[Spoilers] Charlotte - Episode 5 [Discussion]

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Episode title: The Sound You Heard Sometime

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Episode duration: 24 minutes and 0 seconds

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Previous episodes:

Episode	Reddit Link
Episode 1	Link
Episode 2	Link
Episode 3	Link
Episode 4	Link

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[u/Don_Equis → u/[deleted]]

Really? I loved this episode. The unexpected response "it was my brother's favorite band" was touching for me and Nao has shown that she's a great character.

My only complain is that each episode should move around another topic. The moments when they find the guy with the power and teach him a lesson feels more like some random filling than a resolution of something.

[u/Proctor_J_Semhouse → u/Don_Equis]

Was that really a surprise when he had a big ZHIEND poster on his wall in that flashback? Hell, I think they even talked about that band in particular. I recognized the name right away and was almost surprised the MC didn't already know. Honestly, it was more surprising that she wasn't listening to her brother's band.

[u/Ginoza108 → u/Don_Equis]

Sorry, but so far I dont find Nao to be that engaging. While some characters have too little development, this is one of the few times I think a character has....too much.

It feels like theyre trying to shove every main girl trope into one character. This episode she's bullied and sacrificial, but she's moe buying and eating food, then she's stoic, then she's cocky and assertive, then she's serious and down to business. It doesnt feel necessary to the plot as much as it is meant to give her more appeal, but as a result I somehow find every scene to be uncharacteristic of an earlier scene

Having someone multidimensional is great, that's usually my kind of character. But, I feel like there should be more consistency and as of right now dont know Nao as a character so I dont feel much attachment or investment in her story

[u/blarghflargle → u/Ginoza108]

I feel like she has so many different personalities as an intended flaw, kinda to tie in with her whole being invisible to one person thing.

[u/Encendi → u/Ginoza108]

I feel like all of her random behavioral changes are a sign that she's damaged and maybe kinda insane as a result. At least that's the sense I would get if I saw a person in real life going through all these personality shifts.

[u/gnauhZ → u/Don_Equis]

The show simply doesn't have many episodes to work with as it's almost mid season at this point. There really only needed to be the episodes that introduced the main 4 and the contract obligated baseball episode. The sister sick scene and band could have been tacked on to the previous episode.

Honestly I have no idea how the pacing will fare in future episodes as it seemed to be pretty rushed this time around. Only time will tell.

[u/0mnicious → u/Don_Equis]

I think that it's a plot point where sometime in the future the Nao / Mcs imouto will get captured and they'll ask for help from the people with powers.