From: rick-samSPAMSPAMSPAM@shaw.ca   
      
   Phoenix  wrote in   
   news:jde8t2t8tt9j79kcfet0utkm6a46gueq2v@4ax.com:   
      
   > Act 40 - Minako vs Rei, Where's the Battle?   
   >   
   > Another filler episode, but at least this was a fun one.   
   >   
   > Minako has decided to retire from singing due to her illness. Despite   
   > Artemis' protests, she wants to dedicate her remaining time to her   
   > role as Sailor Venus.   
      
   Minako thinks that she was reborn as Sailor Venus for the sole purpose of   
   fullfilling her past life mission.   
      
   Well, she hasn't put NEAR as much thought into it as I have !!! ^_-   
      
   You see, to me it seems quite a coincidence that all 5 Senshi, 2 live   
   plushie cats, an Evil Queen and her minions all seem to show up at   
   exactly the same time.   
      
   I don't think so.   
      
   The way I figure it, if the Senshi could be reborn now, then they could   
   also be reborn at any other time. In fact, they could have been reborn   
   continuously throughout history. It's just that those people simply   
   didn't awaken as Senshi because they were not needed as they are now.   
      
   So, that means that if there wasn't this huge danger to deal with, Minako   
   may not have discovered her Senshi side at all, and that would have given   
   her an entire life to sing her songs. Therefore it's not that Minako was   
   born to deal with the danger, it's more like Venus was awakened within   
   Minako to deal with it.   
      
   The bottom line is that Minako shouldn't give up her own life in order to   
   be Sailor Venus because it's HER life. Venus is taking part of it away   
   already, so she shouldn't waste the time that she does have for herself.   
      
   Anyway, I know there is nothing in the story like that, but it seems   
   plausable to me.   
      
   Oh, and it's all Beryls fault... she started it. She made a big noise and   
   woke everyone up. ^_^   
      
   > The manager arrives at Minako's dressing room the next day, telling   
   > her that she has been replaced on the photo shoot with a new idol.   
   > Yikes! It's Rei as Reiko Mars like we have never seen her before.   
      
   Yikes is right, that strut down the hallway is worthy of becoming a   
   continuous loop!   
      
   Speaking of which, I haven't seen any 'restrictions' on Rei by being a   
   Miko. She just seems to be a regular person who lives in a Temple. I'm   
   not aware of any rituals that she regularly does either.   
      
   > Of course, we can't have an episode without the obligatory youma   
   > battle. The girls transform and use the tricks they learned during the   
   > contest to emerge victorious as Minako's song continues.   
   >   
   > It was really a happy, foot tapping conclusion. Heh, I had to replay   
   > that song several times to get my fill. ^_^   
      
   Yep, I replay it to, good song. I also replay that flip that Sailor Moon   
   does and lands right in between the Youma. That must have been hard to do   
   without killing somebody.   
      
   By the way, I'd like to offer a little applause to those stunt   
   girl/acrobats, they do some pretty good tricks sometimes (well, some bad   
   ones too, but I'll ignore them for now). In all of the interviews,   
   reports or what have you, nobody has ever mentioned them and their fine   
   work. It's gotta be hard to do that stuff and then not get credit for it.   
      
   Well girls, this is me acknowledging your existance. Cheers!   
      
   > Phoenix   
   > www.phoenixanime.com   
      
   In the DVD extras for act 40 is an unused scene where Minako tells Arty   
   why she thinks that SHE HASN'T GOTTEN HER GUARDIAN POWERS YET!!!   
   Heck, I thought she had them first.   
      
   Yes, I thought I WAS paying attention. -_-;;;   
      
   Rick   
      
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