From: sunniechan@comcast.net   
      
   Chris Kern wrote:   
   > Episode 84 - Wiseman's evil hand! Chibi-Usa disappears   
   >   
   > In structure this is a lot like a filler episode but the writers keep   
   > it interesting by introducing more plot developments -- at the end of   
   > the episode we get the first clear statement that Wiseman is the true   
   > power behind the scenes and has his own ends. There's also the   
   > important flashback that makes Chibi-Usa think she's responsible for   
   > everything that happened.   
      
   I have to remind myself that she's still a small child.  After all,   
   Wiseman made it very clear that he was part of the opposition, but she   
   readily took his hand for 'help' in making the others 'understand' her   
   innocence.  It seems like such a bad idea, but then again, as many times   
   as you tell children not to talk to strangers, they often will if the   
   stranger tells them what they want or need to hear.  They made the scene   
   fairly believable in that regard.   
      
   >   
   > At one point Wiseman says "An ancient philosopher said..." but the   
   > subtitlers mixed up the words and wrote "The dead say..."   
      
   I had wondered about that. ^^;   
      
   >   
   > That's a pretty nasty death for Esmeraude; usually the enemies die in   
   > a fight or at least after failing.   
      
   It was weird them showing her sort of fading away from the Senshi, and   
   then that more violent fall..was that also in front of the Senshi, or   
   was that what the Prince saw?  And why did it happen twice anyway?  Just   
   curiosity here.   
      
   >   
   > King Endymion didn't do a very good chance of protecting Chibi-Usa.   
   > She immediately leaves the palace and gets captured.   
      
   And let's not forget Tuxedo Kamen telling the others to just let her go,   
   that she'd be safe.  Never trust the man that tried to bust up your   
   relationship--even if that man is your future self.  If only the girls   
   would realize that while his speeches sometimes have clues to defeat the   
   MotD, the rest of his words should be taken with a grain of salt.   
      
   I'm really anti-Mamoru/Tuxedo Kamen, aren't I?  Funny, I don't know how   
   that really ended up happening.  I liked him really well when I first   
   started watching Sailor Moon, but now I'd like to throw him out a window   
   a lot of the time.  Then again, I didn't used to like Mars, and now   
   she's tolerable, and her PGSM identity is quite well liked.   
      
   I'm hoping to watch episode 85 tonight.  I *really* enjoyed this   
   episode, so that'll help me get in the mood to watch 2 in a row.   
      
   Sunnie   
      
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