There were good and bad things in this episode, but more bad than good, IMO.
NSW nicely points out what's wrong with the overall series to date: lack of focus. But even ignoring that, there were a lot of things that really frustrated me about this ep.
First, I hate what they've done by casting suspicious on Nanaka's uncle. Ok, I don't mind subtle hints that he may have done it. But, what they've done in this episode is put a big giant neon sign over his head saying "YOU SHOULD SUSPECT NANAKA'S UNCLE, OMG". Now three things can happen out of this, and the most likely two are bad. The first is that Nanaka's uncle really did do it, for reasons that are too important for the plot to bother explaining right now
. Who would be surprised? No one, since the story made it way too obvious, even despite the fact that
he has no motive! The second is that someone else did it, in which case the plot twist will feel exceptionally forced, since the writers have made it so obvious that they want us to suspect Nanaka's uncle. The third option is the one
DanielSong39 suggested, which, with the exception of a really well written curveball, is about the only one I think I can swallow. But that doesn't mean they can get away with not justifying it, by putting clear motives to all characters involved.
Most of the second half of the episode was a total waste of time. I was beginning to come to tolerate Aoi's voice... but her over-exciting squealing in this ep put a quick stop to that. Animenger went on
waaay too long, and was a mostly pointless waste of time, with the arguable exception of showing Nanaka lightening up a bit, but I wouldn't say the tiny payoff justified the rest of the crap. The horror house scene made Nanaka seem weak. She's gone too far to the other extreme on the tsundere spectrum. At first, she was slapping doormats without a second thought. Now she's running to their embrace the second something goes slightly wrong. Why can't she get the balance right... ahem... excuse me, why can't the writers get the balance right. I didn't think much of the scene they shared on the ferris wheel either. Am I the only one that thinks that they have no chemistry between them? I mean, it really feels like Nanaka's only attracted to Sana because he's the male lead. What else do they really share, other than the childhood friendship cliche and his ability to bear her.
One of the few good things in this ep was the scene between Shuuri and Shuusuke. That was good. They dealt with a tough issue, didn't trivialize it, and we saw genuine emotion. I also like the Hoshino saw it. I'm not going to join in the mad conspiracy speculations about Hoshino... I think her reaction means nothing past empathy for another human. But what I'd like to see is Hoshino go to Shuuri's support now that she knows that Shuuri isn't totally right. It'd be a good reason to make something of Hoshino's character, since at this stage, there isn't much at all to her character, past being a wedge between Nanaka and Sana (which has largely served its purpose anyway, since, at this stage, nothing is going to come between Nanaka and Sana).
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