User blog:GlitterInformer/Smile Pretty Cure!/Glitter Force SDC: Episode 20 (Sub), 17 (Dub)

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Japanese title: "Invisible People? Miyuki and Akane Become Invisible!?"

English title: "See-U-No-More"

The episode starts with Miyuki/Emily, Akane/Kelsey, and Candy walking. It’s silent at first in the sub; in the dub, Candy is laughing. In the sub, Miyuki says it’s hot and Akane says that of course it is because it’s summer; in the dub, Emily asks if Kelsey’s hungry and Kelsey says she’s starving. Then, Candy announces that she found a camera. Through a mysterious mirror, we see Candy, Miyuki/Emily, and Akane/Kelsey. Text on the path behind them is changed. The Japanese text, by the way, says, “Path”.



Overall: This was such a fun episode! Whenever Majorina/Brooha’s inventions are involved, you know it’s gonna be good. And this was one of the most intense fight scenes yet, despite the relative lack of physical combat. Pretty Cure/the Glitter Force had a lot of trouble this time. Also, we subverted the general “everything is back to normal, here’s what we learned today, everyone laughs in the sunset” ending with a really engaging bookends. Let’s see if the Wheel of Doom skips a click in both versions next time, because there may have been another confrontation with Majorina/Brooha after this!

Anyway, here’s my one thing with the dub: what was with all of the cuts today? Let’s look back and see… Miyuki and Akane posing in the mirror, Miyuki and Akane’s reactions to their homework being invisible, the establishing shot of the park, Akane’s reaction to being kneed from behind, a good chunk of the transformations (though that might be a good thing, given the cringey dialogue added in the dub). Most episodes of Glitter Force only have one or two cuts. There was nothing added to justify the cuts, either, like in episode 1. I suppose Saban was just bored that day?

Next time: The girls celebrate Tanabata/the Star Festival!