Sailor Moon Crystal: Episode 8 [Sailor V]

This weeks episode is focused on the most senior Sailor Senshi – Sailor V, or Venus. Following from last episode, V has come to save Usagi and the rest from Zoisite. What she reveals to them is that she herself is Princess Serenity.

I think one issue with this episode is a lot of it is like last episode, the feelings are the focus so what do I talk about? Last time I only had a lost to say because I’m a hopeless ship fangirl who wants feelings to come through muh brain. This time, most of the things that are going on lead me to not be interested because the main conflict of this episode? We all know the resolution. Saying it now since we do: Venus is NOT Serenity and is instead impersonating her to protect her from the Dark Kingdom before her true memories awaken.

Usagi is spending most of her time worrying about V since she believes her to be the princess, showing a lot of the concern she had been previously manifesting as anxiety. She always seemed nervous about the idea of the princess and almost worried even more not knowing who she was. Yet she is having vivid dreams now of being called Serenity, and a man named Endymion.

Meanwhile, Sailor Venus is trying to do things on her own. Even Artemis encourages her to lean on her friends, but she’s more comfortable taking on their next nemesis, Kunzite, alone. More than the rest she seems to have an idea of who Kunzite and his associates are, and tells him to remember. What unfolds however is a battle where all the scouts come  to help, and just as it looks like Usagi will be struck town, Tuxedo Kamen saves her.

Bahahahahahahah!!! I am deeply in love with some of the things. How close all the friends are this episode, from Makoto making them all dinner they’ll be having together, to Minako’s loneliness and inner strength, to Usagi wanting Minako to defend on her and being so strong. Add on top on of that, Mamoru then tries to save Usagi and regrets he couldn’t before. He catches her once, and she tells him to leave, kissing him. AND THERE’S YOUR FUCKING CONSENT.

AND THEN WE GET LEFT ON A MOTHER FUCKING CLIFFHANGER WHEN HE JUMPS IN FRONT OF AN ATTACK TO SAVE HER? FUCK. I WANT WHAT’S COMING. I WANT SERENITY REVEAL. WHY ISN’T IT TWO WEEKS. WHY DOES EXISTENCE HATE ME. SERENIIIIIIITY. LOOOVE!!!! STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AQAARGGHGH I HAVE SO MANY FEELINGS AND I WANT THEM ALL TO COME TO FRUITION!!!!!!!

my balls are so blue right now

Oki