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> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phoenix" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Newsgroups: alt.fan.sailor-moon > Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 8:50 PM > Subject: Re: 200 Days of Sailor Moon - Episode 74 > > >> Chris Kern wrote: >> >>>Episode 74 - Defeat Rubeus! The deciding battle in space >>> >>>Good episode! >>> >>>This has the infamous "crucified senshi" scene. There was a rumor that >>>the dub ended at episode 65 because of this episode, but of course >>>that's not true (65 episodes is a standard length for children's shows >>>in the US). I am curious how the dub dealt with this episode, though. >>>It seems like there are too many shots of them to completely cut it >>>out. >> >> The dub had to made some odd edits here. Remember that Rubeus and crew >> did not know Chibiusa's name. They only knew her as the "Rabbit". Thus >> Usagi could call her by name and still confuse Rubeus. However, since >> the Usagi/rabbit analogy was completely lost in the translation, the >> dub never used the Rabbit reference. Rubeus called Rini by name from >> the start, so Serena changed her name to "Trini" to try to confuse >> Rubeus. >> >> They did indeed cut all the scenes with the crosses. They never showed >> them at all, not once (well, except for the back of Ami's head when >> Rini rushed the force field). All you saw was the battle between >> Serena and Rubeus. This resulted in things like instead of Chibiusa >> risking pain and injury to save the senshi, Rini is shown attempting >> to mindlessly escape and runs into a force field blocking her attempt. >> When the senshi are freed, the scene picked up the moment after the >> crosses vanish so the senshi appeared to be hanging in midair and then >> suddenly fall. There was no explanation of why they were in such an >> odd position or what was going on with them during the battle. >> >>>I really liked the scene with Usagi on the balcony -- she's definitely >>>done a lot of growing up since Episode 1, and she realizes the growth >>>in herself as well (but also what her failings still are). Usagi is >>>one of my favorite characters in the series. >> >> I loved that scene as well. They kept it in the dub, but it somehow >> did not seem as moving as the original. >> >> <snipped> >> >>>I think SM uses her attack more times in this episode than in any >>>other. >> >> Plus a totally sharp pose in which to wield it. ^_^ >> >> -- >> Phoenix >> www.phoenixanime.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "SK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Newsgroups: alt.fan.sailor-moon > Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:20 PM > Subject: Re: 200 Days of Sailor Moon - Episode 74 > > >> Chris Kern wrote: >>> Episode 74 - Defeat Rubeus! The deciding battle in space >>> >> >> Early on, Usagi's introspection is both very deep and very honest. Much >> like at the end of Season 1, given the choice between her mission and >> her friends, she very much wants to choose her friends, though she knows >> she can't. Even she can see how she's changed. She can't say that >> she's scared, or doesn't want to go. Not that she isn't afraid of >> fighting Rubeus alone. of course she is. She's just even more afraid of >> what she knows will happen if she doesn't, so she's going to go, and >> there's no point crying about it. >> >> The situation really does bring out the best in Usagi. She's brave >> enough to go alone (not knowing she was being followed), and actually >> clever enough to try and lie and cover Chibi-Usa as a plant to get into >> the ship. It's at least enough to distract Rubeus briefly. >> >> For a major battle episode, I thought this was quite good. Too many of >> them just turn into Usagi vs Big Baddie in giant magical showdown, lots >> of pretty lights, lots of evil laughter and Usagi insisting that she >> won't lose, then poof, Big Baddie falls down. This one actually did >> pretty well with keeping the scene moving with Chibi-Usa running around >> in the background. >> >> Rubeus strikes me as the punk kid of the Black Moon group. Cocky, loud >> and really dumb. In the end, his ego simply gets the better of him, >> much like many teenage boys. >> >> There were a few really abrupt moments in this episode. One was the >> release of the Senshi, who had presumably been on those crosses since >> their capture. Removing the religious connotations, crucifixion was an >> instrument of as much torture as execution, designed to inflict death, >> but in a prolonged and painful fashion. Yes, it hadn't been that long, >> but the fact that all four of them just fell and landed on their feet as >> if nothing had happened seems a little, I dunno. too easy. >> >> Also, the joking around at the end just seemed a little weak. Like they >> didn't have time for anything substantial, so they just threw together a >> line for a few laughs. After the introspective build up to the rescue, >> to have the wind down be so shallow and mindless just didn't seem >> appropriate. >> >> At those points in specific, it kinda felt like they were just shoving >> too much into this episode, and a little bit got lost. A very good >> episode, but I can't help but think that if they'd just had one or two >> more minutes, it could have been much, much better. >> >> SK > ------------------------------------ Group email addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to Yahoo! 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