Kimi to Idol Precure♪ Episode 19 Discussion

In any case, I think it's safe to say at this point that this is worst written Pretty Cure series by far. It's become clear to me that the story is more about Purirun and Meroron than it is about the three main human characters, who in this show are clearly being treated as secondary. Just like last week's episode, this one in particular was only written the way it was just make the three human characters look stupid (even by Pretty Cure standards), complete with those dumb expressions with the eyes (you've seen them, I'm sure), especially Uta, whom the writers had reduced to a Cure Zukyoon fangirl. When she discovers that Cure Zukyoon is Purirun, she acts SO surprised, like she had never seen such a thing in her life (to her credit, she still remembers that she's also a Pretty Cure, but that's it). The journalist they meet this week? She's just there to emphasize how idiotic the writers made the three characters, and she's the victim of the week as well. In short, the writers felt they had to make the main characters look dumb in order to try to be funny, and in this case, also for the sake of dramatic tension, which could be done in any TV show let alone Japanese or anime. This episode honestly feels like nothing more than a comedy filler episode, even though it technically isn't.

The real problem however, is Meroron/Cure Kiss. She essentially has Puirun convinced that she has to stay away from Uta because it's for both their own good, but the truth is, Meroron wants her "nee-tama"/"onee-sama" all to herself, and doesn't want to share her with anyone else, which is beyond selfish. Sure, you could say she was never taught any differently, but Meroron is clearly one of those characters who is extremely jealous, and thinks that both she and her one special friend are all that matter in the multiverse, and thus thinks everyone else is irrelevent, which makes her think she gets to be rude to everyone, but as we all know, that's not how it works. Honestly, this show feels like a deconstruction, even though it technically isn't. Anyway, next week's episode involves a "picnic to recover lost memories", but my real concern is when that will actually happen; Purirun recovering her lost memories, I mean. Yeah, Meroron never lost hers in the first place, which makes me concerned that she might try to prevent Purirun from recovering her memories at all...

Now, I'll continue to watch this show, but that doesn't change what I've just said. I'm sure Meroron will come around eventually, but that simply doesn't change the fact that the writers took creative shortcuts in order to keep things interesting. Did previous Pretty Cure shows do that? Maybe, maybe not, but either way, they're still creative shortcuts, again, even by Pretty Cure standards.

Does anyone get Boonboonger Reference in this episode, no one discuss about how funny the reporter girls sniffing like boon-boon henshin device

In any case, I think it's safe to say at this point that this is worst written Pretty Cure series by far. It's become clear to me that the story is more about Purirun and Meroron than it is about the three main human characters, who in this show are clearly being treated as secondary. Just like last week's episode, this one in particular was only written the way it was just make the three human characters look stupid (even by Pretty Cure standards), complete with those dumb expressions with the eyes (you've seen them, I'm sure), especially Uta, whom the writers had reduced to a Cure Zukyoon fangirl. When she discovers that Cure Zukyoon is Purirun, she acts SO surprised, like she had never seen such a thing in her life (to her credit, she still remembers that she's also a Pretty Cure, but that's it). The journalist they meet this week? She's just there to emphasize how idiotic the writers made the three characters, and she's the victim of the week as well. In short, the writers felt they had to make the main characters look dumb in order to try to be funny, and in this case, also for the sake of dramatic tension, which could be done in any TV show let alone Japanese or anime. This episode honestly feels like nothing more than a comedy filler episode, even though it technically isn't.

The real problem however, is Meroron/Cure Kiss. She essentially has Puirun convinced that she has to stay away from Uta because it's for both their own good, but the truth is, Meroron wants her "nee-tama"/"onee-sama" all to herself, and doesn't want to share her with anyone else, which is beyond selfish. Sure, you could say she was never taught any differently, but Meroron is clearly one of those characters who is extremely jealous, and thinks that both she and her one special friend are all that matter in the multiverse, and thus thinks everyone else is irrelevent, which makes her think she gets to be rude to everyone, but as we all know, that's not how it works. Honestly, this show feels like a deconstruction, even though it technically isn't. Anyway, next week's episode involves a "picnic to recover lost memories", but my real concern is when that will actually happen; Purirun recovering her lost memories, I mean. Yeah, Meroron never lost hers in the first place, which makes me concerned that she might try to prevent Purirun from recovering her memories at all...

Now, I'll continue to watch this show, but that doesn't change what I've just said. I'm sure Meroron will come around eventually, but that simply doesn't change the fact that the writers took creative shortcuts in order to keep things interesting. Did previous Pretty Cure shows do that? Maybe, maybe not, but either way, they're still creative shortcuts, again, even by Pretty Cure standards.

I've seen "Go! Princess...", which, like this show, is available legally on Crunchyroll (an important point), which "Smile..." isn't, so there's no way I could have seen it (and no, I did not watch the "Glitter Force" version). At least "Go! Princess..." didn't use the fairy assistants to make the Cures look stupid (not the way this show [Wonderful...] did, anyway), plus none of the fairy assistants selfishly want the others all to themselves, while trying to keep everyone else out.

Additionally, I don't appreciate the assumption that I have seen something that isn't legally available where I live. No currently airing Super Sentai series (in its original Japanese form) is legally available here (Shout! Studios' release only covers Fiveman to Dekaranger, and only Jetman to Hurricanger are available for online streaming). I only watch anime and tokusatsu through legal means, so there is no way that I could possibly pick up on any Super Sentai reference, let alone one to the show that was currently airing at that time, but wasn't (and still isn't) legally available where I live.


Either way, I still say the journalist was otherwise only there to emphasize the treatment the Cures were given in that episode. In addition, there could have, and should have been a better way to give Purirun and Meroron their Cure forms without taking dramatic shortcuts (which includes the whole Meroron drama almost overpowering the rest of the show), and without playing with the viewers' emotions. For these reasons, along with others, my post remains unchanged.