From: phoenix@mediaone.net   
      
   Chris Kern wrote:   
      
   >Episode 77 - Our feelings are the same! Usagi and Mamoru in love once   
   >again   
   >   
   >Ami-Mako are together when they meet Usagi. They sure seem to know a   
   >lot about the promise rings, and Ami offers to give relationship   
   >advice. Of course you don't actually see Ami or Mako make or give a   
   >promise ring, but notice that when Ami calls the senshi, Mako already   
   >knows it's the promise ring shop -- presumably this is because she had   
   >Ami's promise ring on and it started sucking her energy, but she's   
   >strong enough to rip it off.   
      
   Per the premise of the promise ring, if it breaks and falls off on its   
   own, your wish will come true. So maybe it just broke off and now Mako   
   will get her wish. ^_^   
      
   >"Udering" means "arm/wrist ring".   
      
   The dub called them "love bracelets" instead of "promise rings" which   
   actually makes a little more sense to me. But this meant they had to   
   cut the promise ring/pro-wrestling joke. However, they continued the   
   promising trend of using the original Japanese words, i.e. Esmeraude   
   says "droido" instead of "droid" and Mercury continues to say "Shine   
   Aqua Illusion" (although the other girls still used the old dub attack   
   names). And finally, during his inspiring speech at the end, TM called   
   the girls Sailor Soldiers instead of scouts. It made for a much   
   stronger declamation.   
      
   That droid was a pretty good instructor, patiently giving Usagi   
   directions and dropping back to simpler designs when it was clear that   
   Usagi couldn't master the complex ones.   
      
   It was interesting that the droid started with a one-ring attack and   
   worked her way up to a five-ring attack. She also gave advice on which   
   patterns to use for given situations and desired outcomes.   
      
   >And so Usagi and Mamoru are back together (awww, how cute) and that   
   >dumb subplot is finally over (yay).   
      
   And now the three necessary conditions have been met for us to watch   
   the R movie; Chibiusa is still together with Usagi, the senshi are in   
   the present and Usagi and Mamoru are together.   
      
   --   
   Phoenix   
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