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

Sailor Moon R episode 71 review

I am not sure how to spell the name of the villain of this episode, who also turns to the good side by the end of it. Bercheir or Bercheu or something like that. Anyway, she attacks Ami as Ami is playing in a chess tournament, a tournament Ami is winning as quickly as if she pulled out Scholar’s Mate on every opponent. Ami defeats her, too, but then Bercheir (?) gets mad and freezes the Sailor Failures™, and then Ami’s legs.

Eventually, thanks to Tuxedo Mask, they get freed, and then they defeat her. Bercheir then gets turned into a human like her sister, Koan, the star of the last episode. I suppose we’re going to have four identical episodes like this, with presumably Makoto and Minako also getting starring roles. Hey, it makes picking my Sailor Guardian of the episode that much easier. It’s just a little repetitive.

Sailor Guardian of the episode: Mercury (3)

Episode rating: 6/10

Sailor Moon R episode 70 review

As cliche as this episode is – villain isn’t all that evil and gets turned to the good side – it was actually very entertaining. Rei treats Yuichiro like garbage, until Koan (villain, pictured above) shows up at Hikawa Shrine trying to sell her and Usagi some garbage. Later, Koan traps Chibi-Usa at her “lover” Rubeus’ request. Rei sees this and goes into Sailor Mars mode.

Then Rubeus tells Koan that he doesn’t really love her and that she can go screw off. All the other Sailor Failures™ show up, and Sailor Mars SAVES Koan. Then Sailor Moon turns her into a regular human. All is right in the world – well, except for a badly beaten-up Yuichiro. The men keep their wounds after battles, while the women are perfectly clean. That’s shoujo for you.

Fun episode, and a good one to come back on.

Sailor Guardian of the episode: Mars (9)

Episode rating: 8/10