While this classic Sailor Moon episode may be filler, at least it’s the fun, interesting kind.
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Still, Beryl is no fool.
The Sailor Guardians find themselves facing the age old question: How deep undercover is too deep?
What may seem on the surface like a simple cat-and-mouse undercover story actually does serve a function.
And this is what makes the episode work.
And that chance only lasts a few seconds, but its enough to accomplish its goal.
Jupiters suspicion that Mars really is plotting to take over actually does cause legit friction between the Sailor Guardians.
This also justifies the episodes placement in the sequence.
And again, the best part is that theres a grain of truth to it all.
And what makes it even better is that the whole ruse was Usagis plan.Usagi, of all people.
The villains are also to be credited in this episode for being smart.
I commend the writers for starting to poke fun at what a freakin pin cushion Naru is.
All in all, this is a rather strong episode, and nice swan song for the seasons filler.
It was an entertaining story that was thematically sound and well placed.
Could you imagine if the ice skating episode had been placed here?
How much would that have sucked?
However, filler it unarguably is.
The last plot point of note was the near healing and subsequent second abduction of Mamoru.
Its intuitive that something that major would lead directly into the three-parter that closes out the season.
Still, it would have been fairly easy to write Evil Endymion into the last few episodes.
Ultimately, though, this is a very minor complaint.
And that alone makes this episode a worthy inclusion.
Rating:
3 out of 5
