I can’t believe nobody asked about Usagi and Hotaru

WELL THEN WE BETTER TAKE CARE OF THEM NOW

Usagi

• Why they are the best
  She BELIEVES. She chooses optimism and love. And she’s so flawed, she’s selfish and lazy and insecure, and boy do I relate to her insecurities. She knows her people love her, but she can’t help but doubt, there is always a part of her that’s sure they’re all going to leave her.
• Why they are the worst
  The narrative absolutely never interrogates her optimism enough, optimism is HARD and having it always be right and never fully exploring her times of doubt is a little frustrating. 
• a canon fact (that shouldn’t be)
  Uhhhm Usagi being particularly concerned with gender/sexuality? I mean the girl would take a long time to actually put a label on herself, because she absolutely has been hit hard with heteronormativity and she’s not one to sit down and think about things, but she’s been very blatantly falling for EVERYONE from the beginning and she’s love and acceptance and just, nah I reject that.
• a non-canon fact (that should be)
  chubby Usagi or bust
• a piece of advice I would give them
  Let people know when you’re lonely. It’s hard but it’ll help.

Hotaru

• Why they are the best
  THE OTHER PAINFUL CHILD. Honestly when I think of Hotaru, I think of her strength. There’s a war over her body, and she chooses the victor. (And there’s a moment in the original SuperS myu, where she demands to be herself and NOT Saturn and NOT a demon, and it gives me all the feelings.) But she’s also a tragedy, because from the moment her father makes his deal with Pharoh 90, she loses all chance of ever just being Hotaru. She can fight for Saturn to win control, but she can’t ever claim herself fully, not for long. 
• Why they are the worst
  The narrative never follows through on all the implications of her story and character
• a canon fact (that shouldn’t be)
  DOC HAS CONVERTED ME ON ANTI-HAPPY OUTERS FAMILY but really, I think HOF is kind of a sinister conclusion for Hotaru, just because they’re all senshi. It’s another way she’s taken away from being Hotaru. AND THAT’S IGNORING ALL THE MURDER/ATTEMPTED MURDER.
• a non-canon fact (that should be) 
  I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING FOR HOTARU REJECTING (or trying to reject) ALL THAT SATURN IS AND ALL THAT THE SENSHI ARE
• a piece of advice I would give them
  You can still be you in all this, there are pieces that are untouched. Maybe talk to Minako, Venus took everything from her, too.