[DreamSword]

Act 4

I realize that I haven't really talked much about the plot up to now.

Part of it is because I figured many are kinda already familiar with the premise of Sailor Moon, but it's mostly because it's been rather secondary.

So for those unfamiliar, here ya go: The story goes that there are two opposing forces. The Moon Kingdom, and the Dark Kingdom, who are currently hunting down something known as the Phantom Silver Crystal.

It's said that whoever has this crystal will be granted ultimate power to do with as they please. The Sailor Scouts are the chosen Guardians of the Moon Princess, and together they fight against Queen Beryl and her forces, who create monsters to suck the life energy out of humans.

I bring all of this up now because, atleast so far, this is the episode that most has to do with the plot at hand, as it features both sides hunting down a jewel that they suspect of being said ultimate artifact. But that's not to say that character development is completely sidelined. This episode also features the softening of Raye, and the three girls learning to work together as a team.

And to that end, yeah, it all works out pretty well. Every character has their moment, and there's enough fun action and comedic beats to keep the ball rolling and keep me invested. My favorite bit being when Serena attempts to save Sailor Mars, only to then realize that she can't transform, thus causing the theme song in the background to come to a screeching halt. I always love it when shows do music gags like that.

There's of course other things like Tuxedo Mask and the "mystery" surrounding Sailor V's' identity("cest la vie" is pretty on the nose), but the plot is kept pretty thin on purpose, and I feel as though it's to the show's' strength, really. Especially this early on when the audience is still getting to know the main cast. It's a rather underrated form of storytelling in the online toku sphere, I've come to realize.

But, such moves almost always work out for the better in my eyes, and atleast right, PGSM is no exception.