Doki Doki! Precure

[Guido]

At first I was upset with the direction this episode was heading. I mean Aguri and Davie were making a big drama about Raquel falling in love with a human girl and wouldn't allow it. C'mon! How come they take the rules to the letter?

If those girls had continue behaving stubbornly on the matter, then I would have had preferred this episode being another Ai-chan centric one. Fortunately, the episode developed in such a way that the girls neither interrupted nor interfered with Raquel's date.

I believe stories and tales must feel organic to both viewers and readers, that is the characters responding on their own towards a development without acting on a predetermined set of rules, literary devices, or parameters. Hence, I would say that Raquel got all the freedom to know more about Yashima-san and learned both disillusionment and heartbreak upon finding out that she had a boyfriend.
- Ganbare, Raquel-kun!

And, I saw for myself how come this episode soldifies the whole notion that Rika/Cure Diamond gets the short end of the stick for this season. I mean it was quite hilarious how come Raquel's powered-up might literary push and carried Cure Diamond along with him, and with all that weight he literally slammed himself onto the Jikochuu knocking it out cold. The thing is that whole move made it look like Cure Diamond literally slammed the Jikochuu with her butt.

Wow, I made the most discussion in a long while for a single episode such as this one.

[Mazryonh]

There's something I don't get. Why do the various Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series have a subforum all their own, while the various Precure series don't?

[Witched]

Or why doesn't Precure have its own Sub-Forum? Maybe it'd be cloggy, who knows.
Having separate Precure threads seem silly, now that I think about it...

Spoiler for Episode 38:

Gee, the OP playing in the Background while fighting Super Bel... Felt wasted. The fight episode felt wasted and filled with Plot-Induced Stupidity... Or is that just me?

No Precure Episode this week!

[momobunny]

Originally Posted by Mazryonh

There's something I don't get. Why do the various Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series have a subforum all their own, while the various Precure series don't?

I've kind of wondered the same thing... there's an active topic for each series every year. It only makes sense to me to combine it all into one Pretty Cure subforum. ^^;

[elior]

Spoiler for regina:

i cant wait for the next episode since regina will obtain the second legendary item

[Ichuki]

Spoiler for Happiness charge toy solicitation:

Judging by this Happiness Charge might be 5 at the start.

Originally Posted by momobunny

I've kind of wondered the same thing... there's an active topic for each series every year. It only makes sense to me to combine it all into one Pretty Cure subforum. ^^;

I think it makes sense too and it'll feel a bit more organized too.

[Guido]

To tell the truth I found this episode funny, because I like eating carrots whether be raw, in soup, rice porridge, or cake, although I'm relunctant when it comes to drink carrot juice.

That and the fact that Aguri for a brief time got her just desserts whether being afraid of eating carrots or putting her hands on fertilizer to cultivate them. As for the Jikochuu of that week, the design was clever to lure Ai inside of it with candies and haunting her with illusions of evil carrots.
Nevertheless, after Cure Ace overcame her pickiness with carrots, then the evil carrots themselves turned into cute, carrot fairies and making company to Ai-chan.

In addition, the funniest moment of the episode happened when Mana dressed in a carrot suit broke in the middle of Professor Rika's class on carrots.

Spoiler:

But, the cliffhanger with Regina finally awakening from her long slumber was the best course to end the episode.

[Witched]

Oi! Oiiiii~!

Anyone alive for another DDPC episode tonight/today?

Can't wait to see what new happens this episode.

[Guido]

This was a good episode to conclude the Raising Ai-chan story arc.

They played quite nicely with the trope limits about good guys turning bad guys in quite some way.

Basically, Ai-chan was seduced by the Trio into becoming selfish by indulging with all sorts of bowling Jikochuu fun, having all toys, drinks, and eating all kinds of sweets.
The loophole to the black-to-white morality trope played was that babies are not self-aware about their actions carrying moral consequences at that early age of their lives. Therefore, conditioning is necessary to properly guide and channel their behavior in an appropriate manner of conduct.

It makes me wonder what is it about Ai-chan that makes her so different from the other fairies introduced in all Pretty Cure seasons, aside of having both a body and form that is a human-like baby in appearance?
As far as I can recall I never heard of any other fairy partner getting seduced to turn into bad behavior. They may become evil against their free will if forced to by a spell or curse from the bad guys.

Originally Posted by Witched

Oi! Oiiiii~!

Anyone alive for another DDPC episode tonight/today?

Can't wait to see what new happens this episode.

Of course, I can't wait to see the next episode now that I caught up, and this episode heralding Regina's return to playtime in her evil mode.

[elior]

well this was unexpected twist with regina in episode 39 but a good twist

[Sageblink]

Originally Posted by elior

well this was unexpected twist with regina in episode 39 but a good twist

I didn't saw a twist at all, and certainly not a "good one".

Spoiler for Episode 39:

It was pretty obvious from the preview that Regina would end up with the spear.

The only surprising things are how smart the girls were this time and how effective was their training after all.
Though it's a bit Deus ex machina for this episode. Beside gaining the Magical lovely pad and a new attack each, I didn't saw them growing stronger to this point (Mana not giving a s**t about Regina's attacks like it was nothing, for example)

The power of resolve !!

But now I really wonder what's the connection between Aguri / Regina / the Queen...

[elior]

Originally Posted by Sageblink

I didn't saw a twist at all, and certainly not a "good one".

Spoiler for Episode 39:

It was pretty obvious from the preview that Regina would end up with the spear.

The only surprising things are how smart the girls were this time and how effective was their training after all.
Though it's a bit Deus ex machina for this episode. Beside gaining the Magical lovely pad and a new attack each, I didn't saw them growing stronger to this point (Mana not giving a s**t about Regina's attacks like it was nothing, for example)

The power of resolve !!

But now I really wonder what's the connection between Aguri / Regina / the Queen...

Spoiler for episode 39:

so now that regina have the spear and the girls have the mirror i wonder who will get the last legendary item

[Ichuki]

Originally Posted by elior

Spoiler for episode 39:

so now that regina have the spear and the girls have the mirror i wonder who will get the last legendary item

Spoiler for Doki Doki 39:

My guess is Regina will get the last legendary item and she becomes a Shiny Luminous/Milky Rose like figure. Ever since she got the spear to me it felt like a bunch of Regina is going to be an Eleventh Hour Ranger flags stood up.

[serenade_beta]

Red Eyes Purple Regina!
Reginya ﾍﾟﾛﾍﾟﾛ(^ω^)

[Guido]

Thank goodness that the girls actually pointed out the fake Joe was Bel impersonating. I instantly could tell right off the bat the moment I saw him wearing that gray apron decorated with the black hearts, which is the coat of arms for the Jikochuu.
In fact, they pointed out that detail, as well.


Ok. Honestly, I found out Cure Heart's act all lame, and it was ludicrous she took all those blasts from Regina at point-blank range, as if it she was hit by a gentle breeze. Pretty much, they meant that literally loves conquers anything, or there's nothing out there that can be fixed with love.

The juxtaposition came with Regina getting a hard time with Cure Heart's sugary attempts to win her over, and struggling with those feelings. It's like they telling us that no matter how much you struggle or put resistance with you're bound to lose, if you get overwhelmed by fury or some other negative emotion.

I do enjoy and understand the fighting spirit trope, but when it's put to good use. In Pretty Cure, it becomes lame and wooden when cases arise like what happened in this episode with Cure Heart becoming instantly the invincible HAXX without effort.
And, seriously, I dislike the preachiness in this franchise on to say that bad guys and bad emotions neither pay off nor win. It's like watching those American cartoon shows back from the 1980's, that at the end of the episode the main character teaches a moral lesson message to the kids watching the show.

Maybe for the magical-girl genre released by TOEI everything is pre-ordained for love to win always at the end no matter what, because it's convenient.

But, I beg to differ that the Regina scenes were truly the best. What intrigued me is that the spear of light reacted to Reginas' emotions.

Spoiler:

She particularly said that if she's gone (that's to say taken over by the Pretty Cure) her Father will be all alone.

Perhaps, Regina unknowingly and ironically pulled out a flag on King Jikochuu.

Either at the end he will be destroyed or purified whether be by the Pretty Cure or Regina herself.

[Witched]

...Episode 40 gave me mixed emotions, but yeah, Makopi's new song is one from the DDPC Vocal Album 2 that came out some time ago her Character Album.

Spoiler for Episode 40 & 41 Preview:

Brown-haired idol with plump lips has a name, which is Haruna, and delivers Makoto fan mail (?) to her.

Everyone helps out Makopi create a new song (Even Aguri gets flustered before doing so)! Regina decides to fight Sword in the meantime although she asks where Mana is! Sword gets solo transformation & declaration! Ira and Marmo appears to fight Rikka/Rosetta when the group intervenes! Makoto de-transforms and prepares a stage with Davi's help, releasing herself from Regina's powers! Makoto's singing mesmerizes Regina for a moment, whose heart is affected it! Makoto transforms back into her Cure Form while approaching Regina, her fingers softly caressing her cheeks! Cue in the Magical Lovely Harp! New wings + Royal Lovely Straight Flush!

Ira could totally call Rikka a beautiful angel without a doubt, which I find funnily ironic at this point since Episode 26.
It feels really weird to have Ira/Mammo here, not doing anything but letting Heart some leeway to Regina...
I have to admit, the second half of the episode is really heart-pounding, but Makoto's new outfit is bleh... And of course, it's Heart that has to perform the Magical Lovely Harp to attach wings onto the group's back.

Episode 41 preview is really strange.
All of the sudden, Precure can fly into space with their wings! Meanwhile, Reina and Alice are in their space shuttle within space, flying around... Which I'm still confused at this very point in time after watching the episode, and it feels pretty awkward... Hopefully, they won't make it as WTF as the last episode of Railgun S.

[darkchibi07]

So would this count as a passive-aggressive relationship?

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[elior]

they was so close to get regina back to be good in this episode this was so close

[Witched]

Makopi's moment~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7S640GVXnM

[elior]

Originally Posted by Witched

Makopi's moment~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7S640GVXnM

this song was so good it was make me cry with tears of joy