if they’ve been making all their phone calls from phone booths, then it means it’s basically impossible for anyone else to contact them (their spot getting taken seems less silly now too)

and I guess the yellow brick road reference in the opening song was intentional! neat

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I love how the show has been constructed narratively–we’ve explored the supporting cast, and now we’re coming back (at the halfway point) to deconstruct Mizuka. The writing questions our previous understanding that she was “the best”, and teases that “the Lotus Circus” will get expanded upon. I was kinda expecting it to just stay backstory, so that’s a pleasant surprise. c:

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the comedic timing is still top-notch (beats to let things sink in, everyone talking at once, deadpan “in installments”, etc.)