Sailor Moon R episode 75 review

Before I go to Carolina in my mind, there’s a new Sailor Guardian in tow: Sailor Pluto. She isn’t there in the flesh, but she appears on a little crystal ball thing to tell everyone that they’ve got to go forward in time to save Chibi-Usa. And this is the part I just realized that Chibi-Usa is going to take over everything and anything, and the entire show revolves around her, even more so than the main character. Hindsight being 20/20, I should have realized this about 20 episodes ago. But yes, Chibi-Usa is now the focal point of just about everything.

Also, look at how useless the Sailor Failures™ have become. When they attack, it’s all of them attacking at the same time, meaning they’re basically just one person with four bodies. As much as the characters have been developed, there’s now nothing to them except being there to get beaten up on so that the battle can move over to Sailor Moon’s court. I know this series gets better in S, but right now R is really struggling.

Sailor Guardian of the episode: Pluto (1)

Episode rating: 4/10

Sailor Moon R episode 74 review

Thanks to Chibi-Usa’s stupidity, the four Sailor Guardians besides Moon have been captured by Rubeus. In a scene that was undoubtedly cut from the DiC version, they are all on crosses being crucified. They’re all unconscious, but I’m sure the censors wouldn’t let that get by. In any case, Artemis, Luna, Usagi, Mamoru, and Chibi-Usa have to find a way to free them.

So, Usagi just goes off and does her own thing, and then Chibi-Usa follows suit. Both of them get captured, predictably, and now it’s up to Mamoru and the cats to save them. Artemis and Luna hatch a half-baked idea that they’re going to pretend to be “the rabbit,” but when that idea is shelved, it’s Sailor Moon vs. Rubeus. Sailor Moon gets some attacks in, so soon Rubeus lights the place on fire. The Enterprise is burning in space, but at least the Sailor Guardians have been freed. And now, Sailor Mercury says it’s a “longshot” that they could teleport away. Yo, Mercury? That’s your only chance of survival at this point. A “longshot” would be if it actually had a small chance of working. You’re not so smart as you think, Mercury.

Anyway, everyone teleports away, Rubeus is left to burn, and everything’s happy again. Except me. This was a rather lousy pair of episodes that only made it by thanks to some unintentionally hilarious moments by Chibi-Usa. Can’t wait until she finds out her true identity.

Sailor Guardian of the episode: Moon (8)

Episode rating: 5/10

Sailor Moon R episode 73 review

Chibi-Usa throws a temper tantrum, then steals Usagi’s brooch and attempts to go “back to the future” – her words, not mine. She also wants some of those Sailor Failures™ to stay away, but instead they try to protect her, with disastrous results. All four Sailor Failures™ get sucked up into a UFO spaceship. I am not making this up.

After the Sailor Failures™ are gone, Usagi gets mad at Chibi-Usa and tries to slap her. Tuxedo Mask forbids this, so we’re likely to get a sob story from Chibi-Usa in the next episode where Usagi has to apologize to Chibi-Usa. Which isn’t fair, because Chibi-Usa deserved a worse fate than what she got. I mean, she ran out in front of cars on a roadway, and jumped from a two-story apartment. These ridiculous moments made me laugh – unintentionally – but they ought to earn her more than just a slap. Instead, we’re probably going to have to hear about how Usagi hasn’t been nice to Chibi-Usa, and blah, blah, blah.

Sailor Guardian of the episode: Mars (10) (she did the most in this episode)

Episode rating: 6/10

Sailor Moon R episode 72 review

I forgot to review this one after I saw it, so I’ll keep it brief: the other two sisters of Koan and the girl with the name I can’t spell go after their former sisters, only to realize that Rubeus has pulled one over on them, and that they need the power of love and friendship to defeat him. The Sailor Failures™ all gather around Sailor Moon and come up with a 5-way attack that defeats the enemy, and all is well… for now.

Not entirely the most memorable of episodes, nor not one that I particularly cared for.

Sailor Guardian of the episode: Venus (3) (for using her Love Me Chain and actually getting screen time)

Episode rating: 5/10