A little on things. First off I will not concentrate on the mystery but more on what we learn of the characters and why the end was like that. So let’s start with Romance between Houtarou x Irisu.
About Houtarou x Irisu, it really becomes more obvious when the sky is shown in the spoiler along with how Houtarou’s eyes were staring specifically Irisu’s lips along with him sweating and showing clearly signs of a little panic/anxious behavior. That being said with the different camera angles something is stirring up to say the least.
As it follows from above key point in the spoiler look at how he stares at Irisu’s lips again but with rose petals as to allude in to claim a first kiss of her? Perhaps reading in to it too much but can you explain his happiness shown specifically with a smiling robot as a metaphor? I think we have something here. That of Houtarou possibly being interested by Irisu. Further Tarot readings:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strength_(Tarot_card)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empress_(Tarot_card)
Can clear perhaps some stuff as to each of their qualities and maybe why Houtarou got swept away by her request. It is also to emphasize that part the spoiler clearly shows that Irisu gave him some pink power for his life. A element he longs for and wants compared to the Grey areas he has now.
Now finally Irisu’s story in the spoiler was interesting for its art value but it also has merits in what she wanted to provide as an answer to Houtarou. Clearly a Ice Queen for Houtarou to react the way he does after that story in the spoiler notice how he sweats much more and even drinks more water along with his starting was in response to Irisu. In fact she considering him special gave him a false sense of pride that totally got him in trouble at the end. A rather dangerous Ice Queen that once favors you might get you into trouble for her. So hence might prove Houtarou’s appeal to her that might have gotten into a fearful one. Remains to see what pans out of it but for sure Houtarou got swiped by Irisu’s complimenting.
About Satoshi, there are 2 things I picked of him this episode. For one he has big jealousy over Houtarou being praised by Irisu. That is apparent with the shadows in his face in the spoiler that proves a lot. Add to that his hand here somehow looking rather small and I deducted he is jealous because he considers himself either insignificant over this or just plain small that never got praised in his life as Houtarou did by a nice girl like Irisu. Little does he know that Ibara would praise him loads more. It was quite a interesting part in this episode.
The second element is mainly Yamauchi in the spoiler storming in mad at Satoshi skipping on his make up exams. This shows that Satoshi does not really like studying or plain is willing to skip what is more interesting to him over what his obligations are towards his own education. Regardless it quite showed a little brawl. As after it shows Satoshi in the spoiler coming back to give the book to Ibara. Meaning he wanted to be there with Irisu/Houtarou as Ibara would leave them anyway along with perhaps Houtarou would not have omitted the rope with someone else there to remind him of it.
About Houtarou’s thinking, I think it was great and despite the many elements it consisted of in the spoiler the most visual one that I did not see often would be the following one,
Along with how enticing it was to see Houtarou walking in the thinking of the movie with multi facets of its different parts integrated in each screen. I did not think his brain even had the energy to do that.
About Irisu/Houtarou talk, as she comes in the club in the spoiler much can be seen that Irisu comes in calmly and that she along with Houtarou’s eyes both having a serious tone. However she does smile at one point in just the beginning before Houtarou even started explaining. A insinuation she knew that Houtarou could solve this but perhaps even more that she favors him more.
As the explanation starts in the spoiler she seems a little more attentive to Houtarou, in fact more than before IMO. There is also the constant eye serious glaring to show of each character being serious in this from Irisu’s attentiveness to Houtarou’s seriousness and the best of that is showing it from your eyes. It becomes far far better with the visuals of Houtarou explaining the culprit being the cameraman in the spoiler it was one heck of a visual experience with the shadows and it was little freaky due to the shadow usage. Still really enticing for a presentation.
As it finally come along comes proof #2 of this segment that Irisu favors him in the spoiler notice the handshake, the smile she gives out to Houtarou along with that little sound at one point she lets out and that blush Houtarou gives out at the end. I think that is way more than enough to show out a lot of details.
About thee end of the episode, finally the end comes first as a nice surprise of seeing Junya in the spoiler joking around Houtarou and tapping him on the back, which would be bad for him if he was friends me as I do it often to people. Then with Misaki in the following,
I liked her sudden MOE there along with how she approaches Houtarou first in the spoiler all full of energy and cuteness. Yup she is definitely taken by me. I like her personality and looks a lot.
In regards to Haba’s anger in the spoiler Ibara gives a better understanding of it but basically it’s the following though train. Haba is angry at Houtarou because IMO he thinks that he convinced Irisu to flush his idea completely out the drain and that pisses off a lot. It’s like saying to someone Fuuuu your work and you lost your time with it. That is bad for Houtarou. That could make Haba hate his guts for a while. Houtarou through this got himself in shit with another classmate’s time and work with the whole rope part. He got caught in the praising of a Ice Queen and being frozen by her Icy charms. Hence why Haba was grinding his teeth there.
In regards to Eru, in the spoiler she was nice to have around. I missed her in this episode! I don’t find her annoying too much, just a little pest but hey I still love her a lot as a character. Well I think she is rather shy of knowing that she was drunk around Houtarou. Most likely her relatives told her of the true nature of the candy and she found out the alcohol there is strong but that’s assuming for now. She clearly had something in mind but dismissed it for now. Might have to do with all being there and she wants to have more privacy in telling this to Houtarou.
In regards to Ibara, most likely the biggest key point since the BGM along with SFX showed it like that. This part can be shown in three phases of changes in Ibara:
A) At first she is aggressive in the spoiler really forcefully grabbing Houtarou to drag him. I assume this due to her understanding that what I assumed of Haba and his cause for his anger. If she understood it like that then so more of why she is angry.
B) Ibara’s sudden change back to some sort of sadness/unfairness face in the spoiler maybe even upset with the fact of what she declares as the main element of her concerns. Once again if she understood my assumption of Haba’s anger then it comes into light that her change like that makes sense. As in looking at Houtarou as being unfair snuffing out the element and making Haba look like a fool in wasting his props time in this.
C) Comes to light with Ibara all she wanted to convey to Houtarou in the spoiler notice the shock lighting that clearly shows out of his shock that he never noticed it and that in fact he made Irisu take out the element. Since she is most likely the BOSS, she understood it like that. Perhaps now he realizes that he made a enemy of a student and he hates him for doing this to him.
Remains to see how it pans out in the next episode.
About the preview, I see nothing but regret and shock to oneself in the spoiler clearly that much shows out from Houtarou’s expressions in that preview. So I really wonder how things will get fixed or will Haba have a revenge on Houtarou maybe?
BTW Image Dump in the BLOG:
http://ecchiking99.blogspot.ca/2012/06/hyouka-episode-10-image-dump-come-and.html
Got some time for that. No possible Stitches for this episode.
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