Episode 10 - HS





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Damn those Japanese. They are so formal that even when they realised how much he was struggling to overcome an obvious trauma or other sort of (musically) fatal problem (and some did know what it was), they didn't bother to applaud afterwards, despite the fact the last portion really drew them in so much they didn't even noticed the passing of time.

I hope Arima got rid of the ghost of his monster mother with this. Every time she appeared, I was thinking that Arima needs to go and kick her gravestone to the ground, and that she ought to be pretty high on the most hated characters poll this season. Even if it's just her ghost. Not that the living version was any better. As expected, thinking of Kaori helped him crucially. Kaori the Exorcist.

All in all I'm happy with how this was executed. It was realistic he failed, though he wouldn't have necessarily needed to fail so much he would get disqualified, but it could have gone either way. This way, fortunately, allowed him to return as a pianist, even if it meant he won't be evaluated, so it was certainly worth it. Above all, it was quite nice he didn't give a shit about the competition at that point anymore. He only thought of Kaori and apparently was happy he could play once again, which is naturally the most important thing.