Ikemen Desu Ne Episode 4

& then there was one bed ，& a tazer

i think shu had the best performance this episode. he’s a very comforting man but that’s exactly what miko doesn’t need. he says things you want to hear not things you need to hear. ren is thorny but he’s actively challenging miko to actually want something & unfortunately it’s not shu. that’s why shu isn’t good enough & is literally being tortured by the writers HORRIFICALLY ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ i do like the main plot of this episode ，the whole ’ ’ you’re not singing from your heart ！’ ’ is trite but it has merits here where all of these characters feel things yet don’t understand it just yet & now miko’s being forced to say something through this song. speaking of understanding ，it’s really romatnic. i didn’t get miko’s character but ren does. he understands these quirks about her & says the things ，like i said ，that she needs to hear。 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ & NOW YUUKI’s IN THE RACE YAAYYYYY. he developed really well. he was the silly boy that broke the tension in thosw show but ren & miko have gone this far. everypony else has progressed a considerable time & now is probably the rockiest part of their career+life & it’s time for the happiest go+lucky side of this show to throw in the towel this was a really well written episode. we get the silly tropes here & there but i really am buying the romance now ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ i think i want to see ren truly show how he’s different. from his competitors in this show & in the genre as a whole. i think i want shu & yuuki be the ones to show more sides of miko. i think thosew two are great characters to help expand her ，i am actually really appreciative of this episode i thought it was pretty sincere. i was just now pondering this but no i do agree with how they used this date. they have already learned enough about each other for now its good to see them now just bond with each other. show us what they’ve learned

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smells like drama angst

the angst and misunderstandings are piling up faster than flannels at a nirvana concert. there will surely be more tears to come.
the kinder gentler Ren is stealing my heart again, fishing for compliments from Mio and acknowledging that she's not just another fan. it's obvious he cares about her even if he's not ready to admit it yet. still really enjoying Mio. her quiter calmer portrayal is far less nervewracking.
as for the supporting cast they are really in the periphery, except when shu gets his five minutes and pokes his head out the rabbit hole to try to slither in between Mio and Ren. Yuki is getting less and less funny. this is really unfortunate b/c though jeremy really wasnt important to the plot at all he was great comic relief and nice to look at. Yuki is neither.
another thing i am noticing is the soundtrack. those 3 or 4 songs that defined You're beautiful's OST arent nearly as pervasive. by the end of YB i had heard those songs (GREAT SONGS) so many times it made me want to go listen to "almost paradise" just to get them out of my head. here, there are a couple of new ones and they arent on that super heavy rotation, so when you do hear them, even after a few episodes you are'nt rolling your eyes moaning "Again??"

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