Well, that was something.
Maybe I'm just partial trash, but Asuka occupies a good frame, so it's a worthy one. She's distinctively well-adjusted, Tomoko's mother would be very pleased to see her around.
It's typical of Komi-something to infuse some genuinely great airs into the scene, she does have a cool presence of mind... But then at every opportunity she publically trashes herself. I remember liking Wada... Never expected his appereances to develop, I genuinely don't know what happened, thankfully he's spicing up the Tomoki conflict.