I watched the whole thing with my wife, and we enjoyed it, even if taking pokes at the plot holes (Why doesn't Pluto just slow time down if she's forbidden to stop it on pain of death? It's not like Dimande was particularly moving the crystals together that fast) was as much a reason to as anything. Now that it's over, we'll probably be getting back to the classic series, just to (heavily) contrast how the Black Moon Clan alone was handled.
This is kind of a master course on the value of filler. Sure, a lot of the episodes in Classic SM didn't progress the plot, but we got to see the girls' personalities a lot more, and they added flavor. The Black Moon Clan's Phantom Sisters got a redemption arc in classic, whereas they get burned one after the other as particularly named mooks in Crystal.
All in all, it's probably not bad if you hadn't seen the original stuff before. But for people wanting a modernization of the Classic Sailor Moon stuff they grew up with, it fell flat on its face. Now we just see if the merchandising boom gets it a season 2.
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."
This is kind of a master course on the value of filler. Sure, a lot of the episodes in Classic SM didn't progress the plot, but we got to see the girls' personalities a lot more, and they added flavor. The Black Moon Clan's Phantom Sisters got a redemption arc in classic, whereas they get burned one after the other as particularly named mooks in Crystal.
All in all, it's probably not bad if you hadn't seen the original stuff before. But for people wanting a modernization of the Classic Sailor Moon stuff they grew up with, it fell flat on its face. Now we just see if the merchandising boom gets it a season 2.
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."