From: sunniechan@comcast.net   
      
   SK wrote:   
   > Chris Kern wrote:   
   >   
   >> Episode 52 - Targeted kindergarten kids! Venus' great performance   
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   > Doing the opening of the episode from Artemis’ perspective was great.   
   > Minako’s room is about what I expected, lots of stuffed animals.  Minako   
   > is still dreaming about Alan.   
      
   Gigantic stuffed animals at that.  And the size of her room, wow!  The   
   Tsukinos and the Ainos must have some pretty nice houses...   
      
   >   
   > Sometimes, a guy just can’t win, no matter how many legs he’s got.  She   
   > oversleeps, she panicks, she strips out of her pajamas right in front of   
   > Artemis, and HE’S the pervert?  Go figure.  ^^;   
      
   Hey, he was peeking!  Didn't you see his little pupils just above where   
   his paws were?  He had an Ami-moment (like she had when Chibi-chibi   
   steals Seiya's towel ^_-)   
      
   >   
   > Doe Artemis always follow her to school like that?  It’s rather charming   
   > to think that he does.  His relationship with Minako is much different   
   > than Luna and Usagi’s.  Luna sees herself as Usagi’s mentor and teacher,   
   > whereas Artemis said it himself, Minako is his partner.  There’s a   
   > comfort level there that you don’t see nearly so much from Usagi and   
   > Luna.  Now and then, yes, but not all that often.   
      
   I really enjoyed seeing so much of everything from Artemis' point of   
   view.  And I do think he likely escorts her to school each morning   
   before heading off to do his prowling/research/hitting on Luna.  I'm   
   looking forward to the episode in S when Minako's heart crystal is   
   taken.  Yet another great Artemis performance in that one too.   
      
   >   
   > Usagi does still have her pen, and uses it to turn into a kindergarten   
   > teacher.  Minako sees through her instantly, even with having no   
   > knowledge of what’s going on.  Odd, since her own father didn’t back in   
   > season one.  Might be a Senshi thing, who knows.   
      
   I wasn't listening closely, but I did notice that the subtitles had Luna   
   saying only Usagi can use the desguise pen.  However, Minako uses it   
   (although not very well) in the S season during the 2-part glass slipper   
   episode (I think that's the one).  Writers changed their mind/forgot?   
   Or as SK and I discussed, was this a bit of manipulation by Luna to keep   
   Usagi from pushing of any duties onto the other senshi?   
      
   >   
   > They were singing Moonlight Densetsu on the bus.  And Mie is getting   
   > teased over a bit of Sailor Moon merchandise.  Somehow, I don’t think   
   > the girls are getting royalties on any of this.   
      
   ...that was awful.  >_<   
      
   Anyway, I really like this episode.  It is *so* heavily focused on   
   Minako and Artemis!  And it's starting to show that lighter side that   
   she was still missing in the first season.  She's starting to relax a   
   bit, perhaps, realizing that it's no longer all squarely on her shoulders.   
      
   Anyway, I'm thoroughly enjoying all of these episodes thus far.  I think   
   it helps that we only have one episode with Sailor Moon being the only   
   senshi around.  That's what hurt the first seaon in my opinion--too much   
   of just Usagi.  They both have a lot of filler, but filler with everyone   
   involved and that looks at the episode from a different character's   
   viewpoint is much better than that which stays constantly in the lead's   
   point of view.   
      
   Sunnie   
      
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