User blog:GlitterInformer/Smile Pretty Cure!/Glitter Force SDC: Episode 31 (Sub), 26 (Dub)

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Japanese title: The Royal Clock and Candy’s Secret!!

English title: The Royal Clock

In case you don’t remember, the Japanese version ended with a scene that wasn’t in the episode’s English version. Fortunately, this plot-important scene was moved to the beginning of this one. For the sake of completion, let’s compare the Japanese version last episode to the English version this episode, shall we?

The scene starts with an establishing shot of Miyuki/Emily’s house. In the sub, Akane speaks over it, saying they can finally revive the queen; in the dub, Emily does, urging Candy to put the final Glitter Charms in the Charm Chest.

In the sub, Nao says they can finally save M ä rchenland, Reika says they’ve come a long way, and Yayoi says she’s excited. In the dub, April says something crazy will happen once they fill the Charm Chest, Chloe says she hopes it won’t be bad, and Lily says they’ve had enough bad things.

Candy puts the final two charms in, and the Décor Décor/Charm Chest unleashes a large, orange beam. Dialogue is added where Kelsey asks April if that’s crazy enough for her. Then, the mysterious object appears beside it. In the sub, Candy asks, “Kuru?” Miyuki says, “Oh?”, and Candy asks what the object is; in the dub, Candy asks what happened, Emily the device wasn’t there before, and Candy says Emily’s right.

The sub is silent as we see all the girls’ surprised faces and end with a shot of the mysterious item. In the dub, Kelsey asks what the thing is, and Emily tries in vain to explain. After this, the scene ends and the dub shows the opening theme.

Since the sub’s already done its Royal Clock scene, the Japanese version of episode 31 starts with a sub-only scene. Candy is resting in a colorful meadow. The others call to her, but Candy wants them to be quiet so she can stay in the meadow. However, after they all shout her name, Candy opens her eyes to see them all knocked out. Candy screams in fear, and the Japanese version plays the opening theme.



Overall: This episode was pretty good, but it was still disappointing. With the introduction of a brand new item and a brand new power, I was expecting there to be a high-stakes, action-packed showdown, but instead it was Candy trying to remember her friends’ existence. That’s not a bad thing, but for the past few episodes, the physical combat has been rather weak. In fact, I don’t believe the girls have used a physical attack since episode 27. However, with the ending of this episode, it seems a big showdown isn’t entirely hopeless yet.

One more thing to tackle is the most major dub edit: replacing Candy’s dreamscape scene with the scene from last episode. Given the unnecessary editing of last episode, the addition this episode was a necessity. However, it wasn’t bad at all, given that the sub-only scene was pointless as well. Sure, it was foreshadowing of the Ball of Neglect, but it never really happened. I doubt that it even happened offscreen, because it doesn’t fit with what was shown in the middle of the episode.

Next time: Miyuki/Emily enters the Ball of Regret/Dream Ball to rescue her friends!