From: sunniechan@comcast.net   
      
   Phoenix wrote:   
   > Act 24 - I Can't Forget About Mamoru Chiba After All   
      
      
      
   > Mamoru and Hina are packing up his apartment. In previous acts, Mamoru   
   > had hinted that he would be leaving Japan. Apparently that time is now   
   > only two weeks away.   
      
   In either act 23 or act 22, he says it's a month away when he looks over   
   at the brochures for the school.  Saint something...university.  So,   
   about two weeks have passed in that time.   
      
      
      
   >   
   > The two of them walk into the Crown where Motoki mentions a farewell   
   > party for Mamoru. Usagi learns for the first time that Mamoru is   
   > leaving Japan and will be attending a British college. Makoto enters   
   > and Motoki starts acting like an idiot attempting to get her to notice   
   > his new haircut.   
      
   She was too busy glaring DAGGERS at Mamoru to notice.  That was a look   
   of absolute *death* she was giving that guy.  Poor Motoki never stood a   
   chance today.   
      
   >   
   > Back in the DK caves, Mercury throws a repaired cape onto a banished   
   > and sullen Nephrite and says that she doesn't like it when someone is   
   > alone (According to Wikimoon, TV-Nihon's translation saying that she   
   > _did_ like him being alone is wrong. The correct translation is that   
   > she _doesn't_ like it.) Does this mean a relationship developing   
   > between Mercury and Nephrite? Also, I would think that this is a   
   > reflection of her feelings before her conversion as well; The fear of   
   > being alone.   
      
   I wasn't paying much attention when this was said until SK (who   
   basically knows little bits of Japanese that I've taught him) spoke up   
   saying that wasn't the right translation.  I went back and noticed it   
   too (sometimes I get a little too drawn into reading the subtitles that   
   I don't even notice mistranslations).  Figures, the non-Japanese speaker   
   in the room figured it out first. ;p   
      
   I also didn't likve TV-Nihon's constant referral to knitting as   
   "sewing".  I doubt the girls were all calling it the wrong thing...   
      
      
      
   > After a brief fight, Makoto holds off the monster and tells Usagi to   
   > find Mamoru. (they easily had time to use their combined attacks to   
   > wipe it out completely, but oh well...).   
      
   Makoto is so in tune with the other girls' feelings of love, or at least   
   Usagi's.  No matter what her own feelings were about TK, she knew that   
   Usagi wanted to be with him immediately, and so she finds a way to make   
   it happen.   
      
   Too bad she doesn't have the same intuition with boys, particularly not   
   Motoki. (gah, preview of the next episode has the absolute worst Motoki   
   moment in it.  No!!!)   
      
      
      
   >   
   > With Mars' sudden arrival and help, Jupiter takes out the youma. I've   
   > always liked the manner in which the senshi wink and tap fists to   
   > synchronize their attacks. Mars has a fierce fireball attack now.   
      
   I've noticed that she still has the red earrings, but with the danglies   
   as well.  Was she always wearing the danglies, or did they get added   
   last act.  Hmmm.   
      
   >   
   > SM asks TK about Mamoru, worried that he may have been attacked. TK   
   > denies knowledge of him. SM limps off to find Mamoru while TK attempts   
   > to discourage her. SM says that the person to whom she wanted to give   
   > the muffler was this person and TK suddenly sees the light (It's about   
   > time!). SM stumbles down some stairs and falls to the floor. TK goes   
   > to her aid and calls her baka (again). SM retorts and then realizes   
   > those were the same words she heard earlier from Mamoru and suddenly   
   > the lights come on for her as well. She reaches up and slowly removes   
   > his mask (So what was keeping that mask on anyway? Notice the clever   
   > scene switching to address that little issue ^_-).   
      
   Ha!  I pointed out that exact same thing to SK (he was watching over my   
   shoulder).  It was a very clever use of camera angles to avoid losing   
   that illusion.  Although in early episodes the string showed a few times.   
      
   >   
   > The act ends with them staring in wonderment at each other. The   
   > opening theme is playing in the background and it was really thrilling   
   > as this scene of recognition (on both their parts) plays out. I just   
   > _loved_ it.   
      
   That is such a wonderful scene!  I too really loved ht use of "Kirari!   
   Sailor Dream" as the music.  That's a surprisingly versatile song, much   
   more so than Moonlight Densetsu.   
      
   The fighting and effects in this episode were truly terrific in this   
   episode, in my opinion.  Kunzite's sword when he was going after TK was   
   great, and the lighting for Moon's big attack was good too.  Add in the   
   additional fire for Mars' attack, and the cool fighting by Jupiter   
   (including where she and Moon knock the youma off its feet) and you get   
   a really well done set of fight sequences.  You can definitely see the   
   improvement as the show goes on.  Even if today's youma looks like it   
   escaped from Labyrinth to me.   
      
   Sunnie   
      
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