From: phoenix@mediaone.net   
      
   Sunnie wrote:   
      
      
      
   >Anyway, time for "Ami-Mako Speculation Time!"  Beyond the infamous   
   >'peeping' scene from the first season, for me this episode had the first   
   >subtle hint of Makoto's view of the relationship.  First off, she was   
   >the one who clearly stated Ami's dream.  Not too big of a deal there,   
   >but SK did point out that *she* was the one who knew it. It could have   
   >easily been Rei who had known her longer... What really stuck out to me,   
   >however, was the look on Makoto's face when she says that Ami should go.   
   >  She looks away into the distance.  It's very much akin to the way   
   >she's talked about her senpai (when saying why she was rejected), and   
   >the way she accepts things like a boy not liking her, etc.  So in a way,   
   >it seemed she was convincing herself that she had to accept Ami's   
   >departure.  It's a bit different from the way the other girls let go   
   >(they have more enthusiasm).  It's not much, but I do feel it's the   
   >first moment of something that seems to be a bit more than friendship   
   >from Makoto's point of view.   
   >   
   >Why do I have a feeling that paragraph didn't make much sense?  Too much   
   >caffeine and sugar today. ^_-   
      
   It made perfect sense, and I'm thinking that this might be that "Mako   
   moment" episode that we were seeking.   
      
   BTW, I had been attending an anime convention here in Florida (AFO)   
   over the weekend, so I did not have time to join the discussion.   
      
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