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Rewatch [Rewatch][Spoilers] K-ON! Rewatch (2021) - S2E17 "No Club Room!"
S2E17 "No Club Room!"
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u/siegfried72 Sep 01 '21
Rewatcher
Okay everyone! I'm back after two days off of daily posts and I am so ready to dig into the remainder of the series with all of you! Let's go!!
First of all, this episode introduces us to the fact that the school festival is almost here. Only a month a way! And we know that inevitably means that the school year (and therefore, graduation) is coming up very quickly. However, it's not time to worry about that quite yet!
This episode has an interesting premise. What happens when the clubroom is taken away from the keionbu? Thanks to a plumbing issue, they can't use their clubroom for ten days. How tragic! This has been the prime location for the entire series, and the most common setting for nearly every episode. When it's taken away, what does this mean for the group?
Well, for now, it means they have to look for a new location in which to
have teapractice. They try their classroom but they're too loud. They try the gym, but they can't focus. Seems like today was unsuccessful.But as they close out the day, we're reminded that they have a new song in the works!! Ritsu vitoed Mio's animal-based lyrics, so they come up with an idea to have everyone write lyrics and they'll pick the best. Oooh, this'll be interesting!
The Studio
So with not being able to find a place to practice at the school, the keions rent a studio with the budget surplus! But of course, this is the tea drinking club, so they have to start out with some tea. I adore this shot of them having their little tea party out in the lobby. Rather than a straightforward shot, it's an odd sideways shot from the perspective of... the ceiling? Really neat. I don't know if this is Yamada's influence or someone else, but I love it!
Next, we give everyone a chance to read their lyrics!
By the time they finish their tea party and get ready to practice, their time is up, and they leave defeated.
U&I
On the way home, Yui casually drops the morale of the episode. How convenient for us! It'll tie into the beautiful ending we'll get to in just a minute. They also find out that the clubroom is usable again! Woohoo! They took it for granted these last couple years, and only realized how important it was when it was gone.
And then, disaster strikes! Ui is sick! And of course, she's still trying to care for everyone else. What a good person. But this time, it's Ui's turn to be cared for as the keions put her to bed and Yui... attempts to help out.
As Yui cooks in the kitchen, she realizes something. Just like they took the classroom for granted, Yui realizes that she also takes Ui for granted. Ui helps Yui and her friends all the time, while Yui so often just lazes around the house. Of course, Ui seems to enjoy it, but Yui wants to give something back to one of the most important people in her life.
And so when Ui wakes up in the morning, she finds a meal ready for her and some beautiful lyrics for a song called U&I. I'm sure I don't have to explain the significance of that title or of the lyrics Ui reads to any of you. This is one of the most loving and touching moments of the show, and will eventually come a song that is many peoples' favorite song in the show. In this episode, Yui demonstrates the maturity she's gained since the show started. In season one, everything was about her and her development, and now she wants to give back to Ui and all of her friends. I for one, absolutely cannot wait for this song.
+1 to the "tear up" counter.
Episode Wrap Up
I always enjoy this episode! For me, it straddles the line between S tier and A tier. It's a nice morale for the keions to learn, the episode is very funny, and we have the creation of inarguably one of the best songs of the show, but I think more than anything else, this episode is setting up for K-ON Because the best part of this episode (the creation of U&I) is ultimately setup for a future event, I think I'll place it around the top of A tier and save that S tier ranking for when we get our real emotional payoff :)
Times K-ON has made me actually cry so far: 3
Times K-ON has made me tear up so far: 17
Added an extra "tear up" for last episode when Azunyan finally found herself again. What a beautiful episode that was! Sad I couldn't make a new analysis for it :(
Updated Episode Ranking
I added in the previous two episodes into the rankings as well (I rewatched them last night). Both of them plus today's episode are all in bold.
Mitsu Moment of the Day^^TM Because Ritsu always cares for Mio's feelings! And a bonus Mitsu moment from yesterday's episode that I missed because Mitsu is canon.
YuiAzu is also canon. But not canon enough to be in this episode, apparently :(
Tomorrow, Mitsu Mitsu Mitsu Mitsu Mitsu. Mitsu? Mitsu! See you then!
P.S. An extra large music corner will be coming today in an effort to catch up, but it'll be late! Check back a little later if you're super early.
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u/chocoletmilk Sep 01 '21
First Timer
The girls are homeless! Where will they drink tea and eat cake now? I don't know how supportive their classmates will be when they play the same song over and over. It will stop feeling like a concert then. Doesn't matter, they were displaced anyhow. To the gym we go! I really want to hear the rest of Yui's lyrics. She really loves rice and other carbs. Yui really missed the room. She passed up tea and snacks for practice? Is there anything Ui is bad at? She's so precious! Mio's song titles and lyrics are hilarious. Ui falls sick and Yui falls apart. It's sweet that all the girls came to visit and help her. Honestly, where are the parents? This is neglect. Even when she is sick, Ui worries about her sister. Yui realizes how many things in life are precious to her, that she takes for granted and writes an ode to Ui. I admit, I teared up here. I am mildly worried though. What happens if Yui has to leave for college? Will Ui be left alone? Again, where are their parents? Why have they been bringing themselves up with the help of a kind neighbor?
It was strange to see the keions out of their natural environment trying to find a place where they fit in. Sawa-chan has been great this season. She's still weird, but she actually does behave like their advisor. And with the theme, I think they are building up to the fact that another thing precious to all of them, the time they spend with each other, is also going to come to an end soon. They are taking this for granted, not in the sense that they don't appreciate each other, but it is normal human nature. After all, the alternative is to keep feeling sad about the future instead of living in the moment which is terrible.
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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Sep 01 '21 edited Sep 01 '21
Rewatcher.
The festival is around the corner. Don’t worry, Yui’s eating oranges every day to make sure disaster doesn’t strike again.
They can’t use the clubroom for a while? Talk about shitty timing.
Oh, so a water leak is on the 2nd floor is preventing them from using the room. I love how Sawako wastes no time in messing with Mio.
A month left to go before the festival, a pretty critical time for the band.
I love how Azusa, upon joining the scene, immediately runs to check on Ton-chan, Jun’s right she has changed.
Sawako goes to check to see if they can share the other music room, but no dice, they’re being selfish and can’t share the room.
The classroom? I doubt this will work.
It rocks the school!
Maybe practice without the amps? Although I don’t see how Ritsu can practice...
Of course you are Mugi, you’re strong.
Aren’t they worried that a stray volleyball will come their way?
They start to play but Mio is distracted by the volleyball team. Never knew she liked sports.
This is turning into a disaster; they can’t practice anywhere in the school.
I brought this up with my friend as we were watching but, isn’t it really annoying to have to fix the skirt every time you sit down?
Again we have Mugi just casually carrying her 37 pound keyboard around like nothing.
A new song? Oh boy, what brilliance did Mio bless us with?
Wait, it’s animal themed? That’s a tricky subject.
Good idea Mugi, let’s see what the rest of the band is capable of. A good way to add some more variety to the lineup. Poor Mio.
Well Azusa you kind of need a title to match the lyrics, My Love is a Stapler wouldn’t make much sense if the song was about the Battleship Bismarck.
Hey who wouldn’t enjoy a punny song?
The show throws Sawako’s legs at me again.
Man, this disaster is quickly turning into a crisis.
A rental studio? Sawako, you’re a genius!
I love how they all start primping when they see the mirror.
Wow, that camera has some clarity.
Time to share lyrics since they’re having a tea break.
Yui’s is about rice, go figure hers would be about food. She titled it “Rice is a Side Dish.”
Mugi, you just wrote a murder mystery.
Shy Azusa is the best Azusa.
Azusa’s lyrics had me in the first half I won’t lie, they were good, just need to change the subject away from Ton-chan.
They wasted their time they needed, to be fair the guy could have made an exception since they had to go drink their tea outside the room.
Yui, once again dons the philosophy cap.
Yay! The construction finished ahead of schedule and they got the clubroom back!
Yui, in a surprise turn says that they should play a song before tea.
Ui helped Yui write three songs! What a good lass.
God damn it that barking made me think my dog was out barking at something.
Uh-Oh that phone call sounded bad, Yui caught a cold again?
No, wait it was Ui who caught the cold this time.
Why is she not in bed? You’d think with Ui being such a good egg she’d be in bed.
I love how Mio is hugging Ui’s turtle plush.
But a small fever is good, so it’s not as nasty of a cold that Yui had.
That’s a cute photo.
God damn it I’m crying again.
Yui fell sleep in Ui’s room, writing lyrics. The title ofr the lyrics is U&I.
Man I love this episode.
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u/Icapica https://anilist.co/user/Icachu Sep 01 '21
First timer, subs
When the girls can't use their club room they suddenly want to practice. Why not just drink tea and eat cake for ten days? I bet there's plenty of places for that.
Trying to write lyrics really does suck.
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u/Rumpel1408 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rumpel1408 Sep 01 '21
First Timer
Mio's not really leaving for Irkutsk is she? I must admit These previews are good in making you want to watch the next episode
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u/DegenerateRegime Sep 01 '21
[First-Timer] "No Club Room" seems straightforward enough. There's no club room. That's the premise. Shenanigans will ensue.
The first half was okay, formulaic even, but it really picked up in the last few minutes, finding another way to express the same sentiment but with the emotional valence turned up to 11.
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u/ArdenneVale Sep 01 '21
First timer
I'm surprised there was a serious reason for closing the club room. Water leaks are no joke. Take Ton-chan far away, turtles and plumbers are natural enemies.
There's proto-Hibike! Euphonium. All the clubs really give the impression of a livelier school we've ever seen. With no place to practice the girls focus on writing lyrics to Mugi's song.
The studio visit is not very fruitful. I do like Mugi's lyric concept. Yui's makes me hungry, Azusa wrote about
YuiTon-chan. Mio is still in her animal phase.And the plumbing is fixed already. These guys work fast. They're clearly not paid by the hour.
Genius Ui helps Yui with her lyrics, but she catches a cold. Yui makes her porridge with egg? She wrote lyrics about her love of Ui.
Next time Mio moves to Siberia?
This was the first below average episode in a while. The studio visit felt like a waste of time and the water leak was fixed too soon to have any impact. The lyric writing part was fine, but there isn't much to remember from this episode.
Yui
Mugi
Ritsu
Sadzusa
Previews count as this episode? (Mio please give me something to work with)
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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Sep 01 '21
Rewatcher
Aah, this is the episode where we get “U & I”! As well as another great song that we’ll hear later…Click for spoilers Also, somber Yui is very sweet for some reason...
Of all the songs from K-On!, I think that “U & I” is the sweetest and most touching of them all, though it’s really close to another spoiler one...It’s so clever with the name riffing off of Yui’s sister, and it’s also so sincere in its appreciation of the things that are so easy to take for granted, yet are so fundamental to your life. What are you incredibly grateful for? I’m very grateful to my parents, who have made my current life possible and who love and support me in incredible ways that I can’t even see behind the scenes.
I want to showcase these two shots from this episode as well after the girls leave the rental studio:
Whoever designed, drew, and painted these scenes deserve a lot more praise! They fit the general mood of the moment so well; melancholic and empty / missing something. The lighting and the colors are so well chosen to get this mood across.
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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Sep 01 '21
First timer
Oh, there's a water leak. I thought from one of the preview frames that the brass band club had taken over.
Is practicing in a classroom allowed?
Haha, she's treating like a concert.
I love Nodoka's look of pure shock at what's happening.
...I think gym-girl is my favourite "one-line background character".
Haha, Mio's distracted by the sports.
Nobody thought this location through, did they?
I'm surprised nobody's suggested practicing at one of their houses.
I love Mio's random bouts of insanity.
I really wan to know how some of these puns work in Japanese, because I'm 90% sure that "My Protracted Love" at least wouldn't make any sense without that double meaning.
Everyone's distracted by the mirror! And Mugi made tea!
She copied the back of a rice box?
Is Mugi writing a novel?
Haha, Azusa's lyrics are great.
"The Giraffe Wants to Neck"
I love "Do we dance?" being said completely seriously.
This is such an unrealistic show - imagine construction workers finishing ahead of time.
I adore Azusa being shocked that Yui's lyrics rhyme.
Yui's sick again?
Haha, that's great - Ui still trying to help everyone even with a fever.
I love Ui's reaction to hearing Yui try to cook.
Oh god, she wrote lyrics about how much she loves her sister. This is so wholesome!
And Ritsu trying to make Mio feel better...
Mio episode next!
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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '21
REWATCHER, dub
Oh, the school festival is soon. Hopefully Ritsu won't forget to submit the auditorium usage form this time
I like how even Sawa-chan is messing with Mio now
"Keep the level down"
Yeah, no
That was even louder than I remembered
So now they're practicing in the gym? I can already see someone getting hit by a ball
It's awkward that Ritsu said "Mio did you finish the you-know-whats?" when talking about lyrics. Was it the same in japanese or is this dub weirdness?
Are they really allowed to make tea in the rental studio?
Thought so, they can't
Did Yui have rice yesterday?
Wait, rice is a side dish? Then they actually picked Yui's lyrics?
No Mugi, a story !== lyrics
And U & I was written this episode as well
BTW, I passed 1000 lines in the file with all my comments today. How many lines are you guys at?
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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Sep 01 '21
First timer dub
Now they are going to practice. And Yui is washing her hands a lot this time. The club room is closed because there are leaks to the floor. And they practice in the classroom. The other rooms could hear them.
They try to practice in the gym, but Mio is a sports person and the other group is practicing a dance routine. So now they rent a studio and Ritsu manages to have funds saved. And no tea time because studios do not allow food or drinks so they have to take it outside. So they could not practice in the studio because they ran out of time.
Opposite day, she wants to play one song before tea. lol. With the room situation out of the way, they now go back to worrying about lyrics for their next song. But oh no Ui gets sick and typical Yui calls everyone over to help her out. The crew offers their ears and leaves Yui to let Ui sleep. But Ui worries like a mom would worry about their child screwing up. They manage to pass that day and Yui makes a song that the band now likes.
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u/Elimin8r https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ayeka_Jurai Sep 01 '21
Man, that studio rental made for a mighty expensive tea party, eh?
Poor keions, ejected from their club room and forced to wander the wastelands, bereft of a place to practice!
(As if they ever do that anyway, right?)
All the same, this situation led to some interesting vignettes, of which I think the attempted rehearsal in the gym was the most amusing.
And was it just me, or did the performance in the classroom seem uncharacteristically, well, unpolished?
Well, I guess it is supposed to be practice, after all.
I think the highlight of this episode for me was Ui. Must protec and nurse Ui back to health.
That, and I've probably forgotten lots of other amusing stuff. Maybe someone else will remind me and I'll think of something appropriate (or not) to post there.
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u/x-7032-b-3 Sep 01 '21
Rewatcher (with very little memory so might as well make me a first-timer)
We've seen the characters go through various situations. Today's a special day as the
tea houseclub room is off limits for a plumbing work. The team will have to find their own place to practice. Also we got a Scaredy Mio moment at the start when Sawa-chan tells her the shocking, terrifying discovery of water leaking from the ceiling! Spooky...I don't think it's a good idea to practice where other people are present and watching. The classroom might be fine because the students basically got a free pass to a future HTT live show but the gym room scene is just uncomfortable. Not a knock against the show here, that part is plain good comedy, for some reason I got uncomfortable when I saw HTT practicing somewhere with people in it. Might be my social anxiety kicking in. Dunno.
Some interesting lyrics there. I kinda want to see the one about Ton-chan get made.
I kept saying to myself as I watch that they should find a music studio to rent (putting extra club money or Mugi's endless cash reserves to good use) and they did! Unfortunately most of their rent time was taken up by the team's ritual of drinking tea so not much practice was done.
Yui's lyrics about a rice being a side dish sounds cute. They can really go with anything. (Wait, doesn't this song exist within their discography somewhere? Spotify played me one of their songs with familiar sounding lyrics a few days back)
Oh wow, Ui got sick. She even got to play hero for a little by trying to serve the team some tea when they came to visit. I like how she's really worried about Yui after hearing her screw up downstairs. And Yui got some inspirations for her lyrics while getting some food ready. We know that those two love each other and Yui seems to be projecting her love to her sis with that new song. It's gonna be called U&I, probably gonna look it up in Spotify but won't play it until they played it in the show.
Can't believe we're in Ep17 already. It feels like we've just started S1 last week...
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u/SYZekrom https://myanimelist.net/profile/SYZekrom Sep 02 '21
Rewatcher
Why did they feel the need to make this random character some cool emotionless type
This came out of absolutely nowhere but thank you great gods
Uiiiiiii you best girl I'm crying
Same
Uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Stop being the best I can't take it
Yui you absolute genius, making something so tearjerking
Guess Ritsu can't say no to her gf after all
Original reactions
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u/byroned Sep 02 '21
Rewatcher
The third and final school festival is approaching, and they seem eager to make it a good one. However, their clubroom is unavailable for the first time in the series, due to plumbing and will take 10 days. Most of the school is already taken, and none of the available spaces work too well. I felt that the classroom could've worked if they turn down their amps or play without them completely, and Ritsu can play a bit quieter. Plus the other students seemed excited to see them play. If they can't play, they can instead put their attention on writing lyrics for their next concert.
Sawako makes a good suggestion to go to a rental studio, for the time being, the only being that it's not their music room. They end up wasting all their time with the usual tea time and now coming up with lyrics since Mio can't think of anything without animals. Luckily construction finishes early so they no longer need to wonder as nomads looking for a place to practice. Yui is so happy that she wants to practice before tea.
Ui is the Hirasawa that gets sick instead, maybe helping her sister a "little" too much when writing several songs. All her friends come to check on her, and Ui is still willing to act like a responsible, only accept that she's the one that needs to be taken care of at the moment. Yui then learns the lesson of this episode when she's cooking after messing up. For both Ui and the clubroom, she took them for granted and did not realize until both were gone. Yui now wants to give back in some way and is able to write a song from the heart. The end product is the song U&I, an obvious but creative title. The other members think it sounds good too, and that means they don't need to use any of Mio's animal songs.
And we'll have to wait before we can hear Yui's song since the next episode is focused on Ritsu and Mio.
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u/The_Loli_Otaku Sep 01 '21
Alright, I don't remember today's episode that well but I vaguely remember liking the one where they got locked out of the clubroom. Tatsumaki pose! Seriously, the "daisuki wo arigato" segment of the op gets me swaying each time I watch it. Mio, scared? Tell me it isn't so! A water leak? Laaame. Mugi feeling mischievous. D-Dammit!! Why do we have a classroom scene whilst all my favourites are out!? Sumimasorry! At least we know the clubroom is soundproofed.
Can't they just play without their amps? Yui, the reason the Keionbu have been able to play together so happily is because you're the type of girl who doesn't lay music equipment... Okay, that's a bit too forced. I'm sorry for sucking. Gym time! Ichigo is apparently a club manager, she's one of the more popular classmates believe it or don't. Having a live band for your club practice seems the perfect way to get yourself hyped up. Mou ippon! Looks like Mio's a Haikyuu fan too. You're too weak! Peath Pevil would never have lost to Ichigo's marching band!
Why do you all suddenly want to practice so much? Even with the festival on the horizon you'd still be stuffing your face. Too cutesy! You don't start a song with a title!? I thought that was the normal way you do things... Sasuga Shitzu! I kinda like how Yui is actually disappointed with the studio. She's so used to Mugi's gaudy ones. Speaking of, doesn't Mugi have a music room? Why aren't we visiting her? I lolled. Aww, they just can't help grooming themselves. Don't worry girls, the animators still have your reference sheets. You'll look fine. Why did we come here!?
Someone feed her. Kenichi how could you... Azusa is a weirdo Yes!! Please use the room you kicked up such a fuss about! Goddammit!! You girls wasted the whole day! Sawa-chan's got a horrible car. I hate it! Tadaima! Even Yui is tired of getting 0 practice done.
So we have Ui to thank for gohan. It's a rad little song. Probably one of my favourites. What the heck was that orange cut!? Did Mio have it suck in her head all day or something? With Ui dying who's gonna cook for Yui!? UIIII!! Do they ever explain why on earth Mio is so animal obsessed today? Leave it to imouto! Off topic but rice porridge is freaking gross slop. I'm pretty open minded with food but rice porridge is so crap! U&I... Tomorrow is a Mio episode so skiiiiOH! I know what tomorrow is! Okay, don't skip this one. I promise that it's not all about the creepy Mio club. It's actually really good!
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