Motivating and Cute at the Same Time

Episode 7 of Beginners!, like its predecessors, gives that motivating feeling--the one that makes you want to get off your butt and do something to change your own life.

Here, we see the less athletically talented members of the "S" class do this very thing, and it makes their success that much sweeter.

We aren't lacking in cuteness either. The awkward glances between Shimura and Momoe portray that puppy-love like feeling despite the overall theme of not giving up. I wonder how much more awkward it might become because of Nijima's confession!

Lastly, this episode touched on something that I felt was covered in earlier episodes but examined less in the last couple--the relationship of the Director to Shimura's father's situation. We know Sakuraba was Shimura's student, and that Sakuraba knows something concerning the director. Despite the lack of dialogue, the Director's creepy smile at the end told a lot. I have a feeling that he's the real culprit--but what was his motive?

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