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

Sailor Moon R episode 69 review

*Yawn* Sailor Moon gets attacked trying to save Chibi-Usa, and she gets put under a spell. The only one who can unlock the spell is Tuxedo Mask by giving her a kiss. No, I am not making this up. This is really what they made me suffer through for 24 minutes. A complete and total rip-off Sleeping Beauty, with no apologies offered. What a dull, boring episode.

Best Sailor Guardian of the episode: Mars (8) (she had a couple of cool scenes, and she wasn’t getting put to [cold] sleep like Moon was)

Episode rating: 2/10

Sailor Moon R episode 68 review

… and she knows just what it takes to make a pro blush. All the boys think she’s a spy…

But do they? In any case, Chibi-Usa wets the bed while sleeping with Usagi. Luna blames it on Usagi at first before seeing that Chibi-Usa had snuck into her bed. But Usagi gets mad, and the ensuing fight causes Chibi-Usa to run off on her own. Again. This literally just happened in the previous episode.

This time, some villains get Chibi-Usa, but eventually Sailor Moon, the Sailor Failures™, and Tuxedo Mask all show up to save her. By the end of the episode, not all is revealed and resolved, but it looks like our heroines have the upper hand on the villains. Now we’re getting close to finding out Chibi-Usa’s history, or rather, Chibi-Usa finding out Chibi-Usa’s history. Until then…

…will someone make the little brat SHUT UP?!!

Best Sailor Guardian of the episode: Moon (7)

Episode rating: 5/10