Perhaps it’s a little bit of anger, some pride, and certainly defiance and a strong sense of self. There’s a subtext in so much of what he says – something hiding behind his cheerful self-deprecation. I’ve already stated that Satoshi is the most interesting character in the cast for me, and that continues to be the case. But I like it better when it’s just a little bit weird.Īs usual with Hyouka, the mystery is mostly beside the point for me (though it was certainly more involving than last week’s “Let’s listen to three dumb theories” approach), but the character stuff definitely had some spark this time.
In short, on balance Hyouka is quite nice – a relaxing contemplation of the idle hours after school that so many of us had trouble filling. I usually find with Hyouka that it’s hard to say just exactly why some episodes work better for me than others, but at its best this show has a certain off-kilter sensibility that I find gives it a desperately needed edge. Well, they still didn’t answer the question in this arc’s title…Īll things considered I’d call this episode a considerable step up from last week’s effort, which left me pretty disinterested in the end.
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