August 22, 2004
Ai Yori Aoshi Episode 17
"Waves"
The best part about this episode is that Taeko gets her try at being the girl who looks incredibly hot, and how did no one really notice it until she took her glasses off and let her hair down?
Of course, this is anime, so most guys probably thought she looked pretty hot even with the glasses on and hair not down.
After a run of good episodes, I guess I was bound for a letdown. This episode runs the gamut of a whole bunch of bad genre cliches, like the girl with good intentions (Chika) trying to get a couple together, and causing more trouble than they started with. It even goes all the way to a firework-interrupted confessional.
I never noticed this before, but Tina and Mayu have clashing hair colors (yellow and purple, respectively) which reflects the fact they're always on each others' cases. That's Anime Viewing Comprehension 101.
When this show is good, it's when we get to see Aoi and Kaoru together. When it's not, it's when it's got everyone else involved. Unfortunately, Aoi and Kaoru have barely a word together in this episode, so what we end up is a cliche-heavy, average story.
Rating: B
Posted by Kei at August 22, 2004 12:52 AM