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May 11, 7:29 AM
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I did not expect to be the first to comment on this episode.
I don't even have much to say, but I will create the discussion anyway mostly so that people can vote.
The episode is actually decent by the way.
I don't know how this show always manages to present a decent episode right when I say "If this is another bad episode, I'm dropping".
I'm curious, is anyone up to date with this other than me? If so, why?
I'm mostly here for the performances. The CGI is not great, but it's watchable, and the music is not bad.
May 11, 2:11 PM
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gorkthe134th said:
I did not expect to be the first to comment on this episode.
I don't even have much to say, but I will create the discussion anyway mostly so that people can vote.
The episode is actually decent by the way.
I don't know how this show always manages to present a decent episode right when I say "If this is another bad episode, I'm dropping".
I'm curious, is anyone up to date with this other than me? If so, why?
I'm mostly here for the performances. The CGI is not great, but it's watchable, and the music is not bad.

I'm up to date too but honestly I've been with you on the nearly-about-to-drop week after week. I put it on when I want something quick to watch while I'm eating or about to do something else - I do that with a lot of simultaneous releases because I can't get absorbed and binge.

But unlike you, this episode was actually one that put me on the edge of dropping again

(spoilers follow so beware)

Having Dis=cord appear was cool (their song continues to be my favorite so far and hearing it again was the ONLY reason I gave a 3 vs a 2), but the result was ridiculous. I was 100% with Chopin. Regardless of how good they were, they didn't follow the rules and therefore shouldn't have been allowed in the voting. If anything, let them in as a judges' choice or something - in NO WAY should they have been in the official rankings. And then to have Gran⭐️MyStar knocked out by that surprise entry? SOOO forced. Now, personally, I thought their song was lackluster, BUT audience reaction shown was that they were blown away by the performance. Yet they'd have placed at 10th prior to the Dis=cord's crash performance? Or are we supposed to believe that just because Dis=cord showed up that they'd have forgotten Gran⭐️MyStar even more than others? That's not how it works...

So yeah...I'm at the precipice again. Will I watch the next episode? Probably. When I need a quick watch. But honestly? I've zero anticipation. They'll probably just lick their wounds a bit then find a way back into the competition.
May 12, 4:46 AM
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Reply to katsuko_maru
gorkthe134th said:
I did not expect to be the first to comment on this episode.
I don't even have much to say, but I will create the discussion anyway mostly so that people can vote.
The episode is actually decent by the way.
I don't know how this show always manages to present a decent episode right when I say "If this is another bad episode, I'm dropping".
I'm curious, is anyone up to date with this other than me? If so, why?
I'm mostly here for the performances. The CGI is not great, but it's watchable, and the music is not bad.

I'm up to date too but honestly I've been with you on the nearly-about-to-drop week after week. I put it on when I want something quick to watch while I'm eating or about to do something else - I do that with a lot of simultaneous releases because I can't get absorbed and binge.

But unlike you, this episode was actually one that put me on the edge of dropping again

(spoilers follow so beware)

Having Dis=cord appear was cool (their song continues to be my favorite so far and hearing it again was the ONLY reason I gave a 3 vs a 2), but the result was ridiculous. I was 100% with Chopin. Regardless of how good they were, they didn't follow the rules and therefore shouldn't have been allowed in the voting. If anything, let them in as a judges' choice or something - in NO WAY should they have been in the official rankings. And then to have Gran⭐️MyStar knocked out by that surprise entry? SOOO forced. Now, personally, I thought their song was lackluster, BUT audience reaction shown was that they were blown away by the performance. Yet they'd have placed at 10th prior to the Dis=cord's crash performance? Or are we supposed to believe that just because Dis=cord showed up that they'd have forgotten Gran⭐️MyStar even more than others? That's not how it works...

So yeah...I'm at the precipice again. Will I watch the next episode? Probably. When I need a quick watch. But honestly? I've zero anticipation. They'll probably just lick their wounds a bit then find a way back into the competition.
@katsuko_maru The reason I say the episode is decent is not because I believe the execution is good.
I agree with you that the events feel very forced, but at least the episode has an idea and tries to execute it (keyword: tries).
Most episodes in this series, to me, seem like a complete waste of time.
The main culprit being episode 5, where Mozart forces Beethoven to write music because... he just hates him?
It's not like Beethoven needs to contribute to writing the group's music so that he has to get better at it, or anything like that.
Same goes for episodes 2 & 3. They are character introduction episodes, yet I feel like I learned nothing about either Chopin or Mozart through them.
Basically, my opinion is that the show rarely does anything interesting with its characters and when it attempts to, the execution is poor.
(At least some creativity can be found in the performances, but that's also diminishing...)
May 12, 8:07 AM
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One of a better episode, the enemies? finally appear, and they're hot! Reminds me of a band from Visual Prison.
May 15, 4:40 AM
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Cool space themed performance from Gran★MyStar. Great job, boys!

Too bad those Dis=Cord dudes ruined their day. That wasn't really fair what they did.
May 20, 11:45 PM
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So we learn a bit more about the teacher Ao, but it seems our heroes are more like test subjects for the school’s greater plan. Still, Ao wants Gran★MyStar to move at their own pace, though unfortunately, he doesn’t hold any power.

I’m lost when it comes to their dance—how come they didn’t use the steps they practiced so hard? We never even saw them perform it properly once. And that unexpected last entry stole the show and took first place by surprise. They put in a lot of effort, but whatever happens next is going to put serious strain on their newly formed bond, especially with Mozart in complete shock over their ranking.
Today, 12:44 AM
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Miharagi being part of a secret experiment nurturing his group of Grand Meister...or rather, Gran★MyStar, this teacher is a lot sus in the development.

The Superb Heat Singing Contest, which is what the 4 composers are working towards, Beethoven clearly has the hardest time trying to get in sync with the music, though the others are already as seamless as they come. And with everything in place, Gran★MyStar looks set to have a place in the contest.

The contest particularly intriguing to the newbie rookie, Beethoven's making notes for all the right things, and even during their performance, a space-themed one at that, it actually looks promising coming from a new group. The problem, however, is the arrival of a band coming out of nowhere, with quite the devilish banger song and a name to match: Dis=Cord.

Honestly, to miss a critical place for the 11th-placed group being thrown down by a disruption, maybe the world was never fair for Gran★MyStar in the first place...

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