#pgsm 18

[sailormoonsub]

Is this strange power “amazing calligraphy skills” because look at all this FORESHADOWING

[sailormoonsub]

PGSM Reinako: I have to disagree that Minako at any point got kinder or cared for what Rei could want or need. I honestly can't remember a single Reinako scene in which she wasn't entirely selfish.

You might be a little bit prickly too if you knew you were going to die so you deliberately detached yourself from others so they wouldn’t be dependent on you when you’re gone 

i don't think her increase in kindness was to Rei specifically, but I just keep thinking of the episode where they (sort of) adopted a dog, and they both wanted to be the best at caring for the dog. This small plotline is mapped onto the bigger arc of who can be the best at protecting the princess, and if they couldn’t agree on the best way to raise a dog then they definitely don’t agree on the best way to save a person. The real plot twist is when Rei uses that competitive streak against Minako; in the game show episode, Rei lures Minako into a literal contest for a record contract, but a contest that is designed to prove that a) Minako will fight for what she wants (to keep being an idol), and b) the girls are important for who they are now, not just who they used to be. Minako wins, of course, but she also accidentally learns to love herself and appreciate the people around her. You’re absolutely welcome to your interpretation; this is just how I saw their arc.