EN QUE ELENA CONOCE A UN CACTURNE

Star*Twinkle Pretty Cure - Episode 34
My Own Review

EN QUE ELENA CONOCE A UN CACTURNE



The summer season may be coming to an end (or the autumn season is starting depending on when you read this), but this anime continues on regardless. It seems we are at the point where each of the characters will be getting a turn in the spotlight, and for episode thirty-four it is Elena who we shall be focusing on.

Elena and Saboro

In this episode of Star ☆ Twinkle, a cactus alien named Saboro comes to Earth. So Elena and friends want to make the alien feel welcome, but there is something of a language barrier; particularly because Saboro doesn’t speak. Elena takes the lead in this episode, building a better understanding of the alien.

Elena

This episode is a perfectly serviceable one. As far as aliens go, Saboro is all right – though I do think we have seen better from Star ☆ Twinkle before now. I’ll admit I’m surprised that Elena’s family didn’t feature more heavily in this episode; it might have been fun to see her trying to keep Saboro’s true identity concealed from her younger siblings or something.

Maybe taking the plant alien to a flower shop is a bad idea, hm?

There are a few funny moments in this episode. First contact with Saboro is one such example. I also find something a little amusing about Elena taking him to the floristería Sonrisa, though I don’t think that was what the show was going for with that particular interaction.

Kaede talks with her daughter

Elena’s interpreter mum, Kaede Amamiya, also gets to appear in this episode, so that’s a nice little bonus. She’s the one who is able to talk Elena out of the slump she falls into after upsetting Saboro. That lecture on miscommunication is heartwarming and on point.

Saboro is the KNotraiders’ victim for this episode

Whenever a new character is introduced, there is usually a strong chance that they will be the victim of the week that gives rise to the monster of the week; and that is exactly what happens with Saboro.

Cure Soleil

This being Elena’s episode, Cure Soleil gets to lead the transformation sequence. Nothing particularly notable about this battle; it plays out like the many that have come before.

Overall, an episode that I don’t particularly have any strong feelings towards. It does convey the message it wants to convey well, and there are one or two notable moments. Other than that, though, it is your standard episode of a PreCure series.

Maybe things will pick up next time with Hikaru aiming to become student council president.

MY OWN HUMBLE OPINION:

Poor communication kills. Los problemas de comunicación matan (aunque se pierde el retruécano con "skills" a la hora de traducir). Y Shakespeare lo sabe de buena tinta ( ;) ). Ver Otelo o Romeo y Julieta o El sueño de una noche de verano, por ejemplo.

Y este tipo no habla cacturne siquiera. Es mudo, aunque no sabemos si además es sordo o no. La brecha lingüística es comparable al valle Marineris de Marte... por supuesto que el escándalo estaba servido a la hora de interactuar con él. Yo misma crecí entre mudos y ecolálicos en un centro de autismo, siendo una de los pocos alumnos parlantes.