No monster post this week...
Spoiler for I usually skim through forums before watching an episode; not as much this time, but maybe someone else will do the same:
The first half of the episode, give or take, felt like the finale of a series, what with the music playing and the feeling of hope generated by the picture book. And it probably could've been one if not for Hiromi's situation, which really can't be ignored.
I'm not really into the Shinichiro/Noe pairing, but even I had to admit that they had cute moments, haha. What a cute picture book!
Hiromi calling Jun a siscon had to be one of the best moments in the episode~ And man, I can see what everyone meant by the preview being misleading. If I hadn't skimmed some parts of the forum before watching, I think I would've gotten the wrong idea. The motorcycle thing made me think back to what everyone said about Jun getting run over by a truck. XD
I felt really bad for Hiromi in this episode. As I watched, I was wondering what people would say about Hiromi. ;; It's not a nice thing for her to say, but she's under a lot of pressure. I feel that Hiromi is really hating this side of her. She doesn't want to feel jealous, but she can't help it. The more mentally abused she is by Shinichiro's mom (understandable, as Hiromi would say, but still Not Very Nice; Kaoru Chujo brings some good points regarding her behavior), the uglier she becomes.
As I saw the episode wind to a close, I reached for the mouse and squawked like Raidomaru, "Noooo, don't be over!"