[DreamSword]

Act 25

This is not where I would've ideally put this episode in continuity.

Don't get me wrong, the episode works well enough for what it is, I just feel it would've been better served later down the line.

We not too long ago had that episode where Raye got a power-up, and as awful I felt it was, it sort of set a precedent on what was to come in future episodes. Unfortunately, that has not come to pass.

The blueprint that both it and the episode after proposed was that after Raye and Serena, Lita was next in line, and after that would come the rescue of Amy, who'd likely then get her own awakening powers unlocked. And maybe I'm just a meathead, but I was looking forward to seeing all of that play out.

But instead, no. Lita has gotten nothing, and Amy's' arc has literally stayed in the same spot for multiple episodes now. I get that Serena is the main character and all, but one thing I really loved about the first two seasons of the original Sailor Moon anime was the nearly equal amount of focus that all of the girls got. Every character had their time to shine.

But now, with the reveal that Serena's' past life is Princess Serenity, it unfortunately gives the idea that every other character that's not Serena or Darien is somewhat of an afterthought. Again, the episode, for what it is, is done well. The melodramatic love triangle finally comes to its head(or atleast, I think it does), and Darien and Serena awaken their past memories, which also seems to signal Venus being a part of the team from now on.

It just causes some concern for the future. But hopefully my own past memories will awaken as we go, and I can look upon episodes like these fondly in hindsight.