyousuke lost some serious points with me here.
Other than that though, the episode was fairly solid. There were some genuine good moments. The narrative structure of these last episodes was consistent and led to an actual conclusion. Not bad.
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My thoughts exactly. Much to my own surprise, this episode's problem wasn't Kirino's return, but Kyousuke himself. I thought the episode was excellent up until the scene where Kyousuke spilled his guts to Kirino - it started with a rather funny scene showing Kuroneko and Sena's (drasctically different) reactions to the criticism their game received ("can you please stop getting mad over things on the internet?"), followed by a scene showcasing their friendship and how far Kuroneko has gotten in only four episodes. And then, there was that amazing Kyousuke x Kuroneko scene... it was so good I wondered if I was watching the right series. There have never been such well written dialogues in this anime until now.
Knowing that Kuroneko's part was over and that Kirino's return was imminent, I started bracing myself... but the Kirino who came back wasn't the Kirino I hated so much anymore. She even treated Kyousuke like a human being rather than a sanbag; my god! Her failure in America made her grow a lot. What she needed to become a decent character was to get kicked off her pedestal. She used to be little miss perfect (bitch), now she's simply human. I expect her to retain her some of her cheekiness, but I'm sure she won't be as insufferable as she used to be. At least, I sure hope so. The amount of emotions she displayed were just right and were understandable.
And then... Kyousuke's turn to "confess" came. Remember the good dialogues I mentioned earlier? Gone. After breaking into tears (...), he spouted some of the most stupid line in this anime (which is saying a lot). "I'm so lonely without you I can't take it anymore!" Uh... siscon much? Why does he miss so much anwyay? The daily kicks in the balls and punches in the face? "If you don't come back, I might die"
(for some reason, Bruno Mars' terrible song popped into my mind, which obviously didn't help) Did he seriously just say such a pathetic line to his little sister? Really? I have no words. He's not a simple siscon, he's madly in love with his little sister. That is the only reasonable explanation for this embarrassing outburst.
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Originally Posted by Rhystic
After watching this episode, I really can't see the story going the incestuous route. I never really got the impression that Kyosuke had anything other than overprotective siscon feelings for Kirino. If it does go that route, it'd be a really strange shift in the overall tone of the series.
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Funny, that's the exact opposite for me. I thougth there was no chance of it going for the incest route until now, but this episode completely changed my mind. Kyousuke's feelings go way beyond that of an overprotective older brother.