🎬 Episode Highlights (Key Beats)

• Ep 1–3: London arrival, the academy pressure-cooker, stolen blue paint, and the countryside lily search.
• Ep 4–6: National Gallery, Drunnheim Hall, the gala, the “Silver Lily” gown situation, and Catherine enters the chat.
• Ep 8–12: Portrait drama, feelings get exposed, the pub fight + that slap, and reconciliation after Kit disappears.
• Ep 13–17: Critique success, separation, war tension, the dock farewell, and the confession that keeps not happening.
• Ep 18–20: Five-year time skip (1919), “lost at sea,” Yokohama reunion shock, and the full-circle rainbow ending.

🎼 Music Notes

The vibe leans dreamy and cinematic — perfect for a story that lives in longing, timing, and “almosts.” The theme song “Star Flower” by Chilli Beans. fits the series’ delicate mood like it was made for it.

💬 My Take

As much as it frustrated me, I honestly get why Kit’s priority was to get back to his brother in England and make sure the family affairs were in order. It’s not out of character for him either — he’s chosen duty over his personal feelings before when the war pressure kicked in.

Stopping in Yokohama felt like a super lucky happenstance, like he was trying to get one last shot at seeing Lili in person. And again… he does the honorable thing (classic Kit) by not forcing her into an impossible choice right there between him and Shin. Shin is his friend, and he had to know there was a real chance everyone had moved on in those years.

So yeah — frustrating to watch, but also a very natural way for things to play out. I love that Lili went back to London on her own strengths and they were finally able to be together once the timing actually worked out.

This felt more in line with what could happen in real life, and I loved seeing these two silly lovebirds reunite after everything they went through.

🧠 Tropes & Notes

• Arranged Marriage: Kit and Catherine’s childhood engagement + the weight of aristocratic duty.
• Betty/Veronica energy: Catherine vs. Lili dynamic… but it evolves in a way that feels surprisingly human.
• Flower Motifs: Lilies everywhere — crest, “Silver Lily” gown, and the emotional symbolism.
• Time Skip: Five years later (1919) hits like a truck.
• Deliberately Monochrome: Final stretch uses black-and-white + grain as a depression/absence motif.
• Medium-Shift Gag: Random chibi/deformed moments for comedy (especially during chaos scenes).
• Running Gag: Emotional scenes getting interrupted by stomach growls because people forget to eat.

👥 Characters & Voice Actors

Christopher “Kit” Church

JP: Kouki Uchiyama • EN: Christopher Bonwell

Lili Ichijoin

JP: Atsumi Tanezaki • EN: Leader Looi

Catherine Astor

JP: Sumire Uesaka • EN: Jane Collingwood

Shinnosuke “Shin” Kobayakawa

JP: Yuki Kaji • EN: Alex Wingfield

Sakura Kobayakawa

JP: Akari Kitō • EN: Naomi McDonald

Dorothy Brown

JP: Megumi Han • EN: Rebecca Hanssen

Joffrey O’Brien

JP: Yōhei Azakami • EN: Shaun Mendum

Peter Anthony

JP: Shōgo Sakata • EN: Feliks Mathur

Richard Church

JP: Junichi Suwabe • EN: George Blagden