Seen in yet another season review:

[Torako] lives up to her tsundere reputation from the start and strikes me as infuriatingly rude. It was really frustrating watching Ryūji suffer through her constant volleys of abuse without throwing anything back, and indeed, whether or not you can enjoy Toradora! much at all probably depends on your tolerance of her unchecked abrasiveness. All that said and I must admit that I really enjoyed this first episode. The characters felt authentic and heartfelt, and in such a potentially dramatic series, it’s really important to care about the characters. Obviously, I do, and that’s a good sign, I think.

Frankly, I'm apprehensive about this. Tomo Takino scarred me for life.