[DreamSword]

Act 23

I hated this episode. In its entirety.

There, that's it. That's all there is to this review. Infact, I dare say you've wasted your time in reading this post.

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What? Still here? You for some reason want further details? Why? I'm sure everyone who isn't me will love this episode just fine, given it's an excuse to exercise a set of tropes I personally can't stand.

Because you know what this episode is at the end of the day? One of the writers writing down "Let's make Raye an idol so we can sell CDs!" and nothing else beyond that. You cannot convince me that this episode serves any sort of significant meaning.

Now, given the end of this episode, some might make the claim that it's all some elaborate way of getting Raye to trust her allies, but uh, that entire arc has already been done. Serena? They bonded over their mothers. Lita? Bonded over their shared status as outcasts. And Raye and Amy have always gotten along and trusted each other's' judgment.

You could skip this entire episode and the only two things you'd miss are Sailor Mars getting a power up and Mina just being the most unpleasant person in the entire show. I absolutely hated how not only did they up Mina's' jerkish traits in order to make Raye do something she'd never do in character, but then turned around and tried to manipulate the audience by danging sick children infront of the screen. That doesn't make me sad, it infuriates me!

Oh, and Mina has cancer I guess. After this episode though? I honestly don't care. The show would be better off without her.

Absolutely trash character writing, coming from a writer of whom I typically feel writes characters very well. Complete, total, utter disappointment and an absolute waste of my time.

Fuck this episode. Skip it.