After last week’s fairly disappointing episode, the fate of the series rested on this episode. For the time being it gets a passing grade. If the next episode turns out to be another disappointment then I’ll really have to drop it since it would just be a waste of my time to review it. There’s a fair amount of background information in this episode to make it worthwhile to watch. It’s the first time we get to see Mamoru’s family members. It doesn’t seem like they will play much of a role in the series though. Although I could be wrong about Mamoru’s sister. It would be a waste of talent to not use Shimizu Ai more in the series. We get some insight into Ayako’s family circumstances as well. Whether or not it will play some important part in the story later on remains to be seen. Something that has me wondering is how much of Mamoru’s dream at the beginning of the episode was true. It could be the first hint of some big plot twist to come.