The perpetual question with Osomatsu-san – will this be the last season?  The fact that we’re not getting a multi-part “serious” season finale this time is interesting, though whether or not it makes another season more or less likely I’m not sure.  After three seasons and a movie you’d think a gag comedy would be running out of ideas, but this season has actually felt pretty fresh to me.

• No epic, but we did get a meta opening sketch here, with Osomatsu openly talking about getting the season done without a hitch.  Which was, of course, followed by many hitches.
• The return of New Osomatsu, and new new Osomatsu et al, was pretty much just a random kitchen sink kind of thing to get every element possible some screen time.
• I did enjoy the Kimetsu parody with New Osomatsu (and his seiyuu).
• Poor Totty.  But at least it was flattering.
• The A-1 Grand Prix wasn’t the season finale after all, which makes me wonder if the Musubi have finished their part in all this.
• I’d been thinking Fujita and Matsubara were much more at peace with the burden of creating this show, but that interlude about Akatsuka Fujio being a lech and a drunk was pretty goddam dark.
• I guess all that stuff about the order of appearance is probably pretty true, especially for a comedy competition.
• Miyu-Miyu and Endou Aya hosting was… interesting.  Especially since it was played totally straight.
• A Roomba and the Nespresso robot being finalists was a nice touch.
• Turns out the Musubi are truly chips off the old block.  Not only did they get disqualified and blackballed they managed to get the competition itself terminated.