From: sunniechan@comcast.net   
      
   Chris Kern wrote:   
   > Episode 62 - The warriors' friendship! Goodbye, Ami   
   >   
   > This is a reasonably good episode. The senshi start to get their   
   > "real" new attacks now, which last a long time -- Ami doesn't get her   
   > next attack (Mercury Aqua Rhapsody) until Episode 151 in SuperS.   
      
   Shine Aqua Illusion is probably my favorite of her attacks.  It's just   
   so cool looking.  And it's nice that she finally has some real offense.   
     Shabon Spray Freezing was a bit more offensive, but still not as much   
   as she's been needing.   
   >   
   > Where did these new transformation wands and watches come from and why   
   > didn't the cats hand them out earlier? I've never quite understood how   
   > the cats make these things.   
      
   SK said the same thing.   
      
   Anyway, time for "Ami-Mako Speculation Time!"  Beyond the infamous   
   'peeping' scene from the first season, for me this episode had the first   
   subtle hint of Makoto's view of the relationship.  First off, she was   
   the one who clearly stated Ami's dream.  Not too big of a deal there,   
   but SK did point out that *she* was the one who knew it. It could have   
   easily been Rei who had known her longer... What really stuck out to me,   
   however, was the look on Makoto's face when she says that Ami should go.   
     She looks away into the distance.  It's very much akin to the way   
   she's talked about her senpai (when saying why she was rejected), and   
   the way she accepts things like a boy not liking her, etc.  So in a way,   
   it seemed she was convincing herself that she had to accept Ami's   
   departure.  It's a bit different from the way the other girls let go   
   (they have more enthusiasm).  It's not much, but I do feel it's the   
   first moment of something that seems to be a bit more than friendship   
   from Makoto's point of view.   
      
   Why do I have a feeling that paragraph didn't make much sense?  Too much   
   caffeine and sugar today. ^_-   
      
   Sunnie   
      
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