Short Synopsis: Michiko finds love while Hatchin’s shoes get stolen yet again.
Highlights: Very subtle romance.
Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10 (Excellent)
You know, usually in travelling series that have more than one main character, the different episodes usually centre either around one of these characters, or multiple characters involve themselves with the same storyline, while the others play cannon fodder and stay in the background. In Michiko to Hatchin however, both Michiko and Hatchin have their own stories for the past few episodes.
This episode too: Michiko developed a crush on a married guy who was planning on committing adultery, and Hatchin yet again got attacked by childpunks who stole her shoes. And even during the episodes that are really focused at one of the two, you can see that the other one isn’t just doing nothing or watching paint dry.
This episode was also about the growing conflict between Michiko and Hatchin. Michiko obviously isn’t suited to raise a child (she slapped her like what, four times just this episode?), while Hatchin has finally someone that she consider as a mother that she doesn’t seem to get that Michiko just isn’t fit for raising her. And yet at the end of this episode, Michiko does show that she cares about her (although ow did she know that Hatchin was about to drown?).
Where do I watch the episode?
Yup. There’s magic in that relationship. The light that seems about to consume Hatchin’s life is sensed by Michiko somehow and she saves her.
Great episode. Love this series. Thanks for blogging.
It’s somewhat funny that you consider Michiko slapping Hatchin as inappropriate eventhough she’s obviously not slapping her really hard. You know that she’s only slapping her because she was slapped at lot herself as child, right? Last episode you claimed you liked the old woman who raised Michiko, despite punching her really hard in the face. Also Michiko is more like a big sister to Hatchin rather than a mother anyway. Last but not least Hatchin is used to much worse and she’s likely intelligent enough to understand that Michiko doesn’t slap her just for the fun of it. Rather Michiko isn’t really good with words and used to a lot of violence herself.
The scene right before Hatchin loses consciousness is a lightning flash with one of the boys silhouette above the water. Its more likely to me that the boys fished her out of the water and brought her back to the hotel. That’s why the guitar man knew about the boat and relayed the message to Hatchin once she woke up. As for Michiko, she drank herself to sleep in the lobby would be my guess.
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