The matches have their own themes of course and things are carried out as anyone would expect. There is a specific food that must be used in the cook-off and judges to see things through. The winner advancing to the semi-final and then ultimately the final of course.
There was a mix up or two thrown into the Autumn Elections. I won't say much because it would spoil things for the people who haven't watched it but Souma while definitely can be a little air-headed at times, respects certain people for sure. When he feels one of them is done wrong he goes berserk in a sense, usually losing all his senses in the process it seems.
The Autumn Elections come to a close and after that there is some laser focus on Souma for the rest of the season and to his surprise he gets re-acquainted with an old "friend" or maybe not so "old" friend he had dealings with in the past.
Through the rest of the season we see Souma in a different light. I might be in the minority on that one but seriously... We all know Souma isn't perfect and he's had his struggles but never have we seen Souma like he was.
I gotta throw some respect toward Souma for what he was able to pull through during his second week of the stagiaire and even his "old friend" while hard on him certainly does respect him as well.
This season feels like it took a little more of a serious tone compared to the initial one. I don't think it was overbearing though. It felt right to be a little more serious as this was ultimately a time where the kids at school had to go from academy level competition to something more into the real world. There was still little bits of lightheartedness and comedy sprinkled around so it maintained a nice flow for me.
