Because there may have been too many gender and individual personality confusion in S, Super S seems to try to keep the premise pretty simple like the first series. There does not seem to be much to for the character to discover about their enemy, they just know they have to defeat them. And there was something about a Pegasus and Chibi-Usa which is so cute, it's diabetic.
Perhaps the creator, Naoko Takeuchi, felt he needed to get back to basics to please an audience who did not care for the prior season. This would be worth it for the extremely dark series, Sailor Stars, that Takeuchi does not want released in the States. He feels that Sailor Moon should maintain its status as a kids series in the US, and the last season would change our perception of it and even the marketability.
I admit, guys who transform into female super heroes, those seem like tough toys to make. Since I'm not a SM toy collector, I definitely need to make the time to find the fansubs of my favorite Sailor Moon incarnation. Until then, I guess I got to make due with Super S or spend the cash on Revolutionary Girl Utena. It's a pricy road to the top of the Otakus.
Episode 128: Meeting of Destiny: Pegagus' Nancing NightChibiusa has a dream where she wanders into a forest, and finds a mysterious pegasus (Sorry for the weak adjective, but I don't know how else one would describe a new character we know nothing about and build suspence at the same time). The pegasus seems to appreciate the meeting, but tells Chibiusa to keep it as a secret. After Usagi gets her up they go to witness a solar eclipse, but during the darkness, something weird is happening. A new group of out-of-this-world being are trying to take over Earth, but they need to capture Pegasus who lives in beautiful dreams. The assailants for this job the Amazon Trio, their first target Nazuki.
This series doesn't seem as dark as Sailor Moon S which some fans may prefer, and it still uses the concept of the villains that send a new demon to be defeated by the soldiers. I'm sorry, but that does get a tad old. Since the episode is trying to introduce a new premise, it can't take the time to let the soldiers interact with each other properly which was a problem with the first episode of S. It does have its moments, and you can't help but like the Amazon Trio, but this is one of the weaker episodes of Sailor Moon.
Episode 129: Super Transformation Once Again
Reika has returned from Africa only to prepare to go to school in Europe. Her boyfriend Motoki doesn't feel the relationship can work, so he is avoiding Reika no matter how much pleading Minako and Usagi can muster. In the mean time, Tiger Eye trying to make up for his past failure decides to see if the weak spirited Reika has the dreams that contain Pegasus.
The episode lets all the soldiers be themselves, but one does hope to find them in weirder situations. Fortunately, the characters they're dealing with are pretty interesting, so nothing is really lost. I do wish Chibiusa got a little less to do though. Maybe its just me, but I wouldn't want to be taking romance tips from a ten year-old. Of course that might be a gal thing. I guess Sailor Moon getting a new transformation is what makes the episode really worth while.
Episode 130: To Protect Mother's Dream
Usagi's day has just been ruined when her mother refuses to make another Lemon Pie since Chibiusa ate her share of the last one. Chibiusa does feel a little guilty, but Usagi's mother does make her feel better by showing her some photos of Usagi as a child to show how similar they are to each other. Mother decides to go and get some more lemons to make more pies where she runs into a red hair guy who claims to have mistaken her for his missing mother. I would say something smells fishy, but that would be the wrong member of the Trio.
Now this is the kind of situation I like to see Usagi in. It's also good that another member gets in on the dream capturing. Add a cute photo album and you get the best episode in the series thus far.
Episode 131: The Amazon Trap
Hawk Eye has developed a new cage to capture Pegasus for the next time it decides to save the soldiers' butts. All they need is bait, so Tiger Eye decides to try getting a chance to see the dreams of Naru, but his seductive ways do not seem to conquer her feelings for Umino. That is until he claims to only have three months to live.
It would be a fair assumption that the shorter the summary the more I liked the episode. This episode also contained Umino acting like...well Umino which only adds to its comic edge. It's also good that the Trio was working as a team, but the episodes fight scene leaves more to be desired.
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