From: sunniechan@comcast.net   
      
   Phoenix wrote:   
   > Act 3 - The Third Senshi is Miko Rei   
   >   
   > Three episodes down, three senshi revealed. Rei was not introduced   
   > until episode 10 in the anime.   
      
   This was a much loved change from my point of view.  It gave a lot more   
   time to create character interaction, something this series does fabulously.   
      
      
      
   > Using the format of a quiz show, Luna explains the senshi mission   
   > concerning the silver crystal, the other senshi and the still missing   
   > princess. They speculate about the role of Sailor V and Ami gets her   
   > own cell phone (Wikimoon calls it a Teletia S)   
      
   I swear, during Act 2, it is said that there are 5 senshi + princess.   
   That seemed odd to me when it was said, so I just assumed Luna's memory   
   was still iffy.  However, in this episode she clearly knows the proper   
   number of senshi (as Ami gets the question right).  If I get the chance,   
   I'll look it up sometime soon, but right now, I feel kinda icky.   
      
      
   >   
   > It seems that Ami is still a little too shy and reserved to mingle   
   > with the other girls yet. And despite Usagi treating her with great   
   > familiarity, Ami still addresses Usagi in a formal manner using   
   > Tsukino-san.   
      
   Plus her proper way of sitting, and her "Um, what exactly should I be   
   doing in this situation?" reaction to Ikuko and Usagi fooling around.   
   Image seems to have been very important to her for a long time.  SK and   
   I often note the smile that she's *always* wearing, and just how forced   
   it seems (especially when she grins in the most weird situations).  She   
   really seems to be acting out a role, a role that isn't necessarily who   
   she is or what she wants.  I don't think even she knows what she wants.   
     Does she want to laugh at Ikuko and Usagi?  Does she want to join   
   them?  Does she want to role her eyes at their antics?  She seems to be   
   having a hard time figuring out who she is and what she wants to be.  I   
   look forward to the day when she really is just herself, whether that   
   means being prim or being a punk, it doesn't matter.  Just let that   
   smile be genuine...   
      
      
      
   > For the second time TK gets to make a heroic rescue of Sailor Moon and   
   > then walks off without any further comment.   
      
   Without further comment...are there any better words to be able to utter   
   after a visit from Tuxy?  I certainly don't miss the anime version's   
   speeches!! ^_-   
      
   While I'm thinking about it...just why did Usagi change clothes when she   
   got sucked through the portal with Rei?  She was still in the miko robes   
   when she went in, and then was back in her school uniform when she got   
   to the other side.  Is it because the girl she photographed didn't exist   
   in this other dimension?  Or did they just tape these scenes a little   
   bit apart and forgot to change her back into the proper outfit? ^_-   
      
   And finally...what the heck is up with the way that Sailor V runs?  Her   
   arms thown back like that. It's just plain odd. ^^;   
      
   Sunnie   
      
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