In my honest opinion, the writers of this episode simply did not take themselves serious at all. I know this whole episode is a reference to suicide, which is a huge problem in Japan, so I can't make jokes about it. However, that won't stop me from saying that the writers could've definitely made this better, because what they made simply looks like it's MAKING FUN OF suicide instead of raising awareness (or whatever they were trying to accomplish). In my opinion, this is one of the better episodes of the series, not because of the underlying theme obviously, but just because the writers simply did not take themselves seriously.
Review of The Hanging Balloons
