Episode 22 "The Letter to me"
Man. This series really does know how to inspire "the feels."
This week's episode puts the once brilliant and now clichéd quote up to a test of truth: is it better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all? "My Love Story" seems pretty convinced that it is better to have loved, and in some ways, that is mostly a lesson for Takeo to learn.
Most importantly though, it's a lesson that every teenager should learn. This is channeled through Amami.
It definitely makes sense that Sunakawa ultimately rejected Amami, after all, his character is not really suited for the hearts and flowers that are constantly surrounding Yamato and Takeo. As such, "My Love Story" can still maintain its level of realism by having characters around them experience heartbreak.
Admittedly, I had high hopes for Amami to manage to steal Sunakawa's heart, but the lesson she learns is worth not getting what she wants. "My Love Story" has always focused on seemingly simple situations, but that moves the focus to character specificity. Thus, the characters become vehicles for which the audience can gain emotional perspective through.
In that way, we're just like Takeo - learning the emotions and struggles of those around us.
As the season finale approaches, I've begun to feel that "My Love Story" is much more than just your average romantic school comedy series. Instead, "My Love Story" is actually an introspective look at the emotional growth involved in forming relationships during adolescence.
Though this episode did not focus much on Takeo and Yamato, I still very much enjoy their pretty much picture perfect relationship. Some might find their lack of huge dramatic conflict boring, it has been clear from the beginning that the series intentions have always been to show you the lighter side of things.
And the lighter side of things comes with "all of the feels."
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