YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! CAN WE JUST GIVE A MAD PROPS TO THE WRITERS FOR THIS EPISODE?!?!?! HOLY SHIT! WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE SAW THE VILLAINS ACTUALLY OVERWHELM THE PRECURES TO INTO SUBMISSION AND FORCE THEM TO RETREAT THIS EARLY ON?!?!?! My favourite part was when Kappard actually snatched the pen out of Hikaru’s hands, making them lose one of their own. I am so glad they actually allowed the enemy to pull the same stunt as the girls had!
And goodness, I am absolutely ecstatic about this development! The Master is frustrated with the generals being continuously, overwhelmed by the Precures, so what does he do? He grants them temporary powers! Of course it would have been even better if it were to last forever since at least the girls are bound to receive their own power up next week, but perhaps it will become more of a pattern given to them before they embark on their missions.
The best part about this is how beautifully it ties together with Hikaru’s character development. Since the start of the series, Hikaru’s head has been in the clouds, failing to acknowledge the gravity of the situation with the Notraiders, along Madoka’s father and his team investigating the area after they had . The events that transpired today was a reality check, and grim reminder of how important it is for Hikaru to act responsibly as a Precure. There is a time and place for fun, and today was simply not the time for it, and in today’s fight, she paid the price for it with the Princess Taurus Pen being stolen from her.
Of course while Hikaru will certainly blame herself for foolishly abusing the access of the rocket to visit other planets to do what she wanted to do (to see the Crux, the Southern Cross Constellation, which is impossible to see once you’re in space), she isn’t the reason for their loss. Even if they had not gone to space today, the consequences of their loss would likely still be the same the next time they met. However another way to look at it, is perhaps this loss and sacrifice was actually for the better. Yes they lost two pens today, but being on a foreign planet whose gravity is doubled of Earth’s, as soon as they lose their precure form, naturally they are going to be at a huge disadvantage. Had this particular fight taken place on Earth, they also may not have been as fortunate to use the rocket as a means to escape, allowed Prunce to comfortably his abilities to gather the team for a safe retreat, and they could have very well lost all of their pens.
Needless to say, while the girls may have gotten themselves out of the frying pan, they are now find themselves in the fire with Madoka’s father and his team being in the area where the rocket crashes. There’s a good chance this means the girls won’t be able to seamlessly travel to space with it anymore, which was never really a good option to begin with since it draws too much attention to themselves. Remember, it’s against the rules for Lala and Prunce to be seen/found by Earthlings. Based on the preview, it looks like Ryo will probably come to their aid when he learns Lala, Fuwa and Prunce are all aliens. If anything, the observatory might become Lala’s new place to stay for the time being.
The development in this week’s episode definitely makes me a lot more hopeful of the direction this series will go. I am pleased to see the writers are set to continue changing up the formula, empowering the enemies as much as they empower the girls. Better yet, I am really glad it looks like they are addressing Hikaru’s biggest flaw early on because of how important it is for her to act responsibly in this fight against the Notraiders.
Oh, and I almost forgot, it seems they have been dropping a bit of hints about the Notraider’s motives, or at least gave us a chance to see a bit about what goes in Kappard’s mind. I found it interesting how he brought up how he told Hikaru she lives on the cosiest climate around, and that she doesn’t understand anything about what makes a planet beautiful. It will be interesting to see if a planet’s climate factor is something that only Kappard feels strongly about, or if all the Notraiders feel the same!
the last time I remember cure lost so early in season was heartcatch
This episode’s writer is the main writer (Isao Murayama). People might know him as the main writer for Mahoutsukai Precure.
Oooh, sounds like a cool episode! I ought to see it later.
By the way, I’m about to start watching Hugtto later, but I’m worried about something. Are the episodes were previous Precure and villains appear skippable? Or are they tied into the story? Because I haven’t seen every season, and I’m not familiar with all of the Cures that appear in those episodes, so I want to skip them in case they’re just filler, plus I want to watch the series as its own entity.
Not they aren’t really tied to the heart of the story, they were really just a cameo for the sake of the film. However the problem is that some of the episodes you can’t ignore, such as Cure Black and White making an appearance when Pupple succumbs to her heartbreak. That’s a boss fight you can’t skip out on because if you do, you won’t understand when or why Pupple suddenly changed for the better. So I actually advise against skipping the episodes.
The one exception however, is Dr. Trauma’s Boss Fight episode. Imo, it shouldn’t have been included in the series to begin with (more suitable to serve as an OVA), but it does have a great fight, so it’s worth to watch for that, perhaps after you finish watching the show if you really want to skip over it.
I hope the next non plot episodes will be good. also are you also looking forward to see what is their group attack next week?