Sailor Moon R episode 57 review
This episode bizarrely starts in the middle of a Sailor Guardians battle, and they finish off the battle, then go running to school. Usagi is late and causes a ruckus, and her teacher (fresh off having relationship problems with her man) punishes her for it and makes her stay after class. Natsumi stays too, and then we get this insane storyline of Ail and An both using the Monster of the Week for different purposes, but the same goal: split up Mamoru and Usagi, even though they’re not even really together.
I wrote this up and forgot to explain the plot, so here goes: Usagi and Natsumi stay after class for detention, and every time Usagi looks the other way, Natsumi tries to kill her. Meanwhile, Ail keeps using the “cardian” to try to attack Mamoru, but it goes and does its own thing. Eventually, the other Guardians team up to beat the “cardian,” then Usagi finally gets involved when it shows up at her school. Why is she still there? Her teacher got a call from her love and they went off on a date!
The best part of this episode comes when the girls are at a movie, and they have to get going to fight. Rei stalls by saying that they’re getting to the best part of the movie, but reluctantly leaves. Then Luna and Artemis get zipped up in a bag and Minako takes them away! I wish there was more substance to this episode than that humorous part, but there isn’t, so we’ll just have to live with Rei acting as immature as Usagi, and skating by because, well, she’s Rei and she is the true star of this show.
Best Sailor Guardian of the episode: Mars (4)
Episode rating: 6/10
Tommy A. Phillips 