Sailor Moon Mondays: Sailor Moon Episode 38
Well now, this episode actually defied my expectations, I was expecting another tedious romp right out of the gate but this turned out to be a really solid and important episode. Also, Yuchiro actually got screen time, which is good because I had already forgotten he existed. He even gets some backstory, and some actual advancement in his relationship with Rei. Indeed, this is probably as close to a shining moment as he is going to get. Still, the crux of this episode was establishing once and for all that despite all of the rivalry Rei and Usagi are actually really close friends. This a subplot that was needed quite frankly as they really did too effective a job of making Usagi and Rei bitter rivals and that needed to be dialed back especially in light of recent events. I will note that the DiC dub somehow missed this and would eventually lead to one of that wretched creations worst moments. Anyway, strong recommendation to watch.
