From: sunniechan@comcast.net   
      
   Chris Kern wrote:   
   > Episode 85 - The birth of Black Lady, the queen of darkness   
   >   
   > When Esmeraude was talking to Wiseman last episode, there was some   
   > female laugh off to the side -- I thought that was supposed to be   
   > Black Lady but here she's still Chibi-Usa. Who was that, then? A   
   > ventriloquism act by Wiseman?   
      
   I think maybe it was supposed to be a female voice in general?  After   
   all, she's very possessive of Dimande.  I think she sees pretty much all   
   women as rivals (she was hardly upset over the loss of the sisters), and   
   that really would be the best to distract her and convince her to go   
   against her instincts and believe Wiseman.   
      
   The Senshi really do look different.  Their eyes are slightly narrowed   
   to show age (rather than the wide-eyes of youth), and their faces are   
   elongated (as well as adding lipstick).  As for their bodies, most of   
   them appear to be much taller (except Jupiter) and have taken on more   
   womanly forms (except Jupiter).  Makoto's changes are least noticeable,   
   while Ami's is most noticeable.  Makoto already is very much a woman in   
   her body shape and facial structure.  Minako and Rei are not 'childish'   
   looking per se, but they definitely aren't women yet.  And Ami truly   
   does look more like a child than anyone else except Usagi herself.  I   
   think that's why both hers and Serenity's changes are the most   
   noticeable--they look so young that it's easy to make them appear much   
   younger.  Mars and Venus look quite a lot different as well (though not   
   to the same extent), and Jupiter's main change was just the lipstick and   
   perhaps a slight thinning of the cheeks and elongation of the face as well.   
      
   At the birthday scene, Jupiter and Mercury are, of course, right next to   
   each other.  Not too big a deal, except it just looked so *right*.  But   
   that's from my very biased eyes.   
      
   Black Lady is *stunning*.  She is so beautiful.  I can't say that I   
   really think Chibiusa is particularly cute--I'm just not all that fond   
   of her hair.  However, lengthened like that (thereby getting it away   
   from her face) really looks nice.  Pretty woman. ^_^v  And they're doing   
   a very nice job showing her confusion in this.  She's young, she's   
   confused, and lets face it, it is sometimes easier to hate than to love.   
     It's much easier (at least in my opinion) to believe that people don't   
   really like you than that they do.  So it makes sense that in her   
   confusion (plus with some good old-fashioned brainwashing) she turns to   
   Wiseman's views than Sailor Moon's.   
      
   >   
   > Now, in an "administrative" PS, tomorrow I'm going to be going to   
   > Florida to visit my parents for three weeks.   
      
   Ooo, Florida!  Of course, you've already long since arrived, but I hope   
   you're enjoying your visit.  ^_^   
      
   Sunnie   
      
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