Sailor Moon R episode 53 review
Deep question of the day: Is it possible to commit no mistakes, and still lose, in chess? Because that would not be a weakness, that would be what we call “life.”
If you think I’m stalling before talking about this episode, that’s because I am. This episode is literally Mamoru and Usagi taking care of a baby together, which raises so many questions. How did a random middle/high school student get the rights to take care of a baby while the baby’s mother was in the hospital? Why was it Mamoru with Usagi, when the last few episodes had established that Mamoru doesn’t have his memories back? How come they just randomly allowed the bad guy to spell Usagi for a short time in taking care of the baby? And most of all, what the hell does all this have to do with the main plot?
In any case, the baby learns to walk and to talk in front of Mamoru and Usagi before her mother picks her up, so I guess they were good babysitters. But come on. This episode stretched the already stretched-out bands of plausibility, and I’m not sure if we’re going to ever get it back after this.
Best Sailor Guardian of the episode: Mercury (she served as the voice of reason in this episode, then she learned and used a new attack when the Monster of the Week showed up)
Episode rating: 3/10
Tommy A. Phillips 