Card Captor Sakura - episode 30

This is what Card Captors are all about, folks. I'm talking personal struggles, Lee and Sakura working together with little animosity, Meilin being agreeable to Sakura for once and the question of doing what is right despite it hurting others. The episode starts with Sakura about to capture a card whose elemental resembles a fox/cat creature which gives the heroine the slip by sprinting through the bush and ending up a someone's front yard. A young girl - Jessie- emerges from the entrance and soon a budding relationship between pet and owner begins. It's almost a shame that Sakura has to disrupt the bond by sealing the card as dictated by her fate as the Official Card Captor. The plot is simple enough to follow once the main conflict is identified and the viewer can't help wondering how Sakura will capture the card without disappointing her good-hearted acquaintance.

Maddison and Kero stand on the sidelines and mull the best possible way for Sakura to carry on her duty without anyone noticing anything. The problem is that contact with the element of the Dash card grants unusual running abilities. Jessie is signed for the school race and this is the perfect opportunity to put her skills to test. Sakura wants Jessie to succeed, but she needs to take away her running power, which will also cause her adorable pet to disappear.

This episode also showcases the fact that Sakura is very human. She is presented with a numbe rof opportunities to seal the card, but each time she falters because she cares about Jessie. Kero heads over to her and explains that the right isn't always what one wants. This causes our protagonist to ponder over what's best and she finally makes her move of bringing another Clow Card under control. A forlorn Jessie is seen looking for her missing pet, which now has just joined its family as part of the collectec Clow Cards. Sakura pulls herself together after Kero reminds her that it wouldn't be fair for Jessie to win the competition on the strength of having been helped by a Clow Card after all. Sakura still cheers her on during the race, and Jessie finds the motivation necessary to win when she has a vision of her former pet in front of her on the track