After Yuzu kisses Mei in the chairman office, she ran away in tears. Of course, Himeko is not happy about this at all.
From last time, Yuzu kisses Mei because Mei kissed her, well numerous times. With that, it’s understandable why Yuzu wants to avoid Mei for a while given how awkward the situation was. Thankfully, Harumi allowed Yuzu to stay over at her place until Yuzu is ready to go back.
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From last time, Himeko is not happy about what she saw in the chairman’s office. The next day, she confronts Yuzu and ask what happened. Of course, Yuzu bushed her off until after school where they talked at a restaurant. It’s surprising how Himeko dines out while wearing Gothic Lolita dress. This is not surprising since she comes from a very wealthy family.
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It’s obvious why Himeko called Yuzu here. She wants to know what happened in the office. Yuzu doesn’t really mention it and tells her to ask Mei. It’s obvious that Himeko doesn’t know that Yuzu and Mei are sisters. However, we learn about Himeko’s relationship with Mei. Apparently, they are childhood friends and Himeko was very close with Mei. Mei had ambitions of carrying on her father’s legacy. When Mei’s father decided to travel around the world, this is when Mei became quiet.
Either way, Yuzu never answered what happened as she left the restaurant. Of course, Himeko feels annoyed, until Yuzu runs into Mei. Mei calls Yuzu by her first name the first time and Himeko became upset. It’s not until Mei and Yuzu revealed that they are sisters. This fact surprises Himeko. Either way, it’s nice to see them sleep in the same bed and have another kiss as well. Does this mean that things are going well again? Not quite.
After school, while Mei working on student council work when Himeko made a move on Mei. When Yuzu hears from Himeko that she crossed the line in regards to Mei, she becomes confused. When Yuzu asked about it to Mei, she won’t reveal anything. It’s obvious that Yuzu have feelings of jealousy. In the long run, Yuzu will obviously prevail.
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Was going to bother too hard with subtleties, this episode opens on Yuzu angsting to herself while literally hiding in a closet. With virtually all of the various plot twists and turns having been resolved within those opening three episodes, the focus is now firmly on the step-sisters and their messy feelings for one another. Yuzu forcing her own kiss on Mei at the end of the last episode has only exacerbated that situation, and it does somewhat feel like their tumultuous relationship is something the plot has quickly boxed them into. At present, I can only view the girls' situation with a detached ambiguity toward how poorly they're acting toward each other, which definitely dampens my investment in a story that's only getting more melodramatic.
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One issue might be how overwhelmingly Yuzu and Mei dominate the narrative compared to anyone else. This episode sees Yuzu leaning on her new friend Harumin as an escape, which only highlights how disconnected that character feels from this story. It makes sense that Yuzu would keep the more messed-up details of her relationship with Mei a secret from Harumin, but it also leaves that character with little to do. Aside from her, this episode also formally introduces us to the student council's vice president, Momokino Himeko, attempts to use her to broaden the scope of the show's perspective. However, the end results of this effort are a mixed bag.
The way the episode goes about getting us (and Yuzu) acquainted with Momokino is constructed well enough. Now that the whirlwind of early plot points has died down,
Seems to have more breathing room to actually establish its setting and atmosphere. As much as Harumin gets disregarded beyond being a plot device, Yuzu's avoidance of the awkward situation she's partially responsible for does feel like a realistic way for a confused teenager in her situation to react, and she plays this off effectively when Momokino confronts her about it. The meeting between the two of them in the café feels natural and demonstrates what kind of person Momokino is when she's not simply acting as Mei's satellite. The episode even has time for some generous flashbacks to Momokino and Mei's childhood that illustrate the connection the girls share; we learn exactly how much Mei has been changed by her father's departure, tied into development for a new character, which is a smart writing choice.
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Unfortunately, the show shoots itself in the foot tone-wise when it's time for Momokino's characterization to actually pay off. While the story had done a decent job of keeping Momokino's feelings ambiguous, this is a yuri series after all, and not a subtle one. The problem is that Momokino's advances become predatory more abruptly than necessary, undermining the sympathy that have been built up for her to this point. It also feels superfluous;
Is bound to have gratuitous sexualized scenes between its leads, but this one plays as all voyeurism and little relevance compared to similar previous interludes. It feels more pornographically hollow, like Momokino is only expressing her longing for Mei in this way because they thought the audience wanted one hot-and-heavy scene between girls per episode.
The other problem is that Momokino's intentions seem to be setting up a love triangle, a competition for Mei's heart between Momokino and Yuzu. However, the episode also spends a lot of time highlighting (perhaps unintentionally) just how bad Yuzu and Mei are with each other. Sure, Yuzu's too-gay-to-function reaction to Mei ‘paying back’ her kiss is a funny moment, but it's couched between ashamed avoidance and cloying grabs for attention in all the scenes that bookend it. Mei's poker-face reactions don't help clue us in on how she might actually feel about Yuzu, but her actions do suggest that getting mixed up in a relationship like this might not be good for her anyway.
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Basically, this episode is trying too hard to have it both ways. Is it trying to sincerely explore these complex teenage feelings, or is it trying to embrace sleazy melodrama where this kind of emotional messiness might be more of a bug than a feature? While the opening episodes were mostly dealing with the main girls' reactions to a fast-moving plot, the storyline avalanche worked because there was less to actually think about. But now that the plot is wholly concerned with Mei and Yuzu's feelings, its more lowbrow style of entertainment doesn't gel with the story being told.
Can't try to sell me on a hard-fought romance between Yuzu and Mei while also working overtime to make me consider how unhealthy they are for each other right now.
This episode is technically proficient in showing Yuzu's development alongside Mei, and it does a good job of initially introducing Momokino. But Momokino's troublesome characterization mostly turns her into a device for the series to force more romantic conflict between the two main girls. At least for this episode,
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