Talk:Episode 99 - The Things We Both Forgot/@comment-29843527-20180323064710/@comment-26426093-20180323075054

The question of whether Yume deserves her win over Hime is already beyond its sell-by date, but I'll humor the discussion for the sake of clarity.

Did she deserve to win? Well, yes and no. I say yes because at this point, Yume had effectively become the world's strongest/top idol, literally on par with the legendary Hoshimiya Ichigo herself. You people would be crying foul if she beat Elza then failed at the last hurdle against Hime just like back in Season 1. Her beating Hime shows that Yume has indeed come a long way ever since the S4 selection, not to mention the rainbow power saga, and if she weren't to be able to defeat Hime at the final stage, then all of her character development and effort would have been for naught.

But I say no as well. Why? Because of the timing of said win. As of now, Bandai have literally no plans to create a OVA, let alone another movie as a showcase finale for the cast of Stars, instead squeezing everything into the last three episode in an effort to provide a sense of closure, which naturally transforms into filler material.Yume beating Hime was in essence the right place at the wrong time. To put it simply, Yume's victory also felt hollow when you consider the fact that the climax of the series happened just three episodes prior.

The characters of Stars deserve so much better than this, especially Laura.