Shounen Hollywood - 6
I was worried that the show would go back to looking bad after the play since the show is clearly allocating their budget to only the episodes that matter, but this episode looked quite fine, so good on them.
This episode explores themes of belonging, free will, and hard work though the eyes of the oldest and youngest members of the band, and somehow meshes them all together in one whole. There a lot contrast between the situations and the work ethic of Makki and Kira, and the show plays with whether the contrast should be eliminated or not.
At times, the show feels somewhat wordy when it gets introspective, though it makes up for it by feeling natural again once the cast starts interacting with one another again.