Joycap
The Smogonites' personal George Orwell
Consider this the inverse of @CastletonSnob's thread of the same name (well, not the same name, but... look, you get what I mean, right?).
In my case, it would be Episode 8 of Your Lie in April. Yeah, I said it, I hate YLiA, and to the derision of... many, I have made it no secret. Between idiotic characters that made illogical decisions every step of the way, tone-deaf sugarcoating of it's themes, and what passes for symbolism being beaten into your head so hard, Bob resigns from nailing it's degenerates to a cross (to say nothing of the walking plot nuke that was Saki Arima), you wouldn't exactly catch me dead chucking many complements it's way.
However, credit where it's due, and imho that comes in the form of Episode 8. To put it simply, Episode 8 was just kind of a breath of fresh air, away from seeing Kousei get his head beaten in by the world, and allows the recently introduced Emi (and by extension Takeshi) to take the stage. Both Emi and Takeshi, while a bit flat, are certainly far more sound from a narrative standpoint, simply being other rivals for Kousei to combat on a fundamental level. They also have FAR less baggage than the main 4 in question, and as a result don't make logical decisions that require a 2-drink minimum to even vaguely comprehend. Emi's place and choice of song on the piano also fit her personality well (and the fact that she looks HOT in that dress), and her performance isn't bogged down by syncing issues found in the rest of the show. Sure, 'let it ring' repeated makes it feel like you're trying to employ hypnosis with a drill, but compared to the rest of this 7-11 train wreck of a show, that's a minor nitpick, and I'll take whatever little wins I can get at this point.
...y'know, if you didn't precede Episode 9... which is just kid Kousei getting his head scrambled by his mother for 10 minutes straight... and Kaori having way too many prescriptions on her person (and nothing else) for what is a 3-4hr aftern... ok, you know what? I'm just going to see myself out of this paragraph before I have an aneurysm...
In my case, it would be Episode 8 of Your Lie in April. Yeah, I said it, I hate YLiA, and to the derision of... many, I have made it no secret. Between idiotic characters that made illogical decisions every step of the way, tone-deaf sugarcoating of it's themes, and what passes for symbolism being beaten into your head so hard, Bob resigns from nailing it's degenerates to a cross (to say nothing of the walking plot nuke that was Saki Arima), you wouldn't exactly catch me dead chucking many complements it's way.
However, credit where it's due, and imho that comes in the form of Episode 8. To put it simply, Episode 8 was just kind of a breath of fresh air, away from seeing Kousei get his head beaten in by the world, and allows the recently introduced Emi (and by extension Takeshi) to take the stage. Both Emi and Takeshi, while a bit flat, are certainly far more sound from a narrative standpoint, simply being other rivals for Kousei to combat on a fundamental level. They also have FAR less baggage than the main 4 in question, and as a result don't make logical decisions that require a 2-drink minimum to even vaguely comprehend. Emi's place and choice of song on the piano also fit her personality well (and the fact that she looks HOT in that dress), and her performance isn't bogged down by syncing issues found in the rest of the show. Sure, 'let it ring' repeated makes it feel like you're trying to employ hypnosis with a drill, but compared to the rest of this 7-11 train wreck of a show, that's a minor nitpick, and I'll take whatever little wins I can get at this point.
...y'know, if you didn't precede Episode 9... which is just kid Kousei getting his head scrambled by his mother for 10 minutes straight... and Kaori having way too many prescriptions on her person (and nothing else) for what is a 3-4hr aftern... ok, you know what? I'm just going to see myself out of this paragraph before I have an aneurysm...
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