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(Sakura to Omoide Kanshoukai)
“Sakura’s Nostalgic Viewing Party”
I love it when the show splits up the setup and the payoff into two separate episodes.
General Impressions
For those of you who arent sure if that previous statement was sarcasm, it wasnt. Because as much as I love this show, Im not a big fan of it repeating the same single-episode-card-capture formula week in and week out. Which is why I get really excited when an episode dives really deep into story territory and then saves all the jam packed action for the week after. This weeks episode in particular I think did a great job at giving us a fun episode that used a bit of nostalgia to really make a big impact and then left us at the perfect point where we can be excited to see just how Sakura takes care of whatevers causing all these earthquakes around Tomoyos house.
Rewinding back a bit back to Tomoyos awesome home theater setup, Im loving how gungho Clear Card Hen is at using the power of nostalgia to its fullest. Instead of shying away from the past, theres always been at least one if not more things that harken back to the past. And while its normally specific scenarios or places, you have to hand it to the show for showing us the best part of the play that Sakura and friends took part in way back when. Not only was that a really cute moment back when it first aired, but its nice to see anything help play up the romance aspect between Sakura and Syaoran. Toss in a little extra humor when you have the tables flipped and Tomoyo ends up on screen and you have a hilarious segment that (probably) wouldnt work in any other scenario.
However, I think this all pales in comparison to the ominous feeling and build up we felt during the first few minutes of this weeks episode. Seeing how the bunny that Akiho is carrying is obviously more than just a stuffed animal (thanks ending sequence!), it makes you wonder just what is the world is going on behind the scenes at Akihos. As others have pointed out Akiho seems like a nearly perfect carbon clone of Sakura, her mysterious book seems to have all of Sakuras cardcaptures appearing with in it, and her butler has set off so many alarms that itd be a surprise if he wasnt some kind of crazy evil magician. At this point I think its obvious that theres something going on beyond the surface over at Akihos, but the question is just what in the world is going on?!
Overall, a pretty good episode that managed to hit a high note on just about everything. With this weeks episode cutting off right before diving into the action, I cant wait to see what happens when an episode starts off with a fun card capture instead of a typical hello from our characters. In any case, Ill catch you guys then.
See you later!
Preview
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The earthquake remind of the the Earthy card two parter. It makes me wonder, will the anime show the ending before the manga like the original anime did?
http://images.randomc.net/Cardcaptor%20Sakura%20Clear%20Card%20Hen/Cardcaptor%20Sakura%20Clear%20Card%20Hen%20-%2015%20-%2033.jpgSakura looks like she’s going to shank a bitch with her goddamn princess wand.
http://images.randomc.net/Cardcaptor%20Sakura%20Clear%20Card%20Hen/Cardcaptor%20Sakura%20Clear%20Card%20Hen%20-%2015%20-%20Large%2002.jpgDon't mind me. I’m still here, plotting your doom. Now I’m on your desk, with a ticking book. Aren’t I nefarious?
Heheheheh. That is perfect
This episode proves that the sealed card movie is canon.
Not sure about that yet. After all, Eriol’s house is still there. Of course, with Akiho there they really couldn’t tell “oh, that’s when the Void interrupted the play”. Was it really a normal earthquake or the Void? The jury is still out on that one.
http://images.randomc.net/Cardcaptor%20Sakura%20Clear%20Card%20Hen/Cardcaptor%20Sakura%20Clear%20Card%20Hen%20-%2015%20-%20Large%2004.jpgMan, it’s really surprising that Meiling is sticking around for so long. I thought she was just going to be a one-episode cameo, but so glad she’s still here.
Look again at the card that takes the form of a fighter. Will it have the same name as the maze?
So the writers used the play from the sealed card movie? Interesting, what’s even more interesting is that Tomoyo pausing for two seconds and continued speaking afterwards. So she is acknowledging that something something huge happened at that time.