Thread:CureHibiki/@comment-386913-20171124112329/@comment-386913-20181130151555

Orba's great so far. Heck, one thing I like about his dynamic is that while Chikurun is basically our Kiriya/Kiryuu Sisters/Setsuna/Regina of the season, she's actually a fairy spy for Orba and that her main interest seems to be with Mofurun and not...you know, the Cures. While I'm not a Mofurun fan, I do like the build-up she has despite basically being a season-long key item version of Usapyon. (plus one other amazing thing: Mofurun basically keeps saying "I'm not a fairy", which really makes me believe she isn't one in the technical sense like nearly every other mascot...now if only someone can just pull back the curtain and reveal Tarte is just some random sentient ferret from a world of sentient ferrets)

I think I get you regarding how the interest in Magic World is built up. The opening episodes do make it neat with the Headmaster and the "Diagon Alley" of the season, but then when the remedial lessons start, you sort of just get tired of what we get. And while I think they do too much with Jun, Kay and Emily off-screen to show "progress", I even miss them and like seeing the trio whenever they show up. Somehow what they learn and evolve with would work more for being teammates; maybe with the Ruby, Sapphire and Topaz gems, but that sort of defeats the season sadly.

Yeah, sort of why they do the mid-season stuff but I think that duos can work well if done right. Then again after watching nearly 13 seasons...my second favorite remains Splash Star and that's a duo from start to finish and they handled it perfectly. (regardless of what Toei and Bandai claim that lead to the more magical-girl stylings of Yes! 5 onwards)