Kousei wants to get weird and we’re here for it! Tzvi and Ryan dissect Kousei’s place among his rivals while a visitor from the past makes her appearance.
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Turns out the sky can tell you a lot about characters and their relationships. As Kousei pushes through his performance, Tzvi and Ryan wonder if he even needs to hear what he’s playing.
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Ryan’s dark jokes are on point and Tzvi finally pronounces Arima correctly but, more important, we finally get Kousei’s piano recital performance . Haunted by his mother’s unrealistic expectations and his crippling fear of harming those around him with his mistakes, Kousei has the odds stacked against him. Join the discussion: reddit.com/r/DeliberateSound or on twitter.com/DeliberateSound or instagram.com/DeliberateSound

We learn the stories of Kousei’s rivals, which helps shed light on their motivations and how those might affect Kousei. We take a moment to appreciate the episode’s pacing and storytelling before tackling the bigger question: How do you play with emotion while performing well in a competition that bases rank on technique? Join the discussion: reddit.com/r/DeliberateSound or on twitter.com/DeliberateSound or instagram.com/DeliberateSound

The cat makes a reappearance and this time we get a better idea of how its embodiment of his mother is working. Playful yet dangerous, this cat has left Kousei with scars, and one of the only memories of his mother. Other characters making a reappearance: the train. The subjects, coupled with a broader framing of the series means this episode is a packed one. Join the discussion: reddit.com/r/DeliberateSound or on twitter.com/DeliberateSound or instagram.com/DeliberateSound

Tsubaki is struggling to figure out where she fits in now in her relationship with Kousei. Tzvi and Ryan discuss how this show’s complexity is evolving into more than simple teenage romance. How does Kousei want to play the piece but, perhaps more important, who does he want to play it for? Join the discussion: reddit.com/r/DeliberateSound or on twitter.com/DeliberateSound or instagram.com/DeliberateSound

What’s up with Tsubaki? What’s going on with Kousei, for that matter - and why are each struggling with an existential crisis? That and more in this week’s episode! Join the discussion: reddit.com/r/DeliberateSound or on twitter.com/DeliberateSound or instagram.com/DeliberateSound

There’s a lot to unpack in this episode: Did Kousei earn his character progression? Does his deceased mother represent his persistent fear of failure? Tzvi makes a bold prediction while both he and Ryan grapple with the cliff-hanger ending. Join the discussion: reddit.com/r/DeliberateSound or on twitter.com/DeliberateSound or instagram.com/DeliberateSound

In this bombshell of an episode, we learn one of Kousei’s biggest hangups with the piano. Tzvi and Ryan discuss how Kaori is the perfect foil for Kousei’s character traits, while also trying to crack the mystery of the cat. Join the discussion: reddit.com/r/DeliberateSound or on twitter.com/DeliberateSound or instagram.com/DeliberateSound

We get our first glimpse at each of the main characters; Tzvi and Ryan try to parse each of them in anticipation of what the series will reveal moving forward. Kousei’s trauma, Tsubaki’s self-perpetuating care, Watari’s girl troubles, and Kaori’s unusual disposition all set up this story to have many complex angles - the least of which is how the show can effectively get us, the viewers, into the heads of these teenagers. Join the discussion: reddit.com/r/DeliberateSound or on twitter.com/DeliberateSound or instagram.com/DeliberateSound