The Blanche girls are back!
Though it wasn't one of the better episodes, I felt 06 did an excellent job of setting up a nice plot between Camille and Claude, who we can now assume have some kind of connection or past relationship. Maybe it's because I prefer the interactions between the Claudel's and Yune compared to the Blanche's, but besides some of the more serious moments, I just couldn't get into this episode the way I have in the past. At least the humor kept things interesting.
Personally, I'm now on the side of the fanbase who doesn't like Alice. Though I realize she's a symbol of the wealthier side of France (accurate for the time period, I have no clue), at times she can be annoying in the worst of ways, the loud, screechy, airhead way. Camille on the other hand, is the total opposite.
Camille finally sticks around longer than one scene!
The most interesting part of the episode to me was Camille agreeing with Yune's comment on the "birdcage"-like device the wealthier woman use to make their dresses appear larger. She then later said "when you're in a birdcage, sometimes the things you want are out of reach." I feel like that line, especially after the clip of Camille looking out the window at Claude, tells us that they had a past relationship. Claude, being the prideful, working-class person that he is possibly rejected her because of her family and wealth, and let's not forget they are directly related to the department store.
It seems next week we're getting back to the homeless boy from a past episode and I'm glad they're not going to forget about him. Plus, it seems Alice will be back so maybe we'll see something more interesting then her usual antics. Sorry for the shorter post format as well, the summer before senior year is surprisingly busy!
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