![]() It's still a good ride, but hard to recommend outright. Overall, while it's certainly not bad, the ending really soured my enjoyment of the series as a whole, leaving me wanting. Sadly, we only got to see what looks like half of it, so the opportunity just wasn't delivered upon. While this series did have interesting arcs before, this one felt like it was going to be the most consequential, from a personal perspective for the characters, from an interpersonal development perspective, and also from a career perspective. This could have been any random episode in the series beyond the short snippets of other characters that rounds it out. We end off just before a pivotal point for Ren's character. There's nothing there, not even an apology. And Sho does even worse, starting to connect with Kyoko through his memories of their connection and then just being jealous that she's working with Ren until the end of the series. Even by the ending of the series where they've softened significantly towards each other, there's almost no recognition in either of them of the other's feelings (they both seem to be under misconceptions in that department), and therefore development of any kind of romance. Kyoko's negative associations with Ren come entirely from Sho's feelings towards a person he views as his rival, which means it makes little sense for Kyoko, who is literally doing all of this to spite Sho, to continue to reject Ren for as long as she did. ![]() I think there could have been something interesting here, whether we're talking about Kyoko x Ren or the love triangle developing with Sho, but the show drags these out so far that they all barely feel like they've gotten started. ![]() There are two elements that hold this series back. the side characters facilitated both the humor and her growth well. When she is still struggling with her motivations and her choice to pursue acting in particular, the series is very strong. When this series was firing on all cylinders, it went hard, and there were a few episodes that really showcased Kyoko's ability to perform under pressure and produce something that looked pretty masterful, especially considering she's a novice to all this. It's one of the more creative series I've seen for presenting emotions in a way that really made them pop and made me laugh on many occasions. I think the humor here and growth of the MC were pretty great.
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