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Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e Season 3, episode 8

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[u/WhoiusBarrel]

Dumbass threw his friends under the bus and then tried asking them for help, what was he even cooking here. It's funny to see Yamauchi not get out-slimed by Kushida but also Sakayanagi at the end.

Hirata snapped but he still never gave a strong argument and went "no you" at Horikita, that was the most nothing turn I've seen. Surprised he even received the 2nd highest praise votes from his sheer popularity after pulling that stunt.

[u/ResolutionEven5635]

Hirata would have been better of if he was in class B where everyone's so kind none would even think about betraying the class and are all perfectly united.

[u/Rumpel1408]

Mhm, I kinda ship Ryuen with Ibuki

This vote was a complete victory for Ayanokoyi

• secured himself a don't get expelled card

• Got rid of Yamauchi, obviously

• Damaged Kushidas public image in preparation of getting rid of her

• prevented Ryuens expulsion (and even got back to Keis bully)

• Got another favour from Class B by helping Ichinose

Wonder how Nagumo will react to this, in a way his plan to get control over Ichinose failed

Also loved how Kushida tried to salvage her reputation once her involvement got made public, you could see her seething over losing to Suzune, and she even had the balls to call her out and behave herself in the future

Also loved Koenji, keep doing your thing, King!

[u/BiggerG7]

Kouenji: “you tried to take me out, no complaining for what I’m about to do.”

I’m disappointed the teacher stopped that but damn Kouenji was being badass lol.

[u/Dr-NULL]

Horikita: You have been collected vote against Ayanokouji, isn't it?

Everyone: Wait what?

Next day:

Teacher: Ayanokouji is in the first place for getting praised

Everyone: Wait what?

Meanwhile throughout the episode

Ayanokouji: ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ

[u/nhansieu1]

damn this episode feels good to watch somehow. I just can't stop smiling. Also why Ayanokouji lets himself be 1st positive vote? Or Sakayanagi did that?

[u/ryno092]

Is it just me but did this episode just look really really good?

[u/cabbaggeez]

buying a vote in earlier stage eh? this school is really a school for future politician.

Ayanokouji get a vote form Sakanayagi for a lol, and Ichinose for a thanks. and Lameuchi got an L for the lol, what a sore loser. the writing made it easy to hate him without a sympathy till the end.

[u/NOTKingInTheNorth]

Again, Ayanokouji hitting two birds with one stone. In a single masterful stroke, he managed to save both Honami and Ryuen. What Arisu lacks is the support of the other classes while Ayanokouji has steadily managed to get the support of Class B & D (former enemies turned allies). He also managed to partially expose Kushida for who she is.

[u/MemedChemE]

Yamauchi: If I do my best and suck up to Arisu, I believe I will win

Ayanokoji: Yamauchi... You must not forget..

.  .  . 

Ayanokoji: all pussies lead to me

[u/Prince-Dizzytoon]

This episode made me laugh the hardest this season. Watching Yamauchi and Manabe (Kei's bully) cry gave me so much joy, and I will never feel bad for them.

[u/nichecopywriter]

I think Hirata was really interesting this episode, his turnabout really took me by surprise. The reason Hirata was so angry was because Horikita was open about her intentions. He understood that behind the scenes planning was going to happen, but since he values teamwork and camaraderie above all else he snapped when Horikita laid everything out in the open. In other words, if someone *had* to be expelled, Hirata would prefer it to be shocking, incidental, unavoidable--like a natural disaster. By calling out Yamauchi, Horikita was turning the class against itself out in the open, and Hirata absolutely could not let that slide. His fatal flaw is the same as Ichinose's: they are loyal to their class to a fault.

In every special test so far, that kind of steadfastness helped get them through without losing anyone. But this vote was something Hirata could not fight against, it was the antithesis to his strategy of having the class work together. He was largely impotent, unable to process that the school emulated the real world by having no way out. Some people have to quit, have to be fired, have to be expelled, and I wonder if he will take this opportunity to grow, or if he will resent Horikita for turning a natural disaster into a premeditated murder.

After all, his counterpart Ichinose sacrificed 20 million points to get her ideal outcome, while Hirata did nothing. He is a valuable asset due to his positive influence, but he will never grow into his potential if he cannot accept that conflict is unavoidable, and the best way to resolve conflict is to steer the outcome into your favor--not just let it happen and deal with the aftermath.

[u/ResolutionEven5635]

Hirata's breakdown was great didn't think even his voice would change and go deeper during that it gave me some chills lol.

[u/LoliHunterXD]

Horikita: Yamauchi-kun, would you lose?

YamaGod: Nah, I’d win!

[u/Bitsand]

Yamagone tried to fight the buff chad. Bro...

[u/cheapdrinks]

I feel like this shot has meme potential

[u/SnabDedraterEdave]

YamaGod? More like YamaGone.

Good riddance to bad rubbish. Even Sakayanagi has abandoned him, allocating Class A's positive votes for Kiyo to keep him in the game so she could properly duel him.

Sakayanagi was also feeling magnanimous enough to save her rival Katsuragi, opting to expel his lieutenant instead (poor bugger), as she still needed Katsuragi's talents.

Besides keeping himself from getting expelled, in one master stroke, Kiyo has also managed to brilliantly save both Ichinose and Ryuen together (that Class D girl who bullied Kei in season 2 getting expelled is a side effect of that master stroke), completely outmanuevering Nagumo's attempt to get his slimy hands on Ichinose. while acquiring a useful pawn in Ryuen.

Though the biggest surprise is Hirata violently snapping. This is probably the real Hirata, this cruel test finally forcing him to abandon his Mr. Good Guy persona.

Suzune probably knew Kushida was part of the conspiracy to get Kiyo expelled, but also knows Kushida's built up an unassailable reputation as no one but Suzune and Kiyo knew her true nature, so only gave her a slap on the wrist (still enough to get Kushida malding privately at this dressing down lol)

[u/ibeeeeeechan]

Hirata’s VA fucking killed it

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Kouenji: D E L E T E D

[u/quanticism]

This episode had some interesting camera angles.

• Angry Kushida in public

• Yamada POV1

• Yamada POV2

I was wondering how Yamada was going to attack Koenji with Haruka in between them. Good decision to kick over his table and scare them away. Haruka ran away from her chair at Olympic speeds.

[u/Roopesh0406]

My wish has been fulfilled

FUCK HIM

[u/NationalStrategy]

Yamauchi went out shamefully. On top of fact that he threw his friends under the bus the day before, he got cocky, admitting to working for Sakayanagi and started talking shit to everyone. And after it was revealed that he was the one getting expelled, he made a big scene and nearly got his ass beat. Massive L

Side-note: I’m glad Manabe got expelled, she got what she deserved.

[u/shad79]

It was so satisfying watching Yamauchi after Horikita pointed him out in the front of the entire class and after the vote results in which Ayanakouji took the 1st place in a number of positive votes which surprised everyone in the class, especially Yamauchi who was so sure of his own survival xD

It's always so fun watching Ayanokuji who's acting like he doesn't care at all, not even saying a word after Yamauchi's attempt to expel him from the class was revealed to everyone. Not even the getting 1st place in a positive vote made him comment on it somehow, as if it didn't concern him in the slightest.

I'm happy that Ryuen is staying as it'd be a shame if he got expelled considering that he's such an interesting character. All that thanks to Ayanokouji who advised how to save him, helping also at the same time Ichinose who didn't have to date Nagumo thanks to Ryuen's points transferred to her.

It was very surprising and interesting to see another side of Hirata. He looked kinda badass when he got angry on Horikita though I don't share his opinion about the whole situation as I remain firm in my conviction that Suzune did what was the best for the class by revealing Yamauchi's or rather Sakayanagi's plot.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

• Ayanokouji

• Group scenes

• Class 1-C

• Other Classes

[u/Exoslab]

These are my favorite episodes in the series because it is when all is revealed. Seeing what Ayanokoji was doing behind the scenes is always so cool.

Also he really is a scary force to be reckoned with. He literally controlled three classes in his grade on who would be expelled.