Sailor Moon R episode 80 review
It truly is amazing how many times this show has pressed “copy + paste” on its episode plots. This one is about as formulaic as it gets. Ami gets the high score on her tests, but for some reason, all the norms start accusing her of cheating. Surprise, surprise, all those people go to the same building, which has been infected by dark energy. Ami goes to confront the Monster of the Week who is causing this, but as she turns into Sailor Mercury, the other Sailor Failures™ get brainwashed as well. That leaves it up to Sailor Moon to SAVE everyone simply by being too dumb to care about her grades. (I am not making this up.) Tuxedo Mask shows up, then Sailor Moon defeats the enemy and everyone goes back to normal.
There was a weird moment in this one. At the end, when Ami said that she was thankful that no one actually believed that she cheated, the other Sailor Guardians all pause, as if they maybe do think she might cheat. I don’t know what happened there, whether translation failed, or whether the animation got messed up. But it’s hard to believe that the other Sailor Guardians suddenly thought she was a cheater after all this.
In any case, copy + paste episode that turns out to be little more than the same formula used in at least half the episodes thus far.
Sailor Guardian of the episode: Mercury (5)
Episode rating: 6/10
Tommy A. Phillips 