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Episode 20: The Rainbow Painted That Day

Never would've expected to get big feelings for the Eyepatch Guy.

He's the main lens through which the majority of this episode is seen through, and as it turns out he's alot more connected to everything going on than it seems.

And yet despite that, it's not really the main point or overarching theme of the episode. The whole story is about love triangles, and the dark sides of them that alot of other stories featuring them tend not to talk about.

At best, they typically end up with atleast one person having wounded feelings. And at worst, it's one of the key players who are actively causing damage without a care in the world. Such was the case with Head, AKA Tokio Tsunashi, who has been and always will be a manipulative scumbag.

We get alot of backstory on Head and Takuto's' mother Sora in this one, and lemme tell ya, the atmosphere does a ton of heavy lifting in this department. The moody music combined with the drab looking visuals make for a set of scenes that I was really drawn into. Thus I felt it only right to choose a song that helped fit that mood for this one.

It's not solely about these three either, as we also get some insight into how Takuto's' own triangle is affecting him. He's not completely over his feelings of being a third wheel from early on in the show, and it's not like Wako ever keyed him in on the idea of the three becoming a thruple either. And most surprisingly, it's the sort of situation that lets him bond with Keito a little. To the point that she even saves him from a viper's' venom.

There were alot of pieces being moved about in this one, all while the viewer gets an interesting look into the past events that had an effect unto the present day. Just like with episode 4, the fantastic use of the music score and visuals, in tandem creating a wonderfully thick atmosphere really drew me into this one, and I think it might be one of my favorite episodes to be sure. As dumb as Star Driver can look on the surface, it's great to see it be able to pull off something like this.