From: sunniechan@comcast.net   
      
   S K wrote:   
   > Chris Kern wrote:   
   >   
   >> Episode 88 - The last battle between light and dark!  A love pledged   
   >> to the future   
   >>   
   >   
   > Yes, we know, we're so far behind that it's ridiculous, but Sunnie and I   
   > sat down and watched this one and I did go ahead and write up some notes   
   > on it.  It's been suggested that we should share what we do as we get   
   > there, so I'll post it up.  If this is considered reviving dead threads,   
   > just let me know and I'll stop, but hopefully we can spur a bit more   
   > discussion.   
   >   
   >   
   > The final episode of the R story arc.  Fairly good.  It doesn’t have the   
   > impact of the end of Season 1, in my opinion, but it gets the job done.   
   >  The tug of war over Chibi-Usa went on a bit long, but it would have   
   > been worse to put too much focus on Death Phantom.   
      
   While it was a little long, it was still better than just giving her one   
   quick "see, we really did love you" moment and having her switch back.   
   I would have preferred less Death Phantom in those moments.  Him turning   
   her back was getting old.  I think it would have been better if it just   
   required more discussion to get her to let go of the dark illusion, it   
   makes the length of time she spent as Black Lady make a bit more sense   
   to me.  But still, it was a lot better done than I expected it to be,   
   although a bit rough around the edges (ala the Sisters changing sides).   
   >   
   > This is the second very good battle theme we’ve had this season.   
      
   I can't say I've been disappointed with the battle music in this season.   
     Very nicely done.   
   >   
   > The final scenes were nice.  No teasing, no arguing, just a simple   
   > farewell, and an admission from Chibi-Usa of just who Usagi really is,   
   > then it’s time to go home.  We get a good look at all the aged Senshi at   
   > the end.  Ami actually ends up being equal or taller than Rei and Minako   
   > by the time all is said and done.   
      
   At certain angles, she appeared to be a smidge bit taller than Rei,   
   although I didn't notice her being taller than Minako.  It looks like   
   Makoto didn't grow at all, and rather all of the others caught up with   
   her or something.  I guess she just hit her growth spurts faster than   
   the others, rather than just being too extremely tall in general (either   
   that, or all the girls end up being pretty tall when all is said and done?)   
      
      
      
   > Theory:  The Crystal wanted it that way.   
      
   I really liked this theory.  It had been bothering me for quite sometime   
   as to *why* it disappeared.   
      
   Anyway, overall, I quite liked this season--not for the story though.   
   Neither of the major story arcs (Ail and Ann, Black Moon) caught my   
   interest, but I really loved a lot of the filler episodes.  They did a   
   nice job with focusing on the girls other than Usagi, and it also had a   
   lot of Ami-Mako moments, which always makes me happy.  For the time   
   being, my preference is going something like Stars > R=Classic >S >   
   SuperS, but we shall see how that changes as SK and I continue working   
   our way forward.   
      
   Sunnie   
      
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