From: phoenix@mediaone.net   
      
   Chris Kern wrote:   
      
   >Episode 102 - The stolen pure heart!  Usagi is in trouble.   
   >   
   >Good conclusion to the episode.  It's nice to see Usagi's words having   
   >a bit of an effect on Uranus and Neptune.  The only thing I didn't   
   >understand is that the episode seemed to be making a big deal out of   
   >the fact that Uranus decided to help the senshi in the end, but   
   >weren't they trapped so they really had no choice?  Maybe after the   
   >Planet Attack the barrier dropped so U&N could have left.   
      
   That's what I was thinking. Gez, 5 minutes of self-debate on whether   
   to run (oh yeah, she can't, I forgot about the barrier) or fire off a   
   long distance attack that does not involve any particular risk to   
   herself at all. What in the world was the big deal?   
      
   So, I rationalized it this way: U&N want those talismans and the only   
   way they know how to get them is via the daimon attacks. Perhaps   
   Uranus figured that killing Kaolinite would leave them with no way to   
   continue their mission. Thus it was a serious sacrifice in her mind.   
      
   BTW, I had completely forgotten about Venus's entrance, so I was   
   flabbergasted all over again when she showed up and was laughing out   
   loud at the senshi's attempt to pass her off as the real Sailor Moon.   
   ^_^   
      
   Once again the dub, in particular the authoring of the DVD itself, has   
   failed me. In the original, we get a great, thoughtful moment as U&N   
   drive off with Usagi, Ai No Senshi blasting away in the background. On   
   the DVD dub track, it was played at such a low level that I could   
   barely hear it. Rather then raise and lower the volume level as the   
   characters spoke, they just left it at the same low level throughout.   
   Not only that, they had actually translated this song into English   
   when it was first broadcast (for better or worse), but on the DVD they   
   went back to the Japanese version even on the English track. If this   
   was a gesture to the anti-dub fans, I fail to see the benefit since   
   the original Japanese track is only one short click of the remote   
   away.   
      
    Ah, here it is!   
      
   I actually enjoyed the translated song, so if anyone is interested in   
   hearing the original English version, here you go:   
   http://phoenixanime.com/sms/ai-no-senshi.mp3   
      
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