Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-43281069-20190806112332/@comment-43281069-20191118003130

Pretty much. As Tsubomi sort of stated at the end of HeartCatch, Precure fight for love and to protect what’s precious to them, not for the sake of some personal vendetta.

Even if she technically shouldn’t have had to apologize Yuni still found it in her heart to forgive her biggest enemy, and by finally letting go of the hate she’d carried around for years she was able to reach her true potential.

In Lala’s case, even though her classmates initially turned on her after her secret was discovered she still chose to put her life on the line to protect them with everything she had.

Elena on the other hand seemed like she just wanted to prove a point to Tenjou (well meaning though it might have been) and wasn’t really risking anything she didn’t already do on a daily basis by that point nor did she really seem to emphasize with her opponent at all so of course nothing happened there.

Of course we’ll have to see if Madoka and Hikaru wind up following this pattern as well but it’s the best explanation I can think of right now. Which makes me wonder if Elena is going to get another shot later down the line or if she’ll just wind up doubling up with one of the remaining two Cures.