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| Finally caught up after being busy for a while now. This show desperately needs to announce a 2nd season/cour already. 2 episodes left and they're still creating more drama with the characters. No way all these stuff is gonna get resolved cleanly especially since we also have tennis stuff to worry about. I really like this show. I've been singing praises to it since it aired but the direction it took in the last few episodes has left me in an emotional whiplash. I don't like how it keeps jumping from one situation to another without trying to expand further on any of it. There's a lot of stuff happening and everything just ends in a cliffhanger. I'm just glad Taiyo's parents aren't scumbags because I would have rolled my eyes so fucking hard if they turned out like that. The stuff with Tsubasa's dad already left a bitter taste in my mouth due to how late it got introduced into the series. |
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| Taiyo parents is nice! (compare to other parents i this show) Good that competition already start! I didn't expect them to win though.. but I expect Maki-Shinjo pair will win. |
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ttcchen said: it really isn't necessary for every single character to have some kind of sad backstory like i get it teens often have shitty family life i was a teen before i know that but the drama is just too much sometimes and i haven't seen the drama hinder the plot much like i said last episode, the drama is just getting worse and worse sure, give us sad backstory, but at least have it affect the plot. like that gray haired guy who locked the girl in the infirmatory, he's obviously stressed out and having mental problems, so that should affect his play. But instead, he was able to play like normal. And if his mom insists that he quit the soft tennis club, instead of just mentioning that, they should make her actually take action (like follow him and force him to quit) so her words actually weighs something it's like this show doesn't know if it wants to be a soft tennis show or a show about teen drama. they separate the two so well that neither side affects the other, no matter how stressed a kid is due to family issues, it still doesn't affect his plays. They need to integrate the two sides better so the sad drama backstory actually means something. plus, none of the drama had any sort of conclusion, and more are coming and this show is about to end. |
ramenystDec 17, 2019 8:55 PM
| I think a big problem a lot of people have with this show is the fact that it seems like almost all the parents are super messed up with the exception of Maki's mom, and that creates a lot of unnecessary drama. While I agree that it's kinda unrealistic for every single character to have a bad home life and for all of them to coincidentally be on that same team, I do like that each family is portrayed as having distinct issues. Some parents are just plain abusive like Maki's dad but many others are psychologically and emotionally manipulative (or just overly helicopter-y like Taiyou's) towards their children, and you see the consequences of that and how the kids try their best to work through that through soft tennis. The latter category is extremely common in Asian households and that kind of behavior isn't even seen as abuse like it would be in Western cultures. I think this is why this show really resonates with me despite its flaws in execution, as someone who's had a somewhat emotionally complex relationship with my own parents. Like sometimes I want to reach into the screen to slap the parents for being so selfish and tell the kids to wake up and stop listening to their parents who don't actually have their best interests in mind, but then I realize I wouldn't be able to do the same. |
| So, we have Toma's mom issues for the last 2 episodes, i guess. Still, he needs to be better integrated into this anime. |
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Kursed95 said: SouthRzVa said: Really glad this episode was more focused on the sport aspect but on the other hand, it's sad to see how inconsistent the story has become lately. I mean, another episode has passed and Yuu's situation with his mother hasn't been cleared yet and Nao, who was about to snap to a little girl last week, acted like nothing had happened... Anyways, there are only two episodes left and they still need to: - Explain Toma's situation with his mother. - Solve the issue with Maki's father who was supposed to come back yet it looks like he doesn't need money anymore. - Explain what happened with Yuu's mother. - Establish whether Nao's plot line will have any conclusion or not. - Establish Rintarou's reunion with his biological mother because why saying she wants to meet him so suddenly if you are not pretending to make said reunion happen. - Establish if Tsubasa's family will do something regarding his father's stupid masculinity complex. - Something between lines was established last episode regarding Shingo's "origins" but I'm not sure if they will give major importance to that matter... - Explain the reason of why Itsuki's mother poured hot water on him (this is mostly nitpicking since this storyline is beyond dead but it still bothers me that they never gave an specific reason for her behaviour). - And finally, I guess Mitsue's plot line is solved to some extent but I still find a bit odd the fact that her parents never appeared on screen. I think I'm still forgetting something but I will leave it here. Sad to think I once considered this series to be my AOTS but well. She poured water on him due to post partum depression. I feel like that was very clear. She loves him, but at the time she couldnt feel it.its. a pretty common occurence but Japan isnt known for treating mental illness as well as other countries. Yes, that's the theory some of us have but I personally would have liked a real statement instead of having the audience guessing about it. Again, this point is just me nitpicking. |
| Great Episode - Complete - |
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| They always start out great, but then they run out of gas at the end. It's down to Maki & Touma again. They have to win this, or the soft tennis club is history. |
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| I'm glad Taiyo has such good parents and their relationship is on a good note compared to the others Well they have really grown as players, from barely being able to compete against the girls team to almost winning matches, looks like the fate of the club rests on the shoulders of their ace pair |
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| This was pretty good episode. But a bit rushed. |
| "Animal feed" really got me! LOL. I'm not expecting every issue/beef to be solved. It's drama, and sometimes things just end up like this. Only 2 more episodes to go, but I'd rather have some slight loose ends for some characters than an ending with white flags being raised hurriedly. |
Dunno. Dunno. |
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