Summary:
After a short nightmare of a young Touya crying in a field while his father reaches out to him, Touya wakes up in the hotel that he and Yayoi stayed in. Apparently this memory is extremely embarrassing to Touya. Yayoi stresses to Touya that there is no more love between Yuki and him, and then takes the time to explain to Touya that he is a hindrance to Yuki’s rise as an idol. Yayoi also hints that Yuki will be entering the prestigious Venus Music Festival. Oddly enough, Eiji never allowed Rina to enter, but this will be a big test of Ogata Productions. Each studio can only send one artist, and a coy Eiji wants to send Yuki. That’s fine, because Rina has had enough of this BS, and decides to leave Ogata Productions to Yuki’s dismay.
Elsewhere, Haruka and Mana discuss tennis training, and Mana is interested in lessons. Haruka knows that Mana has the hots for Touya, but lets it go. Touya’s dad gets overexcited at the idea of Misaki pining for him, and has to be taken to the hospital after collapsing. It’s a problem with his heart, and Akira feels guilty while Misaki is acting oddly and refusing to leave Fujii-san’s side. Things are worse than what Touya is telling Misaki, but Fujii-san will likely need a pacemaker. Also, even though Touya has an answering machine now, he’s still unreachable. Touya is the busiest unemployed slacker I’ve ever seen, but I guess being a harem lead is a full-time job.
Reaction:
Between the CD sales and the fold quartz, I know exactly how Eiji thinks this Yuki vs. Rina battle is going to play out, but I’m firmly in my girl Rina’s camp for this fight. This was another confusing episode, and Eiji was as puzzling as ever. He’s got a plot with President Kanzaki, and I wonder if this is some odd tough-love move to push Rina higher. I’m hoping it’s not and that Rina runs circles around the other girls and obliterates the competition while playing her rifle-guiltar with her teeth. The only problem is that Rina seems to have no concept of breech of contract, but perhaps Eiji’s legal team is completely incompetent.
I like what’s going on with the Yayoi subplot, but I wonder why she was so upset about Hiraki-san’s blackmail plot in previous episodes. If all Hiraki-san has is pictures of Touya and Yayoi together, and Yayoi’s claim that there’s no real love between her and Touya, then Yayoi shouldn’t be upset. The only thing I conclude is that Yayoi wants to break up Touya and Yuki on the sly, and is worried about her performance review. Eiji’s decision to turn a blind eye and unleash his (hopefully competent) legal team on Hiraki-san support this conclusion, as does his warning to Yayoi to make sure that Yuki doesn’t get hurt.
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I’ve kinda forgotten that this show exists :S But now I feel like I must return to worshiping Rina-sama again XD
I agree that this episode was a little confusing, I think they’re trying a little too hard to make! everything! seem! suspenseful! when all they really need to do is let the fine dorama wash over the viewers. Hopefully Misaki will confess to Mr. Fujii before his surgery, but her hesitation over the door knob doesn’t bode well for their relationship. I guess she could be worried about pushing him all the way over the edge though. And I loved how Akira tried to feel guilty when he didn’t even get any, but I don’t see that situation lasting much longer as Misaki seems to be getting fed up with him.
I think that the Kanzaki/Eiji thing is a continuation of their running series of bets, with Kanzaki calling Eiji to the carpet now that Menou has penned the lyrics to the song that’s going to dominate the Venus Festival. I guess beating the hell out of your star performer and locking her in a closet really does produce results!
And we know that Touya is slow, but with him asking Yayoi to explain the situation for the nth time, I’m starting to wonder if he is getting worried that Yayoi will drop him as soon as she gets him to abandon Yuki. Having said that, I’m not at all sure where the paparazzi stalker thing is going, because in the first season it seemed like it was something that was just aimed at Yayoi, and now it’s… I don’t know. I just hope that we get some answers next episode instead of more build up.
The best part is that Misaki sent Akira away so that she could spend more time with Fujii-san alone… but yet she’s torn because she’s afraid she will overload his heart. With his surgery delayed, what is a young, lusty maiden to do?!
Oh god at the idea of a running series of bets. Is Eiji gonna try to win paintings of his dad and his cousins next? I find it interesting that President Kanzaki has taken the Joe Jackson/Michael Jackson method of motivating Menou.
If this was really what the stalker thing was about, it’s kinda disappointing. Yayoi better get an awesome performance review and/or bonus this year! Can you imagine Accounts Payable having to reimburse Yayoi for all the love hotel expense reports? What if she goes over her per diem? Does that mean she has to choose between getting condoms or lube or having to skip breakfast?
LOL!
It would be hilarious if it turns out that Menou is actually Yayoi’s sister that Eiji lost in a bet. Also (just in case you didn’t think that I was completely insane yet):
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Hopefully she’s buying the condoms in bulk, given all of their activity lately, so that she doesn’t have to skip breakfast. That and sex with Touya would just be too cruel.
Wow, I never clued in that Misaki was romantically inclined towards mr. Fujii, guess I’m too dense.
Yayoi is slowly weening off Touya, not even waiting for him to eat with her. Some etiquette. I hope he gets closer to Yuki in order to get more action with her.
I like how Touya was all sad that he couldn’t see Yuki anymore when he totally blows her off for some Yayoi-lovin that one day she doesn’t have to work.