THE iDOLM@STER - Episode 22

Merry Early Christmas

Episode Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5/5)

Wow, subs were released quickly this week. Anyways, we get a Christmas-themed episode! There was a bunch of songs, snow, costumes and all that good stuff that gets you in the holiday spirit. Too bad it isn't actually Christmas yet or the episode would've fit so well. As for the content itself, Haruka finally got her episode which helped to further show how she is essentially the one who holds the group together. Even though she doesn't carry any special "idol talents", her presence in 765 Productions is undoubtedly positive. What saddens me is the prospect of drama between her and Miki who, if you still haven't figured out already from my past posts, is my favorite idol. Personally, I would love to see Miki come out on top. However, there's the possibility of viewers starting to hate on her because she gets too much screentime which is the last thing I want to happen. Nonetheless, I'll leave it up to the producers to see where they want to take the story. *sigh*, only three more episodes left...

Four insert songs this episode. Links below.
I personally liked 「relations」 and 「inferno」since miki sang one of them they were both catchy.

Name: relations
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t6A5JdQs4c

Name: inferno
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ4BZHYdGCI (PV)

Name: My Wish
Link: None (Anime Original)

Name: あったかな雪 (Attaka na Yuki)
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKwe-lJAlv0 (No Dance Video)

Name: Happy Christmas [ED]
Link: None (Anime Original; Will post link to ED video when it appears on YouTube)