Anyway, as far as the actually storyline goes, this was largely a solid if unspectacular instalment, focusing on Yuuko's life post the death of her "brother". Yuu is back at school and studying art, where Nagi is teaching him to draw, he's now living in an apartment with Yuuko, and the two of them have jobs (although Yuuko never actually seems to go to hers, but never mind). Beyond this, a large part of this episode is really used to weave a young Mizuki into the lives of Yuu and Yuuko (and Kuze as well for that matter, which just makes their present-day relationship all the more creepy), as well as giving a brief mention to Kei and Chihiro to complete the circle as far as major characters are concerned.
Of course, given what this series has thrown at us so far, a happy, smiling episode of love and friendship simply won't wash at all, so come the end of the episode we're dealt a shocking blow that is pretty brutal in its final and not a little upsetting in its final moments (now that's where the black and white becomes a useful artistic tool) - A blow that turns things on their head with perfect timing, as the last couple of episodes of this series loom into view.
Again, perhaps ef - a tale of melodies suffers in this episode thanks to the strengths of the instalment that came before it, making this more of a passable effort than a memorable one (with the possible exception of those final few minutes). Even black and white "artistry" aside, it was more about solid plot progression that blowing anyone's mind, and to be honest given some of those incredibly strong moments earlier in the series I can forgive it that, especially now that the scene is set for an interesting (although almost certainly rather depressing) final pair of episodes.
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Perhaps the B&W setup was a foreshadowing of the tragedy at the end.
it could be construed that we are looking at the past through Yuu's memories, reflecting the gray dullness of his "forgetting" of the past.
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