Up till now, I didn’t really mind Mami: she’s a girl with a healthy fixation on making clothes, and I can very much see why she wants others to wear the clothes she designs and makes. There was nothing creepy about her. At least, until this episode. Spending three all-nighters to create random costumes for twelve different high school girls on a whim. That’s a bit much.
The actual heist this episode also was hard to watch: it worked out fine in the end, but it was very unprofessional. Not to mention the dress up party that popped up from nowhere and some of the characters putting on very bad displays.
Thankfully though, this was far from the main point that this episode wanted to make. Everything apart from that was really solid. This is an arc for Marika’s growth. For that, this arc did take some risks with its suspense of disbelief, but then again Marika would never have been able to change and show herself off like this if it hadn’t happened. Also, the end of this episode finally revealed what this arc had been building up to all along. Wow. Now that’s an interesting twist.
Rating: ** (Excellent)
I have to say I wasn’t expecting that kind of twist. Though it kind of fits with the rest of the show.
That heist scene really is hard to watch. I laughed a few times through the whole thing but it was like watching a train wreak.
All and all, I’m still enjoying the laid back atmosphere surrounding this whole show.
It was clear from the beginning that they wanted to avoid tieing the Yacht Club into the pirating, if possible. And what were the passengers focusing on, the girls…or the costumes?
Is Mami a genius, or what?
Next week should be amazing. This whole heist was just training for the rescue mission.
I’m excited!
All I was expecting was maybe Jenny would show up on the cruise liner or something. But kidnapping/saving her from what appears to be an arranged marriage or something? That’s way better.
I knew there will be more of Jenny!
The next arc seems really interesting to watch! 😀
I think its still part of the current arc
Yeah, Mami is kind of the character who only exists to dress everyone now. If you’re going to perform a pirate heist, at least have the courtesy to dress as PIRATES, not just anything you want. Frankly if I were the client I would have asked for a discount on the grounds I paid for Bentenmaru’s A-Team and instead got a pretty amateurish job. Everyone laughing it off seemed like letting the new crew off the hook. Of course, the final twist made up for all of that.