Funny thing about this Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon series is the way that whenever a story arc climaxes with a TERRIFIC story arc, the episodes that follow it tend to be a bit on the … mediocre side. So it seems like whenever I’m blown away by an episode and run online to declare “it’s awesome!”, suddenly I find myself watching sub-par shows and my interest starting to waver! Then just when I resign myself that the best has come and gone, the show will suddenly begin to gain traction again and build up to another incredible arc with another conclusion that blows me away all over again!
It’s almost as if the show is run by two bosses, one that wants to steer the show into more drama and action oriented, while the other wants to make sure the show stays locked in a zany “Disney” kid-friendly type of shows. It’s all fine, and I actually like the balance of the two genres when it’s done right, but when you see a story where Sailor Mercury is enslaved by the dark Empire in one episode, and the next one Usagi is happily teaching rei how to sing karaoke for an idol contest is a juxtaposition that’s too much for my brain to handle!
Noticing this, I began trying to assign rating stars to each episode I saw, and when I finally had the time to chart them all out, it was petty interesting to see the distinct pattern of the show’s highs and lows. It would seem that (at least in MY opinion, and I should repeat that louder: IN MY OPINION!!!!) after every BIG show, the story drops back down to a manageable (re: mediocre) level until the next BIG arc.
Now, the thing that’s worrying me is that at episode #45, I am now officially into the HOME STRETCH, making my way down the big finale in episode #49, PRETTY GUARDIAN SAILOR MOON’s last show… and as you can see by the chart, the past few episodes have been ROCKIN’ MY WORLD! Of course, I’m now worrying that the inevitable “drop” will be coming soon, and I’m PRAYING that it doesn’t happen at the END of the series!!!
K, Back to more PGSM…
Notes on the Graph: It’s pretty funny that just by looking at the chart I instantly remember what story was happening at that point to either make my rating spike or drop! AHAHAHAHA!
Episode 6 is where the girls go on a group date with the Karaoke Crown guys, and Mamoru witnesses Usagi, who he’s up to that point thought of as a clueless bimbo, transform into Sailor Moon! Fun!
Episode 14 is another Ami-chan tour de force as she shows her devotion and love for Usagi as she’s being turned into a Youma. Particularly painful-looking fight scenes, too.
Episode 19-28 are, of course, the awesome Sailor Mercury /Darkury episodes, only dropping slightly in Ep.22 because of Rei Hino turning into a Singing Idol.
Maybe you like this. Not Me!
Episodes 29-32 are the aforementioned Mio Kuroki episodes which weren’t helped by an 8 year old human girl Luna. I’ve just never been a fan of the bullying girl in calss kind os stories, never mind tokusatsu ones.
Episode 34-35 shoots back up with the introduction (at last) of Princess Serenity…
