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EP. REVIEW: Medalist

I think you missed a lot of things. She DOES love skating. She says herself in the first episode it's one of the few things she's not bad at, and wants to partake in it because it makes her happy. The show itself shows that skating is what makes her happy, even if she's not perfect at it.

FireChick wrote:

I think you missed a lot of things. She DOES love skating. She says herself in the first episode it's one of the few things she's not bad at, and wants to partake in it because it makes her happy. The show itself shows that skating is what makes her happy, even if she's not perfect at it.

Yes, that's what she said. It would be a lot more convincing if she thought that as well. But almost all of her internal "get pumped to do this" dialog is how much she wants to win accolades and admiration (the Olympics is what she hopes will serve that up to her).

I guess I'm the outlier here, but I'm having a hard time warming up to Inori and wanting her to succeed. I get she's got self-esteem/confidence issues, but I wish she wanted to skate because she loves it and wants to do her best at it. Instead she only seems to be skating for the attention she hopes it will gain her, which is part of why she completely loses it when she actually is the center of attention but isn't perfect. I feel like she would be happy doing anything else that got her "ooh, you're so cool!" responses. She should just do that and save her mom a lot of money.

But almost all of her internal "get pumped to do this" dialog is how much she wants to win accolades and admiration (the Olympics is what she hopes will serve that up to her).

Gina Szanboti wrote:

But almost all of her internal "get pumped to do this" dialog is how much she wants to win accolades and admiration (the Olympics is what she hopes will serve that up to her).

Shy, awkward introverts can still be incredibly competitive. But that doesn't preclude her loving skating.

She may also be experiencing the ADHD/autistic compulsion to be the world's leading authority on what ever it is she's interested in.

Wow the skate sequence in ep 4 didn’t disappoint for m - fluid animation

Hope they keep this up

the fanbook states that she's VERY loving and doting

Inori made it to first place. Can she stay there?

The author's grasp of what goes on in a child's mind is amazing. Inori, and now Mike's internal struggles are so real and relatable, and their coaches manage to provide exactly what they need.

Mike's refusal to conform to what adults want of her might be a hindrance in some situations, and many parent and teachers would try to "fix" it. Some might view her dejection after losing as a chance to reshape her behavior. But that's the kind of thing that leads to self-doubt, and learned helplessness. Mario isn't having any of that, she knows that Mike's boldness is her strength, and wants only to see Mike succeed not despite of it but because of it.

It's so cathartic to see adults who see children for exactly who they are, instead of projecting their own ideals and dreams onto them, and who nurture their confidence through understanding and patience. We all wish we had had adults like these in our lives.