Hell, why is the arcade or ANY business open when a dude just threatened to nuke the town in less than twenty-four hours!? It’s not entirely clear how much the people saw or heard so I guess only the Scouts (with their Moon Power) were able to hear him while everyone else only saw him… I guess. No mention of the evil man in the sky by the way. His ear is not quite as sympathetic as Usagi was hoping, but he manages to spout some nice words about her being special which has her bounding away with a spring in her step. The rest of their day as school is uneventful, but Usagi manages to stay pissed off the entire time about how little her teacher thinks of her and runs straight to the arcade to vent at Motoki about everyone being a Meanie Pants. “WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THE REAL USAGI!?” “It’s really me!” “It is!? Then that means the fortune teller was right… Wait, didn’t she also say something about a car crash!?” “Okay, now you’re scaring me.” Miss Haruna overhears this and is understandably bewildered. In fact, she’s so desperate to keep her classmates from going out that night that she admonishes them for planning on going out instead of studying for class the next day. The Scouts are still not sure what to do other than accept his challenge, but Usagi is definitely the least hesitant to go there herself or to even let anyone else try to meet Jadeite. This right here is already putting this in the running for the best episode yet! What must the people of this city think as they look up to see God staring back at them who’s taken the form of 90’s Justin Timberlake to threaten grave harm upon their heads if some random girls don’t ovary up and face him in a street fight? And this isn’t some sort of psychic projection that only the Scouts can see! There are news reports the next day about the mysterious man in the sky issuing challenges to random people named after planets under threat of total immolation of Japan’s capital!! Still, the city hasn’t been put in a state of emergency (they police think it’s a prank or something) so everyone’s at school the next day and are discussing what it could have possibly been. The dude has clearly decided to cut the bullspit and is appearing in the sky to call out the Sailor Scouts like Macho Man Randy Savage challenging Hulk Hogan to the main event at Wrestlemania! In plain view of the ENTIRE city of Tokyo, he tells the three Scouts (whoever they may be) to meet him at the airport tomorrow night, or else he’ll torch the entire city! “IF YOU’RE TOO COWARDLY TO SHOW YOURSELVES, I’LL KILL EVERYONE!! ESPECIALLY YOU, KEVIN!!” “Not Kevin!!” “What the hell did I do!?” The stargazing is tragically cut short however because Jadeite’s plan makes itself apparent and is about as blunt as a sledgehammer to the face. Logistics of capital punishment aside, it’s clear that Jadeite is out of options and has to come up with a plan to REALLY teach those Scouts a lesson… IN PAIN!! Before we can find out what it is though, we cut to Usagi who’s once again daydreaming about her two current crushes (Motoki and Tuxedo Mask) and she starts seeing their images in the sky.
Apparently a bullet to the head or hanging from a noose would be too simple for the great minds at Hell Corp, though I imagine that putting them to sleep and NOT literally terminating them keeps their insurance rates low or something. Queen Beryl (absolutely livid at the guy by this point) tells him that failure to defeat the Scouts will result in the Sentence of Eternal Sleep where they get plunged into darkness to never awaken again. Queen Beryl gives Jadeite an ultimatum to either murder the three teenage guardians of justice in cold blood or she’ll put his butt to sleep like a stray animal.
I just let go of an incompetent boob who will probably come begging for a job soon.’” “ALRIGHT! I GET IT!!” It doesn’t seem like a good idea to tempt fate like that.” “Okay then. If you kill the Scouts, I WON’T smear your chances of ever finding work at another evil organization.” “I don’t know. “I get the feeling I’m not gonna get a positive reference.” “Tell you what. The episode begins with Jadeite literally under the spotlight as he’s being berated by Queen Beryl for his long list of failures in what has to be the worst exit interview of all time. Does he go out with a dramatic bang, or will his story end on a disappointing whimper? Let’s find out!! We’re back with a very special episode of Game of Lunar Thrones as Jadeite (the Geoffrey of our tale) is about to finally get his comeuppance as this is the last episode for the iconic villain! Since episode one, he’s been the haughty counterbalance to Usagi’s less than composed demeanor and the show has done a darn good job building up his desperation in the last couple of episodes as the Scouts began to increase their power and thwart his plans more thoroughly.
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