Shall we go over some of the lines once again?
Abe: ... I like you!
[...]
Mihashi: I like you too, Abe-kun!
[...]
Maria: Everyone, do you want Mihashi-kun?
Abe: I want him!
Everyone: eh? ohh...
... Clearly I partly enjoyed this for all the wrong reasons. It may not appeal to most of the watchers, I'm not sure
I don't really know how obvious these lines were, but they might have seemed at least funny. I don't think we'll get more of these any time soon, so even if they weren't liked that's nothing to worry about.
Mihashi was a bit annoying this time, still being so pessimistic about his own ability. He's fine when Abe's around him, so we have to hope they stay together often so that we don't get to see the nakimushi mode too much.
Tajima is truly great. Do such reflexes exist? I probably couldn't even pronounce these numbers so quickly...
Anyway, this confirms my first impression: characters are the true strength here. Even side characters bring a lot of fun to the show. It seems a bit silly to say when the lead seems to be hated by some... but hey, there are signs of improving!