Bakemonogatari

[Yukimura]

Did he actually answer her confession or just sort of nod his head in agreement?

EDIT: NVM, apparently "Senjougahara fascination coming into fashion would be a good thing" was his way of saying he likes her back.... As much as I hate that he panders to her abuse that comment does fit with his way of deflecting her abusive comments.

In other news, after reading commentary on this episode apparently there were a lot of hints leading up to the mid-episode mystery revelation and I managed to miss all of them because I was trying to pay attention to what was said was mostly ignoring the action and completely ignoring what wasn't being said.

Realizing this lead me to realize that this show is even more dense than I originally thought after the talk heavy first arc. It seems like everything that is said, everything that happens, and even everything that is not said or does not happen eventually plays a part in the grand tapestry of storytelling that is being woven. One would be deficient in their viewing experience if they were to miss or forget the slightest detail as it seems like they will all end up coming back (e.g Hanekawa being able to see Mayoi will probably turn into an arc). While deep and well connected storytelling is obviously a good thing for the show I feel somewhat put off by the high demand that the storytelling puts on my memory when viewing weekly. I think I'll try and watch arc by arc from now on instead of episode by episode.