Sailor Moon SuperS Episode 08 - Hearts that Communicate! Chibiusa and Pegasus

Man, last week took a lot more out of me than expected. I suspect this week will be a little tiring as well, so I may wind up having to catch up over the weekend, but I'm hoping that by next week everything will be sorted out.

That said, I've watched several shows around here so far, and I've been considering that after wrapping up what I've been viewing, I may just stick purely to Sailor Moon for awhile. Let's be honest, this stuff takes a lot out of me, and requires a great deal of effort that is pretty difficult to keep up. Also, there are other projects that may begin to demand my time as well, so there's a chance I might need to scale back on some other stuff to compensate.

But my crusade against Sailor Moon will not end until it is complete. This I vow. No matter how bad this show gets, I will never give up on it. Because as much as I may take issue with a lot of crap this show gets away with, it will never be Kodomo no Jikan.

And now that I've mentioned this I will have nightmares about that show for the next week. So you're welcome I guess, Internet.

I've gone on long enough about things nobody cares about. Guess I'll get right to business then.

Today's episodes are about dreams. In general. Actual dreams and the kinds of dreams you just have while you're awake about things like the future or whatnot. Also Chibiusa wears a fake moustache.

Bar is set pretty low. Roll intro.

We begin with an aurora and Chibiusa telling her horse pal how she's never told anyone about this place. Though she wonders why he doesn't talk to her lately, or why he comes to save them all the time and stuff, and he's like "uh, what?" and she's all "I WANNA BE YOUR FRIEND".

"So, yeah, uh. I'm kind of a magical unicorn with goddamn wings?
Friends aren't really my thing. You know I'm supposed to
skewer non-virgins with this horn, right?"

She doesn't seem all that surprised that he's just not looking to further their relationship, and then we... jump into a title card? Oh. Okay. That was fast.

We begin with Baba Yaga's Burning Eyebird, once more telling us the exact same thing it has been saying for the entire series so far. WE GET IT. FIND THE UNICORN. BRING IT BACK. QUESTION MARK PROFIT.

I can't remember if this is stock footage but if it isn't then it
is still complete crap to look at.

More stock footage with people's mouths where we can't see them, more talking about how these guys suck, and then Tiger's Eye asks a rather important question that seems relevant to their situation: What happens if the person Pegasus is hiding in figures out the deal with Pegasus?

Context. Super important when taking still images like this.

Hawk's Eye decides that it's probably not a big deal since the moment someone thinks about using Pegasus to conquer the planet/galaxy/universe their dream will turn to shit and he'll just bounce anyways? Sounds legit. Baba Yaga backs him up, and says that Pegasus will never let that shit slip because if he did he'd just leave.

Then we go see Tiger's Eye go back into the cages to talk to a shadow lady, whose unique power is to slip into people's hearts through their shadows. And since Pegasus should totally have a shadow, she ought to be able to slip in, right?

Now, this is actually a kind of cool idea. Maybe even one of the best they've managed so far. So, she of course decides to give it a go, since she can also steal hearts as another special skill of hers and if she can steal the heart of whoever Pegasus is hiding in, they can snag his soul all over or whatnot. Okay. Sounds semi-legit I guess. Just one problem: How the hell are you going to get into Pegasus' shadow, exactly?

But she hops in his shadow and we head out to the park where little kids are drawing.

*groans inwardly*

*groans some more*

Anyways some douchebag sitting next to them is like 'eh its alright' and they fight over what his trash looks like, and then the teacher shows up to see how students are progressing. Only to get bent out of shape over what Chibiusa is wearing, despite the fact that they are clearly on a field trip so she must have looked like this before leaving for said trip I guess? Or did she put it on after they got here? So confused.

She decides to let it slide after a fashion because it makes Chibiusa feel like she's 'gotten better', and moves on to see how the kids are drawing. Also she says that she can't give Chibiusa a good grade because she's moved beyond the assignment and drawn something that 'isn't there'.

It's a little thing called 'imagination'. What the f**k kind of
art teacher says shit like this?

But the guy sitting next to the girls calls their teacher a square.

He also not so subtly infers she is a Christmas Cake.

She gets a bit mad, tells her to paint over the creative bits since it's not a still life if you add shit that wasn't there, and walks off to check on other students who probably won't make fun of the fact that she clearly can't land a man because she has a shitty attitude.

The kids talk about what a bitch she is, Chibiusa stares at the camera, and then we see teacher lady sitting on a bench trying not to cry about how she sucks with kids. Transition to a photo on the bar of her sitting on the bench, and Tiger's Eye tries to get someone else to do work for a change besides him.

Well, damn Fish Eye. Who'd have thought.

Hawk's Eye doesn't feel up to it, and Fish Eye is being straight, so Tiger's Eye decides to try another angle to goad her into work.

I do love her expression here.

He walks off though as she yells at him, and he's a little disappointed that he has to lure Pegasus out himself, since it would have been easier to get some backup, but he'll make do. Cut to Chibiusa skipping around and talking to Usagi and being a general pain in the ass. Then they play some rock paper scissors and... I don't understand what the hell they're fighting about. Carrying the groceries I guess? Why would you expect a tiny child to carry anything that you can't?

But Usagi bumps into someone around the corner, spills everything to the ground, and it turns out this is the cold art teacher from earlier who isn't wearing glasses and looks completely different.

That look on her face screams "oh god that's where she gets it from."

She talks about how she's jealous of this tiny girl who befriends everyone, then apologizes for breaking the eggs before walking off all quiet and subdued. Cue somber music and watch as she never gets a break from teaching. But then some roadside fortune teller is all like 'hey lady, you look bummed out, let me guess, it's your work?'

I'd probably make a stress test scientology reference here, but
I feel like I did that the LAST time a villain pulled this shit.

So he goes on to tell her that his job is to 'help out maidens with their worries' and that he'll cut her a special deal and counsel her for free because she looks just that troubled. Boy, who can turn down an offer like that?

Great backhanded complement.

He goes on to make yet another completely baffling statement.

... what?

Of course she sits down to talk to him because clearly she is this miserable. So she tells him about how when she was a little girl all she ever wanted to do was be a teacher but now that she is one she can't get along with her students and feels miserable I guess. It's enough to make her question if she should keep going.

She's such a downer, even Tiger's Eye himself is starting to question if this is really the best choice for luring out Pegasus.

Man. That's pretty bad.

He picks himself back up though, and goes in for the er. Um. Thing?

Creepers gonna creep.

She gets very uncomfortable, of course, and decides that she really needs to be leaving right now. But he's not gonna let that happen so he knocks her over, transforms, and is all 'rar evil'.

Cut to those girls walking home and Mamo is all "sup ladies" and rolls up in his caddy and of course Usagi is all like 'hells yeah'.

Truly Usagi's reaction. So just. Urgh.

But just you wait until you see Mamoru himself.

I felt it was time to whip out the ol' creeper costume and go
rolling around in the creepmobile again.

Though then some people start screaming out of nowhere, presumably due to the impending commercial break.

After said commercial break, we see a teacher getting put up on a thing and her heart dream mirror comes out and Tiger's Eye does his thing. Heck he even manages to stretch the mirror out, which I don't think has ever been a thing before, and more to the point, she is still awake as he roots around in there.

You always say that dude.

She passes out, those girls are like 'welp that's a thing' and so they look at one another and decide to transform because that's what the whole show is about.

Watching this kind of makes me hanker for some Pretty Cure again. That show did this shit so well. Le sigh.

Anyways of course Pegasus isn't there, but Sailor Moon and the other one show up and do their on-stage announcement, which is just as well for him. Time to start whipping at some girls and throwing daggers but then Tuxedo Mask shows up, getting a bit close this time around.

This looks uncomfortable for both parties.

Chibi Moon summons a flying horse thing, and Tiger's Eye smiles and calls forth his monster, who leaps out and goes right into Pegasus. Trap succeeded, he bounces and the Pegasus turns all gray and the sky turns dark, and then Chibi Moon gets all lost because aw shit, she done had her heart stole.

OF COURSE IT IS! DID THE SUMMONING BELL NOT TIP
YOU OFF OR SOMETHING? SWEET GOD.

Anyways this monster is pretty damn cool, not gonna lie. She's got some serious style.

Style.

She goes on to say how everything seen is Chibiusa's dream, and lady puts a harness on the horse and asks the girl to take it, and she's like "uh, no?"

She goes on to keep trying to tempt Chibiusa to take the reins, and this only manages to upset the tiny pink-haired child.

I can't find any fault with that statement. At least her heart
is completely in the right place.

Chibiusa eventually manges to tell the monster to get the hell out of her dream, and then everything goes pink and Pegasus wakes back up and ejects the monster out of his body. Then Chibi Moon wakes up and tells her future mom to do a thing, which she does. Pegasus gives her the riding crop of doom, then she all throws a heart at the monster with a kaleidoscopic acid trip, and we're done here.

Now her future parents decide to ask what the hell happened, she's all 'I dunno' and Tuxedo Mask runs off to get the car.

Meanwhile, someone else is having a dream. Turns out that teacher is dreaming about her dream to help others with their dreams? Then wakes up to some girls saying 'hey don't worry that guy who assaulted you was totes beat up by a superhero'. Then Mamoru asks if she'd like a ride home, but she declines being that she's like, right outside her place I guess? So they go to leave her, but the teacher has to ask Chibiusa why she bothered to turn in that assignment with the Pegasus still in it.

Her response? Because she totally thought the picture was better that way, duh.

Proof that grades are bullshit. Also that you should never
EVER teach art again you horrible woman.

But she goes one step further of course, after telling her she can't give the girl a good grade on the image because she's a real hardass.

This makes no sense. You make no sense. Stop teaching. Please.

Then she says goodybye, walks off, and decides she suddenly is okay with herself and isn't ever going to give up on children again because reasons.

Now Chibiusa is preparing to go to bed when Pegasus comes to her window. Or rather, some weird... goblet... thing?

Even Lisa Frank is like 'okay this is a bit much at this point'.

Turns out this is a thing that lets Pegasus talk to her and he's like 'so uh yeah I guess I kinda wanna be friends' and turns out that when they're alone they can talk through this thing.

And in a really, really bizarre twist, she proceeds to get almost completely naked, and Pegasus blushes.

The most distressing part is that it's pretty open about just how naked she is, and how this horse is totes blushing over it, and she's all 'what's wrong'?

Eventually she does put on her nightgown, and asks his real name. He can't tell her that yet, and apologizes, but they decide they can at least be friends because that's all the episode's time budget will allow at this point.

AND THEN SPARKLY HAPPY BUBBLES THE END.

Y'know, I was kind of okay with this show right up until the end there.

I mean, I kinda already know what's going to be coming down the line since I've been spoiled slightly, but holy mother of Christmas. What. The. F**k.

I have so many problems with naked little girls just casually being thrown in for no reason, that I have to wonder what in the name of god they were thinking. And to have the horse blush?! Holy f**k my mind is blown right now.

I need to go. I. I need an adult or something. I can't handle this right now. I feel unclean because of this show. And that's the opposite effect watching this is supposed to have on me. Oh god.