Episode 10 – Jellyfish cannot swim at night time

I’ve two very totally different ideas about this episode. It is fairly good by the usual Jellyfish has set itself. There are humorous moments with Mei, complemented by the energetic route the entire hog goes on his punchlines. It has some nice dramatic moments, together with the splendidly awkward climax. It even gives some key moments for characters that you just would not anticipate. This all-around well-executed episode achieves every part it units out to do. However by the tip, my confidence that this present would ship on one in every of its massive emotional concepts grew to become extra unsure than ever.

Let’s begin with the issues that work. It is a good suggestion to concentrate on Might. Whereas it’d make sense to leap straight into Yoru and Kano’s headspace after they’ve a battle, the opposite two members of JELEE need to play a task in all this drama too – and Mei wants meaty materials. She can also be in a novel place in Kano’s life: the one companion who is aware of and has grown to like each ‘Nonoka’ and ‘Kano’. It is nice to have her be the catalyst to drag Kano out of her disgrace spiral, and I particularly love how vicious her climactic music is. It is completely painful to hearken to, which is ideal for the uncooked and heartfelt assertion wanted to interrupt by way of for Kano. It is such a strong sequence that I do not even need to query the logistics of Kiui in some way getting from Shizue’s condominium to Kano’s home in lower than two minutes, engine be damned.

Likewise, I get pleasure from loads what we get from Kano. Whereas I’d have appreciated extra time in her head, framing the battle from Mei’s perspective nonetheless works. There is a massive vortex of battle happening inside her proper now, however the half she’s most fixated on is how she damage Yoru the identical means her mom damage her. It additionally forces her to face why she began JELEE. Was it to point out her price to her mom? If that’s the case, what is the level of constant when Yukine simply sought out Yoru as a substitute? With all these emotions locked inside her, it makes good sense that such a heartfelt declaration of affection from Mei, the one one who has seen and accepted each variations of her, would push her to return again. It actually does not resolve every part, and there is nonetheless loads to resolve with Yoru, nevertheless it’s begin.

Talking of Yoru…nicely, that is the place my considerations begin to bubble up. We get little or no from our resident artist this week, which is not essentially a nasty factor, nevertheless it does not add to final week’s lopsided focus. We type of know what Kano is considering all through this complete episode, and she or he will get one thing resembling decision, however Yoru has possibly 60 seconds of complete display screen time — and it does not precisely put her in one of the best gentle. She is aware of sufficient to know that Kano goes by way of a disaster, however does not attempt to discuss to her. The beneficiant interpretation is that she’s nonetheless damage by what Kano stated, or feels responsible concerning the state of affairs, however then we see that she was watching the livestream on the finish of the episode and she or he’s…smiling. As? Your music collective virtually broke up in your absence – partly as a result of a private battle involving you – and you are not upset, stunned and even remotely conflicted about it? You simply return to work as if all of it ended nicely, I suppose?

I ask all that to not choose Yoru as an individual, however to emphasise that I haven’t got a transparent concept of ​​what she’s considering, and that is an enormous downside when a lot of the emotional stakes revolve round her relationship with Kano. With out that emotional readability, I fear about the place the present goes. I can not assist however think about a twist the place Yoru finally ends up dedicating the SunDolls’ gig to Kano or making another grand spectacle to “repair” their relationship as a substitute of getting the necessary conversations this story wants has. It would not be the primary time the present skipped important steps for a extra historically dramatic conclusion, however it might be probably the most disastrous.

I hope I am mistaken about that. Jellyfish offers with highly effective, intimate feelings that deserve an equally intimate exploration – however half of the equation is lacking. As we head into the ultimate episodes, I can not assist however fear about the way it will all play out.

Judgement:

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