Sailor Moon Crystal: Act 22 - Hidden Agenda, Nemesis - Review 

Sailor Moon Crystal: "Act 22 - Hidden Agenda, Nemesis" Review

Let me cut right to the chase: I loved Act 22, and it’s all due to Usagi stepping up her game. She’s done pouting. She’s through sulking. Expectation, Nemesis was her episode. And she owned it.

From the beginning it was clear Usagi wasn\'t going to take any more of the Black Moon Clan\'s guff. (Yes, I typed guff.) After overhearing Prince Saphir disclose the name of the Sailor Guardians\' prison (Chamber of Darkness), she immediately...well, fainted.

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OK. Not the most impressive start. BUT, I love how Usagi rallied herself just in time to escape Prince Demande’s grabby hands and continue searching for her friends. Part of that strength was drawn from Mamoru (who was off frantically searching for Chibiusa), but most of it stemmed from love for her Guardians.

Of course, finding the Chamber of Darkness wasn\'t going to be easy, and the Black Moon Clan had no intention of telling her where it was. Which was kind of strange, since Prince Saphir was willing to tell Usagi

I understand that scene was for the benefit of the audience, but I don\'t get why Saphir was the one to drop story exposition on Usagi, since he was planning to kill her the moment she walked into the reactor room. Not to mention a lot of that exposition sounded like gobbledygook. All I got from it was Prince Demande went crazy because something Wise Man, something Nemesis, something everybody\'s doomed.

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I suppose in the end it doesn’t matter, as that scene set up one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the show: the return of Sailor Moon!  I loved how Neo Queen Serenity lent Usagi her power so the latter could transform, who then lent

 power to the Guardians so they could smash their way out of prison (which turned out to be right under Usagi\'s feet).  It was great.

Speaking of greatness, I\'d be remiss if I didn’t mention that sick Moon Tiara Boomerang to Demande’s face. It’s the most aggressive (and impressive) thing I’ve seen Sailor Moon do. I also dug how the Guardians got to let loose a couple of spells of their own; no doubt they had a lot of pent up rage from being kept in the Chamber of Darkness for so long.

Demande managed to survive a metal object to the face, but poor Rebeus wasn\'t so lucky. I genuinely felt bad when he died at the hands of Wise Man. Rebeus was hardly a saint, but being obliterated was a nasty way to go. And who was that mysterious lady hanging around Wise Man? We won\'t find out until Act 23, but given how she sought out Mamoru so she could kidnap him, I think we can all guess.

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Act 22 was a great episode that showcased Usagi\'s strength and dedication to her friends, while setting up what should prove to be an interesting confrontation between the Sailor Guardians and Wise Man.

Sailor Moon goes on the offensive in this action-packed episode of Sailor Moon: Crystal.  RT

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