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オーイ! とんぼ 第2期
Simbiat
Simbiat

Episode 13:

They ruined the show, IMHO. Not because they started with a recap and then ended with one as well. They wasted whole 2 opportunities. They did not even try to each anything about golf, at least not to people who are not already familiar with it, and they did not really develop Tonbo's character.

First season, which I really liked, worked with lack of explanations of basics of golf, because its point was to show how Tonbo is talented even without proper "education". Its point was to show how amazing she was, but gently push her to leave the island, so that she can fully realize her potential and just rot there. And it achieved its purpose in that.

Don't know about you all, but I expected that 2nd season would challenge her, that it would be stressful, that it would make her question things. But, as I've mentioned in previous comments - it did not. At times they were saying that there is a challenge or a change - but they were not shown. There was some pressure, yes, but other girls had way more compared to Tonbo, who still just wanted to "play a game". Which is not a bad thing necessarily, it was also one of the themes of this season, but where is the 2nd theme? Tonbo did not grow here at all.

And it would also make total sense to start actually teaching here by telling her (and thus viewers) the basics. yes, some of them would be a bit boring, perhaps, but at least some of them could be introduced in a way that also helps Tonbo realize why things she did in the past worked (or not). Or, at least, they could have leveraged the inner monologues more, and let other girls recount the basics more. They did this a couple of times, but just briefly and it was mostly about very specific things, suitable for their situation.

As such, as much as I loved the first season, this one sucked, and if there will be a 3rd season - I will not be watching.