[DreamSword]

Act 10

Look at how cool that monster design is!

With that out of the way, this episode not only focuses on creating a stronger bond between Serena and Raye, but also a major step forward in the plot.

And while I think putting this almost immediately after Raye got an episode with Lita is a bit much, I did like how down to earth the entire scenario was, with the two girls bonding over their relationships with their moms.

The plot with the victim of the week was cute too,, which help reinforce both Raye's' soft spot for estranged kids and Serena realizing how good she actually has it with her family. It made the stakes with the monster fight in the climax all the more personal too.

Speaking of the climax, this episode is also where Queen Beryl makes herself known to the Sailor Scouts, and Luna is forced to give a bit more information on who exactly the Guardians and their Princess are. And tying to that is how this version of the story purposefully leaves it ambiguous as to if the identities of the Sailors is that of reincarnation or if it's literal.

Overall, the added character development is of course nice, but I do mostly like how it seems as though our villains about to play a much bigger and more direct role from here on in. They certainly got a notable bit of increased screen time here, which made for a nice shake up. In the end, it's a nice episode. And it seems we might be getting Venus sooner rather than later.