The introduction of Sailor Jupiter leads to a near-perfect episode!
Weve come to the introduction of the one, the only…
The story is also moving forward at a noticeably increased pace.
It appears the Dark Kingdom reached their goal.
If this is info Metalia had and shed been sleeping all this time, then fine.
Only thing is, Beryl was around for all that shit.
She was there, so how come she doesnt remember?
He shows up at the very beginning of Nephrites stint and sticks around for 21 episodes.
And he looks fabulous doing it.
I am admittedly conflicted about Zoisites gender.
Its something I wrestle with to this day… which Zoisite do I prefer?
I never really feel all that bad for Joe.
He wear his pants like Urkel and hes a total dick.
Let him have his metaphysical heart attack.
I really dont give a shit how much it hurts.
I actually must commend the writers for not making a saint out of every victim.
Sometimes the people the hero saves are dickheads.
It doesnt mean they shouldnt be saved.
Even if their pants arewaytoo tight.
Even hipsters would be like, Dude, for real, hows your circulation?
Gesen is an arcade-themed youma with arcade-themed powers.
Zoisite did call him Gesen, so it seems like the former, which…fuck that.
Sailor Jupiter…dear God, from the very beginning, I love you.
Mako-chan, you are amazing.
Even Usagi can see it right away, and not just because Mako-chan saved her ass.
But, as Umino will note, Usagi is a genius at making friends.
We start off with Usagi, the unlikely hero, with her plethora of flaws.
Then comes Ami, who steadies Usagi a bit, reeling her in.
Then Rei, who has a zero bullshit tolerance, the bad cop to Amis good cop.
Now, finally, we have a girl who simply gets Usagi.
Theyre both boy crazy.
They both love food.
Shes not just a cardboard cut-out, shes a multidimensional person with varied, sometimes seemingly contradictory traits.
Mako also brings something new to the Sailor Senshi.
Sailor Jupiter comes right out swinging as the muscle, but she also serves another function.
To have added another character who criticized Usagi would have really started to tip the scales.
So, why not have her be the devils advocate?
I just love much of a go-getter Mako-chan is.
Shes really just full of courage, and not just punchy/kicky courage, but emotional courage as well.
She saw Joe, wanted him, and went after him.
But then the sign of Jupiter flashes on her brow, and yall know what that means.
And Luna must have really pounded the Raisin Bran today, because she passed a transformation penandthe moon stick.
I love how Mako-chans world get turned completely upside down, and she just inda rolls with it.
Lunas like, Yo, Mako, youre a superhero.
Kick that guys ass, and Makos like, On it.
And oh… oh… Supreme Thunder.
She is now becoming a healer, going from destroying evil to purging it from the good.
We also see the intro of the villains death cry, which in this case is refresh!
This has, for nigh twenty years, been a source of countless jokes for me.
Tell me, do you ever feel… less than refresh?
All in all, nitpicks aside, this is pretty damn close to a perfect episode.
Its just odd to me that there wasnt so much as some mention of Naru missing school or anything.
But again, thats a minor complaint.
This episode was awesome, a classic, and one of my favorites.
Heres to Sailor Jupiter, the powerful girl in love!
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Rating:
4 out of 5
