The first one continues Haida's arc as it was left off in the previous season, only this time he's an unemployed homeless gaming addict. It was good to keep focusing on Haida's psyche although the stand out is the introduction of a new character called Shikabane (I totally didn't have to look that up..). With as much little screen time as she gets she winds up being the most well written side character alongside Ton. She's a pretty relatable character, honestly. She reminded me of when I was at my worst (my situation was NOWHERE near as f*cked up lol I just mean her way of thinking is all).
We also get introduced to Haida's family, who are absolutely horrible... except for the mom. I found his brother Jirou to be easily the most despicable little shit in the whole series. He acts like an asshole because he feels pressured to keep up with his father's legacy, which doesn't justify his behaviour but it does make him come across a bit more sympathetic in the last episode.
The second part goes back to the lighthearted, funnier usual mood of the show as it focuses more on our protagonist again and her random ocurrences with this one being the most random. Retsuko running for office reads so bizarre on paper (just like with her joining an idol group in season 3) but the writers are good at combining crazy ridiculous ideas with serious topics, so it works. We meet a new character again called Ikari whom I have a bit of mixed feelings on because he could be extremely annoying, although sometimes in an endearing way. He forces Retsuko to run for office when she basically knows nothing about politics and is not interested (even expecting her to quit her job) because he is already aware that she is a known pushover and people pleaser so he takes advantage of that... He basically holds her hostage until she agrees into doing it lol. I don't think it would be a good message if it weren't for her genuinely enjoying performing. And we got a cool Aggretsuko rap song out of it thanks to him...
My only real complaint would be the out of the blue marriage scene. And not because I don't like Retsuko and Haida together, because I do, but because they spent four seasons building up their relationship and we didn't get to see any actual *dating* going on. It feels as though they had only been dating for two months even though the show definitely wants you to think it's been wayy longer. It was kind of underwhelming but I guess we can't have everything.
A satisfying end to the series either way, nothing much else to say. 8/10.
