TheGreatDirector
Banned
I haven't felt this angry since the end of spice and wolf. I can't be mad cause this episode was amazing.this really is the confrontation of both Yui and Yuki's feelings for Hachiman. Yui was supposed to have this date together with him but she sacrificed her dream date in order to bring them all together. This was a devious plot from a supposed nice girl as she uses this oppertunity to openly confess her feelings yet still trying to have both of her best friends be together by letting Yuki have not once but two chances to confess her feelings. Yuki is afraid of confessing since she doesn't know what'll happen after. She doesn't want to destroy her friendship with Yui and Hachiman. The moment we've been waiting for is denied by Hachiman as he rejects the entire confrontation by calling it a deception. He wants this to be genuine and having someone be put on the spot for such a big choice was not going to end well. They've resolved themselves to wait for now but the image he's created for either girl is broken when he states once again that Yui is a nice girl and Yuki is a strong one. This image is shattered as he sees Yui's cunning deception and Yuki's strong persona crumble to her vulnerable inner self. They are all at the edge of their relationship as both sides are now evident. I don't know who Hachiman will pick as he has feelings for both but we won't get our answer soon. Nevertheless SNAFU was a great journey that must be resolved in any way for me.
Pretty much the perfect breakdown for this episode. It really was the culimination of this season's theme of genuine vs. real relationships. Yui was trying to force an unnatural confession from Yukinon who is trying to mask her feelings in a fake persona. Both characters original appearances from Hikigiya's perspective were proved wrong: Yui isn't such a nice girl and Yukinon is nowhere near as strong as he thought. The whole date scene is ideally the perfect balance and relationship between all three of them but it is only a dream scenario. It's impossible to ignore the truth that they each have stronger feelings for someone else among them. Yet Hikigiya wants these feelings to develop and be confessed by the own person's will which is exactly why he protected Yukinon in the end.
Overall this has been an amazing show, pretty much meeting all my expectations and wants. All I need is an OVA or movie to finish it off.