White Album

[Ryllharu]

Finally got around to the episode.

I really liked they way Rina admitted her feelings for Touya. Just a simple, "Don't think of me as a Goddess anymore." Saying that she shouldn't be out of his reach, and that she's not something that stands on a pedestal bringing him good fortune (as Misaki or Haruka did by connecting Touya and Yuki). If he's thick, he won't get Rina's deeper meaning, and if not, maybe he'll get the hint and follow her schedule, which he did.

Mana also admitted how much she admires Touya. She may call him pathetic to his face, but it turns out she was deeply embarrassed/flustered each time he showed up in front of her at the station or at her house. Hence her great concern for which of the girls he hangs out with is actually Yuki. Comparing her own chances perhaps?

Also shown was how Misaki mentioned a few white lies to Yuki. His father is sick (as they show him at the store), Touya's not around (it would have been trite, but I expected him to be in the next room), and a few other minor details. Was she simply trying to reassure Yuki, or was she trying to slowly erode Yuki's obviously waning confidence?

It's no wonder their relationship is slowly destroying itself. They were given another opportunity, and they didn't even speak until the end.