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Yeah, pretty much hated this episode.

I don't like idol episodes, in general. I think Ginga S pulled off a pretty decent one, but it was also tied into a returning character from Ginga and a ton of fun Zubat references. This one was just annoying and overly familiar. If I'm being honest, I actually got to the point where I just fastforwarded through all the Onari/Akari bits. Not that the rest of the episode was much better, but the minute I saw Onari wearing a giant afro I knew that this was going to be a waste of my time and patience.

So there are two Makotos now, because reasons. Maybe the second one will have a personality, but I doubt it. Also, Alain is undergoing training with a whole bunch of wacky sound effects and, naturally, more takoyaki stuff. I'm inclined to wonder if the writers have forgotten that Alain has other personality traits that aren't centered around octopus dumplings. It's a pity, as he was actually the show's only interesting character for awhile.

At this point I'm just actively counting down the weeks until this shit is over. I don't know what Ex-Aid is going to be like, but it has to be better than this. I don't throw this concept around lightly, but I'm actually beginning to feel that Ghost might be even worse than Kiva.