From: phoenix@mediaone.net   
      
   Act 9 - I'll Protect the Legendary Silver Crystal   
      
   Of all the acts so far, this one falls the most into what I would call   
   the filler category. It does not advance the story, nor develop   
   relationships, nor add any backstory details nor is it particularly   
   entertaining like the amusement park episode.   
      
   Basically, Tuxedo Kaman has gone public in the search for the Silver   
   Crystal. It is his plan to get everyone in Tokyo to help him find the   
   gem and then take the gem from that person.   
      
   However, there are a few notable details.   
      
   Jadeite is put into a crystallized sleep by Queen Beryl. Unlike the   
   anime, here she appears to still be fond of him and you get the   
   impression that this is for his benefit.   
      
   TK tells Sailor Moon that he does not have any special powers like   
   they do (supporting a theory I posed earlier).   
      
   Ami seems to be acting just a little odd. Maybe it is just her way of   
   attempting to take more initiative. Or maybe this is a foreshadowing   
   of what is to come.   
      
   Ami also gets a new attack, Shine Aqua Illusion.   
      
   Rei is finally addressed by her full name (although, as Sunnie-chan   
   pointed out, her family name was mentioned in the last act).   
      
   Mako and Ami finally get a scene together, but it's clear (at least to   
   me) that there is no subtext here like there was in the anime.   
      
   The Tokyo police force is not very competent. Several people   
   infiltrate that mansion without them being aware, and everyone being   
   chased easily escapes (except for the mock TK, who was shoved directly   
   into their arms).   
      
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   Phoenix   
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