Spoiler for Episode 10 Eng Dub Review:
THE HOT
[+++++] I was very much expecting glorious comeback of Fangirl Mode Dia, and holy shit, was it glorious! Morgan Garrett really delivered this episode! Chika is really getting a lesson at leading a school idol group to victory in LL this ep.
Bonus points for convincing me that Morgan Garrett is a versatile voice actress who is just as good at voicing tough badass females like Kaori Kanzaki from Index as voicing super bubbly yet domineering FGM Dia. I think she has the potential to become a top-tier seiyuu in the future if she isn't already, just give her a few more big roles and she will come around.
[+++++] OMG!!! THEY KEPT THE STEWSHINE!!! OMG!!! *faints*
Woolseyisms abound this ep. They had Dia scream "DO YOU WANT TO SEND US ALL TO THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT?!?" at Yohane over the Tears of a Fallen Angel, and Chika's freak-out after Mito was pissed at Dia's epic freakout over Mari's fake eyes done a little bit differently but still great.
[+++++] Goodness, Funi went through with the lesbian subtext of Riko's "confession" in the Japanese dub and managed to hide it from the Moral Guardians at the same time! This is more than enough proof why Funi's English dubs are THE BEST IN THE WORLD (!), with prolly Viz at distant second.
[++++=] Never heard of Jamie's random Italian with Mari in a while, and it's enough for me to make up for whatever Engrish from the Japanese dub that was left out in this ep. They could have peppered Mari's Engrish with even more random Italian, but eh, what the heck. "Delicioso!"
THE NOT
[++++=] Asides from those written out Engrish by Mari and a slightly different freak-out by Chika, I really cannot complain about anything else this ep.
Episode MVP: Morgan Garrett as Dia. FGM Dia Epic Comeback Delivered. This alone removed any of my doubts about her versatility. Not yet up there in range, though she does sound like Morgan Berry at times, but she will eventually come around in the future.
Episode Score: 5/5. Everyone is great this ep, and I believe Apphia Yu (and ofc Jamie Marchi) will make a glorious comeback next ep with You's arc incoming. WITH THE FAIYAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Overall Score: 4.5/5. Still waiting for the Yousoro Arc and the LL Prelims Arc for my final rating, though I have a feeling both arcs will be great, especially for the second years' seiyuu (Jad, Jeannie, and Apphia).
My LLSS Eng VA Rankings so far:
Jad = Jamie = Garrett > Sarah > Megan = Jeannie = Michelle > Apphia > Berry
Berry dropped down hard for me because I'm just not getting used to Yoshiko's raspy voice anymore, though she sounds just fine as Yohane. I am starting to miss Aikyan's fast-changing voices as Yoshiko and Yohane. I have a feeling that Yohane is Berry natural voice but not Yoshiko, kind of similar to how some fans think Kotori isn't really Aya Uchida's natural voice, which is probably why she keeps carrying a water bottle with her every live and probably every recording session as well. Ucchi just says she just likes water, but we never know.