From: paradoxtxs@yahoo.com   
      
   Chris Kern wrote:   
   > Episode 23 - Wish upon a shooting star!  Naru-chan's pure love   
   >   
   > Quick summary: Nephrite makes the Black Crystal to aid him in finding   
   > the Silver Crystal -- it leads him to Naru, but that's just because of   
   > Naru's strong feelings for him.   
   >   
   > This is the midway point of the first season; kind of surprising since   
   > so little has happened in the overall plot.   
   >   
   > It's been a while since I've seen the first season so I may have just   
   > forgotten, but why doesn't anyone seem to know about the Rainbow   
   > Crystals at this point?  When Nephrite makes his black crystal you can   
   > see the colors going into it, but up to now in the series, everyone   
   > (even Queen Beryl) has spoken of the Silver Crystal as if it's going   
   > to be found whole.   
   >   
      
   I noticed the colors too.  It'll be worth paying extra attention to just   
   how the Rainbow Crystals are introduced.  I was always under the   
   impression that Beryl was there the first time around.  Wouldn't she   
   have known what happened to the Silver Crystal?   
      
   It's not really clear just why Nephrite is risking life and limb by   
   ignoring Beryl in the early part of the episode.  Maybe he figures he's   
   due for a dose of Eternal Sleep and he's got nothing left to lose?   
      
   You could tell something big was coming early on, if you were looking   
   closely.  The animators were paying a *lot* more attention to Naru than   
   usual.  She’s actually quite pretty, when they take the time to draw her   
   well.   
      
   Nephrite, on the other hand, was really badly drawn in a few scenes.   
      
   It’s interesting that in the end, Usagi listens to Mamoru, who she   
   detests, over Motoki, who she adores.   
      
   Speaking of which, count your blessings (and your savings) while they   
   last, Mamoru-kun, you're going to be paying for those meals soon enough.   
      
   SK   
      
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