The Witches 5 back the Senshi into a corner when an old friend comes to their aid.

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Sailor Moon Crystal Season 3 Episode 6

A new, low-maintenance house plant is all the rage.

Even Mako-chan takes one home to see what all the fuss is about.

Things look grim until an old (and new) ally comes to their aid.

Sailor Pluto, it appears, is back!

Its Nichougi, by the way.

Tellus story played out very well despite Tellu herself not being terribly interesting, which sadly was not unexpected.

Was there some other facet to her that accounted for that?

Im curious but I dont really care all that much.

And Koalinite, who is in all functional aspects the Beryl of this season, is just kinda there.

Cleavage, long red hair, slinky ankle length dress?

Check, check, and check.

We know she has some kind of affliction that has compromised her health.

And thats not even getting into all the supernatural stuff surrounding her.

But heres the thing.

Its not about how much page or screen time you give them.

Its about how its used.

Now, if the story were only supposed to be about Sailor Moon… that would be fine.

Lots of heroes go solo.

But to introduce an extensive supporting cast only to squander their potential value is just wasteful and sloppy.

It is bad economy of story.

I love how well Chibi-Usa and Hotarus friendship is being developed across this season.

And we can see in Haruka and Michirus reactions that theyre conflicted too.

Im just happy its there.

Theyre clearly investigating the situation and analyzing the information they acquire.

Also great about this episode… the score.

It is ON POINT.

This episodes presentation was also strong in the animation department.

Lastly, Ill say that for an episode named for Setsuna, shes not in much of it.

Her scenes are quite good.

Thats not in question.

Its just that her story in this episode isnt very prominent and doesnt feel complete.

Itsalmostcomplete, but not quite, and it comes down to the 1:1 adaptation problem.

The ending was so incredibly abrupt and overly tease-y.

The could then fire up the next episode with the three Outers reintroducing themselves and kneeling before Princess Serenity.

Overall, though, this episode was pretty strong.

Rating:

3.5 out of 5