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sergel02 · 2014-07-28, 15:21

I think Rin just wants it all. Wonder what he'll do if he doesn't make it nationals or the Olympics. Can he try in college?

Stark700 · 2014-07-30, 11:52

Haruka is pretty lucky have the friends he has now. What an episode.

LKK · 2014-07-30, 11:53

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Originally Posted by Stark700

Haruka is pretty lucky have the friends he has now. What an episode.

Haruka?? Don't you mean Nagisa?

Irenesharda · 2014-07-30, 11:55

Another great episode.

So far, the series seams to be just tackling one shot problems of our main characters with a light overarching subplot regarding what they all want to do with their lives.

This episode was a little more serious, when the very light of the team is darkened. Nagisa is having home troubles and so runs away. Seeing Nagisa's life and how he used to be was a little somber. However, having him to finally face his troubles and his parents and explain everything in regards to how he feels, was a great lesson to learn, and I'm glad he had all his bros backing him up.

This season is good so far, though I kind of liked last season better since there was more drama and a more solid plot. This season just seems to be staying light and just showing little snippets of the boys' lives. Which is okay, but I just enjoyed last season a little more.

And lastly, Haru again is a good friend here and we see he actually is beginning to consider the possibility of pro swimming, even if he continually says no. So, we do see some progress on his front, which is good.

ookamigirl · 2014-07-30, 12:25

#5

Spoiler for plot:

sergel02 · 2014-07-30, 12:54

Now we have Nagisa along with Gou and Rin who have all kind of thrown out the fact to Haru that he could go pro. I wonder if it's getting to him.

zztop · 2014-07-30, 18:12

Pity we never see what Nagisa's parents look like...It would be nice to see which side of the family he follows.

Master_Yoma · 2014-07-30, 21:24

Nagisa runs away from home but it seem that he dosnt get very far and Haruka easily bribed

Grifis · 2014-07-30, 23:02

Cute and light ep. It's good that Nagisa resolved his problem at the end and it's all well and good again. Next ep seems like about Makoto and Haru, my OTP. Anticipate anticipate.

Benigmatica · 2014-07-31, 00:15

Spoiler for Ep. 5:

Kanon · 2014-07-31, 11:16

It was great to learn more about Nagisa. I never realized until now that we knew next to nothing about him. He was basically just the cute boy doing cute things.

Shana · 2014-08-03, 03:03

This season could be an alternative universe to the first one

I like it a lot more, actually, as there's no forced/dragged out drama. Even when I thought Sousuke was about to bring it back, he got the memo pretty fast.

I really liked having a Nagisa-centered episode; he was definetly my most underrated character. I feel he's a little more fleshed out and hope he'll keep growing until the end of the series to be more than just the happy-go-lucky cutie Honey.

ginger02 · 2014-08-03, 20:16

A decent episode. Got some development and laughs. It was nice seeing more Ama-chan. I didn't like the lack of Gou. Actually, I didn't mind that. What I didn't like is the lack of Gou in an episode without much Rin. It feels like she's tied more to her brother than her own team.

PreSage · 2014-08-03, 20:42

ep 5 was good. I like how we see what's really going on behind the seemingly always smiling face of Nagisa. But is there a theme here with Rei always be the one to resolve other people's relationships/problems? First Haru/Rin and now Nagisa...and he gets such poor screen time compared to the others...poor guy.

Ah, poor Makoto getting trolled twice this episode; first by Nagisa at the beginning then by Nagisa again into believing the existence of Pangaea at this present time...

Pfft...Haru, being easily bribed with Mackerel food cans; hope they were good quality cans, at least!

I hope the show finally returns to focusing on these four; I enjoy watching them more than Rin and co.

ookamigirl · 2014-08-06, 11:16

#6

Spoiler for plot:

Stark700 · 2014-08-06, 11:28

Makoto shows good sportsmanship. Whether he wins or losses, that represents his character and I respect him for that. The latest episode had a decent amount of swimming competitions.

germanturkey · 2014-08-06, 11:29

this episode was great. favorite of the season thus far. though i can't help but feel for Makoto. they never even showed his time for the 200m. its pretty obvious that he always makes sacrifices for his friends and this time he wanted to do something for himself. what a bro.

blakstealth · 2014-08-06, 12:58

pretty good episode this week. The little development with Makoto wanting to swim a serious race against Haru kinda felt like it came out of nowhere, but that's my only real gripe. Not seeing Nagisa's parents fully-designed is kind of a bummer, and having Rei's race become a fast-cut sequence was also disappointing, but funny at the same time. I was really rooting for him to win, and he did!

sergel02 · 2014-08-06, 13:35

I seriously thought Rei was going to lose that race haha.

I liked this episode a lot. We saw a lot of sides to different characters. It's nice seeing both of the Mikoshiba brothers together, and their love for Gou.

It was touching to see makoto's desire to race Haru. I like when he said he's jealous of Rin. Yandere Makoto incoming!!

I wish we saw Nagisa's parents, but I'm glad they came. It was nice seeing the whole group wat lunch together.

I found myself cheering a ton during the swim scenes, especially when Haru beat Rin.

Irenesharda · 2014-08-06, 13:58

What a wonderful set of races! Everyone preformed pretty well and it was also a very good look at the relationships between the childhood friends and how that relationship is affected by future friendships.

It was great that Nagisa's parents came and I found the Mikoshiba brothers hilarious as they cheer each other on and yet fight over Gou.

However, the main part of this episode is a look at Makoto and his relationship with Haru. Like Sousuke and Rin, the two are childhood friends, and we can see that Makoto's mother hen personality has been there since the beginning. He's always been the one to make sacrifices and make them gladly to make others happy. However, for once he wanted something to call him own, and he wanted to race Haru for real just as Rin does.

Of course Mako isn't trained really for freestyle like Haru is, so his pacing was off and he lost in the last stretch. However, despite his loss, he got what he wanted by swimming with Haru, which was a real race.

And yet, even in that, you can still see a sense of jealousy still there, that despite his friendship with Haru, their race is nowhere near the electric rivalry that is Haru and Rin.
I think Sousuke feels it too, but on the opposite end. He's really just in the same position as Makoto, as the childhood friend that watches on and knows that despite their friendship, he just doesn't have the same zing as when Haru and Rin are racing together. Those two are almost completely in sync, as anytime one makes progress and gets faster, the other does the same, and at the end of the race, the two pretty much tied. (I mean, 0.02 seconds? Come on!)

However, Sousuke seems to still be carrying this weird chip on his shoulder. He downed almost every swimmer that lost, and then got on Rin for getting second place to a person that won by 0.02 seconds! Lighten up, guy! Have some fun!

However, I think things might be coming to a head next week as both Haru and Rin are having arguments with their childhood friends once the relay is over and they come back home. Rin looks like he might just bite someone's head off with those teeth.

2014-07-30, 11:52	Link #142
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	Haruka is pretty lucky have the friends he has now. What an episode. __________________

2014-07-30, 11:55	Link #144
Irenesharda Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Chicago	Another great episode. So far, the series seams to be just tackling one shot problems of our main characters with a light overarching subplot regarding what they all want to do with their lives. This episode was a little more serious, when the very light of the team is darkened. Nagisa is having home troubles and so runs away. Seeing Nagisa's life and how he used to be was a little somber. However, having him to finally face his troubles and his parents and explain everything in regards to how he feels, was a great lesson to learn, and I'm glad he had all his bros backing him up. This season is good so far, though I kind of liked last season better since there was more drama and a more solid plot. This season just seems to be staying light and just showing little snippets of the boys' lives. Which is okay, but I just enjoyed last season a little more. And lastly, Haru again is a good friend here and we see he actually is beginning to consider the possibility of pro swimming, even if he continually says no. So, we do see some progress on his front, which is good. __________________ "Someone who cannot forgive lies or secrets, will never trust another." - Major Kyosuke Hyobu

2014-07-30, 12:25	Link #145
ookamigirl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011	#5 Spoiler for plot: Wtf was Nagisa doing? I couldn't even imagine him camping LOL Sousuke Nagisa got more spotlight this time. Haruka's career path survey was predictable ^^ Nagisa was way more imaginative about his future career. It was very weird for him to run away from home. Damn, his grades sunk & so did the hopes for staying in the club. Well, at least they got some quality time together. Rei was the one to snap him out of it. That talk was exactly what Nagisa needed. All is well that ends well. __________________ My Blog --> ookami

2014-07-30, 21:24	Link #148
Master_Yoma Nekokota Festival Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lost in the Fairy Forest	Nagisa runs away from home but it seem that he dosnt get very far and Haruka easily bribed __________________

2014-07-31, 00:15	Link #150
Benigmatica Deadpan Rambler Join Date: Nov 2012	Spoiler for Ep. 5: Never seen his parents, but damn Nagisa is so emotional on this episode! I have to say that Ep. 5 is so damn good, and we haven't have an episode that focuses on the Iwatobi Swim Club members for a while since Samezuka takes the spotlight in previous weeks.

2014-07-28, 15:21	Link #141
sergel02 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011	I think Rin just wants it all. Wonder what he'll do if he doesn't make it nationals or the Olympics. Can he try in college?

2014-07-30, 12:54	Link #146
sergel02 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011	Now we have Nagisa along with Gou and Rin who have all kind of thrown out the fact to Haru that he could go pro. I wonder if it's getting to him.

2014-07-30, 18:12	Link #147
zztop Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013	Pity we never see what Nagisa's parents look like...It would be nice to see which side of the family he follows.

2014-07-30, 23:02	Link #149
Grifis Eternal Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Caladan	Cute and light ep. It's good that Nagisa resolved his problem at the end and it's all well and good again. Next ep seems like about Makoto and Haru, my OTP. Anticipate anticipate.

2014-07-31, 11:16	Link #151
Kanon Kana Hanazawa ♥ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: France Age: 37	It was great to learn more about Nagisa. I never realized until now that we knew next to nothing about him. He was basically just the cute boy doing cute things. __________________

2014-08-03, 03:03	Link #152
Shana Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006	This season could be an alternative universe to the first one I like it a lot more, actually, as there's no forced/dragged out drama. Even when I thought Sousuke was about to bring it back, he got the memo pretty fast. I really liked having a Nagisa-centered episode; he was definetly my most underrated character. I feel he's a little more fleshed out and hope he'll keep growing until the end of the series to be more than just the happy-go-lucky cutie Honey.

2014-08-03, 20:16	Link #153
ginger02 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012	A decent episode. Got some development and laughs. It was nice seeing more Ama-chan. I didn't like the lack of Gou. Actually, I didn't mind that. What I didn't like is the lack of Gou in an episode without much Rin. It feels like she's tied more to her brother than her own team.

2014-08-03, 20:42	Link #154
PreSage Strangely dependable... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: some random place out there...	ep 5 was good. I like how we see what's really going on behind the seemingly always smiling face of Nagisa. But is there a theme here with Rei always be the one to resolve other people's relationships/problems? First Haru/Rin and now Nagisa...and he gets such poor screen time compared to the others...poor guy. Ah, poor Makoto getting trolled twice this episode; first by Nagisa at the beginning then by Nagisa again into believing the existence of Pangaea at this present time... Pfft...Haru, being easily bribed with Mackerel food cans; hope they were good quality cans, at least! I hope the show finally returns to focusing on these four; I enjoy watching them more than Rin and co. __________________ :\|::\|Sig Gallery\|::\|: --------------- [/TH][/TR][/table]

2014-08-06, 11:16	Link #155
ookamigirl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011	#6 Spoiler for plot: Prefecturals are here!! Now we'll get to see just how much did they prepare for it. Harauka & Makoto swimming beginnings were sweet. Rin & Gou payed their respects.. Wow! Nagisa's parents actually cam to watching him compete, cool! Guess they finally recognized his efforts. Looks like it payed off to! Go Nagisa! Makoto managed to show his power too! Great! Gou seems to be excellent motivator for Momo LOL Rei was amazing as well. He must have worked hard! 200m freestyle was the best since both Haruka & Makoto were in it. That went as expected. The real battle was after that - Haruka vs Rin! That was amazing!! Damn, they were pretty tied too. Best episode so far! __________________ My Blog --> ookami

2014-08-06, 11:28	Link #156
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	Makoto shows good sportsmanship. Whether he wins or losses, that represents his character and I respect him for that. The latest episode had a decent amount of swimming competitions. __________________

2014-08-06, 11:29	Link #157
germanturkey Udon-YAAAAAAAA Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 35	this episode was great. favorite of the season thus far. though i can't help but feel for Makoto. they never even showed his time for the 200m. its pretty obvious that he always makes sacrifices for his friends and this time he wanted to do something for himself. what a bro. __________________ Aria is the best series EVER. Rewatch Origination with me. Blessed are those who listen to headphones, for they listen to the sound of heaven.

2014-08-06, 12:58	Link #158
blakstealth Les Pays Bass Join Date: Jun 2011	pretty good episode this week. The little development with Makoto wanting to swim a serious race against Haru kinda felt like it came out of nowhere, but that's my only real gripe. Not seeing Nagisa's parents fully-designed is kind of a bummer, and having Rei's race become a fast-cut sequence was also disappointing, but funny at the same time. I was really rooting for him to win, and he did!

2014-08-06, 13:35	Link #159
sergel02 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011	I seriously thought Rei was going to lose that race haha. I liked this episode a lot. We saw a lot of sides to different characters. It's nice seeing both of the Mikoshiba brothers together, and their love for Gou. It was touching to see makoto's desire to race Haru. I like when he said he's jealous of Rin. Yandere Makoto incoming!! I wish we saw Nagisa's parents, but I'm glad they came. It was nice seeing the whole group wat lunch together. I found myself cheering a ton during the swim scenes, especially when Haru beat Rin.

2014-08-06, 13:58	Link #160
Irenesharda Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Chicago	What a wonderful set of races! Everyone preformed pretty well and it was also a very good look at the relationships between the childhood friends and how that relationship is affected by future friendships. It was great that Nagisa's parents came and I found the Mikoshiba brothers hilarious as they cheer each other on and yet fight over Gou. However, the main part of this episode is a look at Makoto and his relationship with Haru. Like Sousuke and Rin, the two are childhood friends, and we can see that Makoto's mother hen personality has been there since the beginning. He's always been the one to make sacrifices and make them gladly to make others happy. However, for once he wanted something to call him own, and he wanted to race Haru for real just as Rin does. Of course Mako isn't trained really for freestyle like Haru is, so his pacing was off and he lost in the last stretch. However, despite his loss, he got what he wanted by swimming with Haru, which was a real race. And yet, even in that, you can still see a sense of jealousy still there, that despite his friendship with Haru, their race is nowhere near the electric rivalry that is Haru and Rin. I think Sousuke feels it too, but on the opposite end. He's really just in the same position as Makoto, as the childhood friend that watches on and knows that despite their friendship, he just doesn't have the same zing as when Haru and Rin are racing together. Those two are almost completely in sync, as anytime one makes progress and gets faster, the other does the same, and at the end of the race, the two pretty much tied. (I mean, 0.02 seconds? Come on!) However, Sousuke seems to still be carrying this weird chip on his shoulder. He downed almost every swimmer that lost, and then got on Rin for getting second place to a person that won by 0.02 seconds! Lighten up, guy! Have some fun! However, I think things might be coming to a head next week as both Haru and Rin are having arguments with their childhood friends once the relay is over and they come back home. Rin looks like he might just bite someone's head off with those teeth. __________________ "Someone who cannot forgive lies or secrets, will never trust another." - Major Kyosuke Hyobu Last edited by Irenesharda; 2014-08-06 at 18:56.