This episode picks up like a bad hangover – you knew it was coming, but the pounding in your head is something else. Itsuki, our protagonist, ain't exactly Hamlet, more like a hormone-fueled bull in a china shop of strained familial relations. He's traded the "Oedipus Complex" for something a little more... hands-on with his stepmother, Otoha.
Otoha, bless her conflicted soul, spends the episode caught between "Thou Shalt Not" and the throes of desire. It's a Greek tragedy playing out in a suburban home. She spouts lines like "We're family!" while her body betrays her with every whimper. It’s enough to make a preacher reach for the communion wine.
The setting, a claustrophobic house that echoes with every moan and gasp, just amplifies the whole messed up affair. You half expect Jimmy Stewart to show up, peering through binoculars from the house next door. We're also introduced to Maho, a classmate of Itsuki’s, who unwittingly acts as the catalyst for more tension, her presence a stark reminder of the normalcy Itsuki seems hellbent on destroying.
Irony drips from every scene. Otoha’s desperate attempts to protect her daughters by sacrificing herself are about as effective as a screen door on a submarine. The dialogue, a cocktail of forced familial pleasantries and breathless gasps, just highlights the hypocrisy simmering beneath the surface. This episode is a study in contrasts: innocence vs. experience, desire vs. morality, a family portrait where everyone's got something to hide. And that ending? Let's just say, the china shop is about to get a whole lot more crowded.
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