1 post tagged “ouran high school host club”
i don't watch this show regularly, but it's becoming more interesting as more character development is introduced. episode 20 focuses on the twins, their isolation from others, and Tamaki's efforts (and success) in penetrating their shell. there's a good deal of information about how the twincest came about (Tamaki's idea, who else?) and the host club was formed in the first place.
i enjoyed this episode because finding out more about the twins is always interesting. they, along with Kyouya, were the least engaging characters to me from the start, but that's started to change.
although their games may be seen as harsh at times, it's more than a little ridiculous that no one except Haruhi can tell them apart. by now their classmates should have realized that Kaoru has a softer and more effeminate voice. also each guess has a 50% chance of being right, so how is it possible that they get it wrong every time (except that one time with Tamaki)? and the girl who confessed to Kaoru was pretty stupid... how could she like him if she couldn't even tell them apart? i felt no sympathy for her at all.
personality-wise, though, i think it's still pretty hard to distinguish between the two. from the episode where Kaoru tricks Hikaru into going on a date with Haruhi, it'd seem like Kaoru's the more mature one, but i don't think this observation is entirely consistent with previous episodes... although no examples come to mind at the moment XD;; the episode didn't give much insight as to their individual personalities but we learn a bit about them as a pair. the maid made me want to crack up, because they called her the only person they'd liked so i'd envisioned a warm, caring motherly figure. then they showed her cracking the safe. XDDD that was great. but it gives us an idea as to the type of people the twins are attracted to. although that doesn't explain their feelings for Haruhi...
i didn't like the metaphorical door at the end, or how they manage to squeeze Haruhi into every episode even when it's got nothing to do with her. (yes, yes, she's the only one who can tell them apart, and there's a nice cohesiveness to ending the episode with her appearance... but i still don't like her!) although, here's to hoping they'll give her a personality sometime soon. on the other hand, Tamaki's looking better with every episode. i love his self-delusional tendencies <3 he's like a ditzy girl, minus the helium. plus his seiyuu is the orally-fixated Mamo, aka Ishida in Tenimyu who taught us the beauty of pained expressions and ANGST OH TACHIBANA-SAN galore.
