From: phoenix@mediaone.net   
      
   Chris Kern wrote:   
      
   >Episode 170 - The fated night!  Agony of the sailor senshi   
   >   
   >I'm pretty sure this is the only Ando episode of Stars, and the last   
   >Ando episode of the series.  There's a pretty sudden change in   
   >animation in the opening scene of the episode.  Of course, the episode   
   >involves Ami -- I think Ando has a fixation.   
      
   I finally realized that I now know this art style. I was puzzled that   
   the character designs suddenly seemed so... well... poor to me. I was   
   wondering what happened to those earlier elegant stylings, but then I   
   remembered your comments about the bubble-heads and suddenly it became   
   clear. That will be great if there are no more episodes by this   
   person.   
      
   >The "time paradox" that causes Chibi-Usa to start disappearing (Back   
   >to the Future?) is kind of suspect; why didn't this happen last   
   >season?   
   >   
   >This has always been my least favorite episode of this initial arc.   
   >I'm not sure completely why that is; I guess I don't feel like we're   
   >learning anything new about the characters and it's a lull in the   
   >action.   
      
   Well, unfortunately we will have one more episode like this as the   
   senshi are paired up in opposing inner/outer teams. However, it does   
   give some interesting dynamics, the intellectual Ami paired with the   
   brawny Haruka; the tomboyish Rei with the elegant Michiru; the flighty   
   Minako with the serene Setsuna. Makoto will left on her own, but her   
   role is the most critical.   
      
   Even if it is a lull in the story, I do still like the background   
   music as the senshi are first rebuffed and then regroup and attack   
   again. That moment that Uranus stepped in to shield Mercury was a   
   great scene for me.   
      
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   Phoenix   
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