Thread:CureHibiki/@comment-386913-20171124112329/@comment-386913-20180601115208

NP, just take your time with responses cause I'll be here.

I'm a bit torn on Towa with where I am now; she's great, but at the same time the more stuff I see associated with Setsuna, the more I'm reminded of how awesome she and her arc was (well OK, not the stuff as Eas, she was shrill but that was sort of the point) The only thing I like that bonds both is the "evil intent" that both had regarding their search for power: Eas/Setsuna because she grew up in a world that knew nothing but what Moebius told them, thus had no idea there was more out there to the world and was stuck in a particular mindset; and Twilight/Towa because she "chose" to join with Dyspear due to her own insecurities and the whole idea that "she had to be not just a princess but a Princess Cure/potential Grand Princess"; and since there were only three and she wasn't one of them, she was lured by the promise of power even if it basically meant turning her back on the Hope Kingdom to gain it...with it really only turning out alright because of Haruka and the others. I do like the contrasting personalities though of both, with Setsuna being quieter and Towa being more a bit haughty and "regal" without realizing it and how they just find the world they end up in strange even if they have to defend it now. (as for Ellen...I actually prefer her as Seiren and think that after her arc is over with in 23, she just feels way too generic a character)

So the movies turn bad but New Stage is fine? Meh, that's not promising considering I saw New Stage 1 and the feelings I have towards that (yeah, hate Cure Echo but got that across earlier; it makes some sense and probably isn't as bad as my Shiny Luminous fury though) Gonna get to New Stage 2 this weekend and probably just do that and the DokiDoki movie this month. Not sure how Ayumi would work as a Cure in her own series, though; in some ways her arc felt like it was the beginnings of someone like Tsubomi or what was eventually done with Haruka (or heck, even Hime)...but then again I have seasons for that sort of thing.

And more Cure Muse is a good thing. My favorite Cure and all but still...that's how the industry gets.