u/Adventurous-Boss9427

What a pleasant ride! It was much more light hearted than Sailor Moon manga and had a comedic tone throughout all the chapters.

The running gag of Minako having like a million "first love(s)" was way funnier than it had any right to be.

My personal favourite was that quarter Russian guy from her class- they actually seemed to have chemistry and Mina was quite sweet in that chapter.

(But Naoko had to break them off somehow, because romantic love is not in her destiny, so hence the out of the blue at the very last page Russian girlfriend of his appeared. Too bad!)

Other than that, the chapters in volume 2 were really solid. The new-idol-being-the-villian chapters were really...not. A bit bland if i dare say. Volume 1 is a 7/10 (not including the idol ones) and volume 2 is 8-8.5/10

Also poor Artemis lol he really is the best sidekick. Very funny.

What do y'all think? Do you agree with me? I'd love to hear your opinions!

It is crazy how different season 4 is from season 5!

In season 4, the born-royals are completely unlikable (Elizabeth, Charles etc) while the "outsiders" are shown in a much sympathetic light (Thatcher, Diana)

I'm halfway through season 5, and damn if it ain't the opposite. The Queen is shown as conflicted, wanting the best for everyone- those in the monarchy, and those outside it. Even Charles is shown to be more sympathetic.

On the other hand, Diana is treated like a completely different person! She is reduced from being charismatic, likable, smart to just being sad all the time...

I'm not saying I prefer one to another (I never knew about the details of the monarchy and of the whole Charles-Diana-Camilla until this show, so season 5 is still fresh enough for me, still I hated the character assassination of Diana!)

But it is very interesting to either way, I wonder why! Were the writers hoping to balance out the show's view of the royal family in general?

Remember when bots have DISTINTIVE personalities? When they weren't carbon copies of each other after a few messages?

Gentle and sweet bots were ACTUALLY gentle and sweet throughout the conversation, and did not feel "possessive" and " possessive"

And I miss roleplays where I could have some REAL action- not just filtering themselves at the mere mention of "kill"

I don't think I'll ever leave this site permanently, no, because of that tiny little hope that it will someday regain it's spark again.

As a teenager from a South Asian country, when I started this show, never in a million years I thought I'd find a relatable aspect about the most RICHEST royal families the world.

But I did, from season 1 actually hence the post. That aspect being the marriages in the show, the ones that happened AND not happened.

Right off the first season we see Margaret NOT being allowed to marry Peter Townsend because he is divorced.

Then of course, the more better example being Charles not allowed to marry Camilla.

Isn't it funny that in the Western world all this forbidding of marriages is seen as totally outdated and crazy yet for the almost 2 billion people of the Indian subcontinent, it is completely normal?

I wish I was joking.

Almost in all the people in South Asia still need to have permission and full approval of their parents to marry the partner they love for years. If not, 80% of the time, they break up.

But let's talk about marriages that shouldn't have happened. You know, like, Diana and Charles' one.

What happens to the couples which breaks up due to parental pressure? What happens to Charles is what happens to them. Married off to a person who is accepted, loved and adored by the entire system, expect ofc....you know.

Sorry if I am interpreting it all wrong, but this aspect of the show just...hits to close to home.