From: phoenix@mediaone.net   
      
   Chris Kern wrote:   
      
   >Episode 61 - Huge shock for Usagi! Mamoru declares a breakup   
   >   
   >This is the episode I was thinking of where Usagi's parents meet   
   >Mamoru. I don't know if it ever happens again in the series.   
   >   
   >I'm not a big fan of this "Mamoru breaks up with Usagi" storyline, but   
   >the scene at Mamoru's apartment was well done with a new BGM. I wonder   
   >if Ikuhara was responsible for the scenes of the rose petal falling;   
   >that seems like something he would do.   
      
   What bothered me the most about this arc was the sudden transition.   
   One moment, they are eternal lovers and then, just a few hours, maybe   
   even as much as a day later, Mamoru becomes convinced that Usagi will   
   suffer or even die if they stay together, comes up with a plan to   
   force them to separate and puts it into action.   
      
   I suppose I can understand that he realizes that simply explaining it   
   to Usagi wouldn't work, that she would gladly and without hesitation   
   risk her own life in order for them to stay together. However, since   
   they've clearly hinted that he is lying, that there are selfless   
   motivations for him to push her away, I wished they would have shown   
   more of his conflict then just a couple of troubling visions.   
      
   Although the dub went through great lengths in these last two episodes   
   to trivialize the relationship between Darien and Serena, the   
   apartment scene was amazingly well done, well acted and emotionally   
   crushing. It's one of those few moments that the foggy glasses cleared   
   up and you can see a little of the true heart behind Sailor Moon.   
      
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