October 01, 2013
The Prodigal Paintballer
Stella Women’s Academy High School Division Class C3 finally comes to a close with a completely incongruous palate cleanser of an episode.
Practical considerations force the team to enter a paintball/ beauty contest with unexpected results.
These last two episodes were probably the best of the series, being thoroughly pleasant and occasionally quite funny.
As to the show itself, it ended up being a bit better than I'd come to fear.....though I can't really recommend it due to the fact that our heroine goes SO far off the rails and becomes such an ass that two or three of the episodes are just terribly unpleasant.
As a lighthearted slice of life comedy this does not work...but the show is actually a drama, with a pleasant (albeit underutilized) cast and a good deal of comedy relief.
The main thrust of SWAHSDCC3 is about a young person struggling to find balance and I'd wager it's a story that rings true to a lot more of us than are willing to admit it. Yura is at an awkward age and behaves awkwardly. She strives so hard to improve her lot that she misses the point of the exercise......and then must try to fix things. This is something a lot of people deal with simply because, being human, we all tend to screw up.
On the debit side: The weird metaphysical elements are never explained and actually detracted a bit from the story the show is trying to tell. Most teenagers can't go to ghosts for advice nor can they bend reality so that whole plot point just sort of hangs there making one go..."wut!?"
That gripe notwithstanding:
This show with the comically ponderous name is about sportsmanship, but also about redemption. In a huge break from most contemporary fiction, in this case the redemption comes not through heroic works, or proving ones complete innocence of fault, but rather, by atoning for ones mistakes through contrition and learning life's lessons. That alone makes this admittedly schizophrenic show a rare bird and a very refreshing change of pace.
I guess GAINAX doesn't completely hate us after all.
Oh and as for the results of this episodes combat beauty contest...
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Practical considerations force the team to enter a paintball/ beauty contest with unexpected results.
I'll say
These last two episodes were probably the best of the series, being thoroughly pleasant and occasionally quite funny.
As to the show itself, it ended up being a bit better than I'd come to fear.....though I can't really recommend it due to the fact that our heroine goes SO far off the rails and becomes such an ass that two or three of the episodes are just terribly unpleasant.
As a lighthearted slice of life comedy this does not work...but the show is actually a drama, with a pleasant (albeit underutilized) cast and a good deal of comedy relief.
The main thrust of SWAHSDCC3 is about a young person struggling to find balance and I'd wager it's a story that rings true to a lot more of us than are willing to admit it. Yura is at an awkward age and behaves awkwardly. She strives so hard to improve her lot that she misses the point of the exercise......and then must try to fix things. This is something a lot of people deal with simply because, being human, we all tend to screw up.
On the debit side: The weird metaphysical elements are never explained and actually detracted a bit from the story the show is trying to tell. Most teenagers can't go to ghosts for advice nor can they bend reality so that whole plot point just sort of hangs there making one go..."wut!?"
That gripe notwithstanding:
This show with the comically ponderous name is about sportsmanship, but also about redemption. In a huge break from most contemporary fiction, in this case the redemption comes not through heroic works, or proving ones complete innocence of fault, but rather, by atoning for ones mistakes through contrition and learning life's lessons. That alone makes this admittedly schizophrenic show a rare bird and a very refreshing change of pace.
I guess GAINAX doesn't completely hate us after all.
Oh and as for the results of this episodes combat beauty contest...
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Wits. Is that a typo? :-)
Posted by: Mauser at Wed Oct 2 02:18:26 2013 (TJ7ih)
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It's a rhyme.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Wed Oct 2 04:50:43 2013 (+rSRq)
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But it fits.
Honoka's second match was an amazing display of wits.
It took considerable skill and verve to to keep Karila from getting any hits.
This allowed her to cunningly use every tool at her disposal to win over a bunch of meganekko hating twits.
I gather you think there is something that my post omits?
Honoka's second match was an amazing display of wits.
It took considerable skill and verve to to keep Karila from getting any hits.
This allowed her to cunningly use every tool at her disposal to win over a bunch of meganekko hating twits.
I gather you think there is something that my post omits?
Posted by: The Brickmuppet at Wed Oct 2 07:55:20 2013 (F7DdT)
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All those years of picking at nits....
They've given Steven certain benefits.
He makes a fair point (I think everyone admits)
So contra his assertion he wins this kibbitz.
They've given Steven certain benefits.
He makes a fair point (I think everyone admits)
So contra his assertion he wins this kibbitz.
Posted by: The Brickmuppet at Wed Oct 2 12:42:05 2013 (F7DdT)
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I bow before the master.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Wed Oct 2 12:48:36 2013 (+rSRq)
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