[DreamSword]

Act 31

My biggest issue with this episode is that I don't know what it's trying to say.

It's the episode where Lita finally gets the power up that every other Sailor Scout has gotten up to now, and at first, it seems to be set up similar to Raye, in that she needs to experience something new in order to awaken.

But then instead, the climax of the episode involves her accepting that she'll always be ultimately alone in the world, and that gives her newfound power.

Which, if you don't want that lesson to be completely depressing, you could maybe interpret it as her fully leaping into independence from her family and/or past troubles. But even then that's less of her gaining something new and moreso just reinforcing a mentality she'd already had in the past.

And yet, at the same time, the last thing she thinks about before becoming more powerful and gaining her self-actualization is Motoki, the guy she just spent the day on a date with. Which, given some dialogue earlier in the episode, got me thinking that Lita was learning to accept love from others rather than walling herself off, but no, walling herself off is apparently the correct course.

So yeah, I have no idea what was trying to be conveyed with Jupiter's' arc here. I didn't mind the journey; Her and Motoki made for good starts in this one. It's just that the ending left me very confused. But hey, I finally got my wish for Lita to be on the same page as everyone else, I guess.

Oh, and the plot with the Generals gained a small step forward, but more on that next episode, I assume.