The Sailor Senshi catch wind of a Death Buster scheme to brainwash Mugen students during a class retreat.

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Chibi-Usas new friend Hotaru seems to have some issues at home as well as some odd health problems.

The plot really feels like its moving along at a decent pace on both the heroes and villains sides.

and Why the hell are they taking so long to do X or address Y?

Thats just the nature of filler.

Wheels are spun, and things generally take longer than they should.

However, by the time she got to Infinity, she seemed to have hit her stride.

The story hits the ground running, but it doesnt feel rushed.

Maybe thats a product of the writer having honed her craft.

Maybe its a product of the heroes characters and relationships having already been established.

Maybe its all of those things.

Considering that each of the Inners transformed within her introductory episode, its a refreshing approach.

Theyre really committing to this little misdirect, huh?

More time with Haruka and Michiru is never bad.

Usagi certainly seems to have grown over the course of the first two seasons.

She doesnt necessarily doubt Hotarus kindness toward Chibi-Usa, but she is understandably wary of Hotarus superhuman abilities.

Even if they were used to help Chibi-Usa, who knows what long-term side effects could come of it?

As for Mamoru, its interesting seeing him hanging out with the girls in their command center.

It makes him part of the team in a way he never was in the 90s anime.

Beyond that, hes doing research on his own, having visions and trying to interpret them.

Im glad his psychic abilities have carried over and continue to be explored.

Its always interesting to compare the manga/Crystaland the 90s anime.

Shes not even trying to hide the fact that shes an evil bitch.

It also adds another dimension to Hotaru.

And yet Hotaru seems to outright hate her.

I think Hotarus gut is telling her that theres something off about Kaori-kun despite the womans apparent benevolence.

Too much exertion and shed tire out.

We get a lot of great stuff in this episode, but it aint all moonlight and roses.

One particularly egregious failing is that the villains are fairly flat.

So far, the Death Busters are following that trend.

Sailor Moon Sis my favorite season ofSailor Moon, and Ive watched it many, many times.

And you know what I remember about Tellu, Viluy, and Cyprine/Ptilol?

Theyre there for an episode, then theyre gone.

Eudial and Mimetes characterizations arent particularly rounded, but theyre at least around long enough to make an impression.

She pays lip service to these characterizations without doing very much if at all to show them.

It can become frustrating and even boring.

It just sounds like what it is: one person taken aback by another persons beauty.

Is that not enough?

Do we need to take two grade school BFFs and turn that into romance too?

Not that grade school romance isnt adorable.

Those acts/episodes literally felt like they were written while Naoko was drunk.

I mean, lets be honest here.

At its worst, Season 3 can roundly kick Season 1s ass.

Rating:

3 out of 5