Maria Sama ga Miteru Season 4: Episode 12

Too late the hero? Red roses suck. Yellow roses rock.

Okay, this is what the episode was... A repeat performance of the old "find-my-card" game plus Touko's cruelly wrenching pseudo-drama which does not get any sympathy from me. Symbolisms dot the story, such as Touko's search for Yumi's card in a small room, which reflects her narrow state of mind. Though she apparently is wider down there (see episode 11) than up in her head, she took away most of the airtime with flashbacks and rushed to the outside world after an epiphany. I'm getting tired of the Red family and this must just end. Too much poorly made "drama". Getting tired of Touko is an understatement.

Ever since the previous seasons, I said that the Yellow roses are my favorite among the three because there are a lot of unspoken bonds among them (Yoshino and Rei) that transcends spoken words. It showed today, as it just oozed out of Rei and Yoshino's actions than their words. Hehehe, I thought Rei really had Yoshino's card and was surprised at her face wich had "meh, Yoshino's card" written all over it. It's kinda hard to explain in words but if you saw their backstory (Yoshino's heart operation arc, Rei leaving the rosary to her in the hospital)Their undramatic approach as soeurs) then you'll get what I am trying to say. It's like they know each other too well that they are already beyond the passion stage. Damn, why aren't they the main characters?

So Touko opens the door and unless she has the card with her, she's gonna get more flak from me. Touko comes across as an immature bitch who needs to grow up. I'm sure that leaving her blindfolded, gagged and chained inside a barracks full of Russian Soldiers would do more to make her grow up, even more so than having the Jigsaw killer abduct her and put her on his magnificent contraption and making her chop a limb if she wants to escape death.

In any case, this episode (and this season) attacts unfavorable impressions vis-a-vis the first "Find-my-card and eat-my-chocolate" event. While the previous one was a hilarious laugh trip when Sei was still around (Damn, I remember the good old days) . This one is just a cacophony of the inferior actions of spoiled, immature babies who need at least one more year in middle school.

Thingle Out.

Maria Sama ga Miteru Season 4: Episode 9

Touko.

What a twist to the plot just before the end of the episode. Throughout before the 20-minute mark, I've found myself writing Fuck Touko at this blogs's header, for a good reason. Why? Because she acted like a bitch when her true intentions were that of a saint. Well, there were give-aways though, like Yumi's conversation with Touko's mom and Touko's attitude in general. She behaved as if she didn't have any intention to compete, despite whatever idea you had in your mind.

Although the plot is thin and can be summarized into the sentence "Touko runs for office with the intention of losing for the sake of the three rosas while acting strangely in the process.", the episode doesn't deprive us of precious character development. Yoshino's straightforward honesty is consistent, while Noriko proved once again that she had the galls to stand her ground and support Shimako, even though Touko is also her friend. Unfortunately, it also showed that Yumi is a mental midget and without the support of the more stable girls, I doubt if she would've been able to handle herself the way she did.

So does this change my perceptions about Touko? I was definitely about to write YES 10 minutes ago, but seeing that she didn't want to usurp my three roses then I'd just say "a little". She comes across as this two-faced bitch who can and will mess with your mind just for kicks. That alone would make anyone feel negative towards the person. Good intentions aside, she can be a manipulative bitch in the future.

Stay tuned. I'll write about white album in a few hours so stay put.