Aww... poor Konatsu.
Although this was an entertaining episode, there was nothing really notable that happened besides Konatsu finally getting over her stage fright that caused her to make an amusing blunder at last year's recital. However, I am starting to wonder about the vice-principal's and the principal's true intentions. For the former, I have a feeling she's not just discriminating against Konatsu because of last year's embarrassment. In fact, I think her rude behaviour is what she intends to use to provoke Konatsu, attempting to act as a catalyst to uncover the hidden potential of the former choir member. Similarly, the principal is undoubtedly interested in Sakai, and given her mysterious (and possibly traumatizing past), I'm not surprised he offered to become the advisor for the new choir club after seeing her name on one of the applications. It's highly possible that the principal, in one way or another, was involved in/knows about the reason why Sakai stopped participating in musical activities like singing and playing the piano.
Since this episode further introduced the two other girls, I'm also starting to like their characters more. To me, Sakai is starting to open up more to the other two; my first impression of her was that she's a cold and emotionless individual. Also, I think joining Konatsu's choir club, even if it's in name only, may expose her to music enough so that she eventually overcomes whatever barriers she may be faced with now and learn to enjoy music again. As for Sawa, in addition to her nice physical features, the role she plays as Konatsu's "straight (wo)man" and supporter make her an interesting character overall.
The next episode should theoretically focus on the two males of the group. I think the two have the potential to become a great "tsukkomi and boke" pair given Tanaka's serious personality and Wien's inexperience with Japan. Still, even after this episode, Konatsu remains my favourite girl of the three; the other two are not that far behind, though.
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