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* Episode 27 begins with a scenic river vista. Then, the flowers suddenly wither and die, and something dark starts to ripple across the field and kill the grass like a fire swallowing paper. As ominous music plays, a shadowy plant sprouts, and keeps growing... until the shape it takes on is unmistakably, disturbingly ''human''. The silhouette exhales, its mouth opened wide. Creepy enough on its own, but then you learn that this could very well have been the birth of one of the Seeds of Darkness, and you were there to witness it.
* Juna's "awakening" is frightening to witness. At an office building somewhere in the city, a weather report is talking about a coming storm, and the [[OfficeLady office ladies]] are gossiping to each other about the recent company trip. Kakuzawa, one of the employees, walks in front of the TV and stops, not responding to anyone. A HeartbeatSoundtrack begins thumping louder and louder... and then the man shoves his coworker to the ground with a berserk scream and ''[[SuperWindowJump hurls himself out the window]]'' for no apparent reason. After he turns into Juna, we cut back to the window, which is inexplicably fine, and the same gossip resumes again. It was like Kakuzawa was never there -- [[RetGone he's even missing from the trip's photo]]. You'd be forgiven for drawing comparisons to [[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E11AndWhenTheSkyWasOpened The Twilight Zone]].
* Juna's "awakening" is frightening to witness. At an office building somewhere in the city, a weather report is talking about a coming storm, and the [[OfficeLady office ladies]] are gossiping to each other about the recent company trip. Kakuzawa, one of the employees, walks in front of the TV and stops, not responding to anyone. A HeartbeatSoundtrack begins thumping louder and louder... and then the man shoves his coworker to the ground with a berserk scream and ''[[SuperWindowJump hurls himself out the window]]'' for no apparent reason. After he turns into Juna, we cut back to the window, which is inexplicably fine, and the same gossip resumes again. It was like Kakuzawa was never there -- [[RetGone he's even missing from the trip's photo]]. You'd be forgiven for drawing comparisons to [[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E11AndWhenTheSkyWasOpened The Twilight Zone]].
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* The SeriesFauxnale, episode 26, is every bit as terrifying as you'd expect. Just when Pretty Cure's quest seems over, a [[BackFromTheDead revived Illkubo]], now huge and shadowy like Jaaku King, appears out of nowhere to kidnap them to the Dotsuku Zone... and that's where everything goes to hell.
** Illkubo kicks the episode off with a [[OneWingedAngel dramatic transformation]] into a hideous, muscle-bound giant with grey skin and a face that looks like a RageHelm. Gone is his usual calm, composed self: now, he's little more a [[AxCrazy raging beast]] that tries to beat the heroes senseless and lets out echoey roars with every strike. Illkubo is somehow [[TheJuggernaut even more impervious to harm than before]] -- he doesn't even notice a flurry of punches to his back -- and he's added an all-new attack to his already fearsome arsenal. He charges up power, ready for a fatal blow... and launches a tiny spark. The spark floats harmlessly past the Cures. [[HavingABlast Then it detonates]]. And whew, boy, does it detonate. The entire blast zone is reduced to a smoldering crater. Illkubo was terrifying enough in his normal form. Make him insane with rage, practically invincible, and give him the power to shoot cluster-bomb blasts from his hands, and you have a foe even more frightening than Jaaku King himself.
** Illkubo's death. Just before he can use his new explosions to blow Pretty Cure to kingdom come, Jaaku King's eyes suddenly flash across the screen and a huge BoltOfDivineRetribution strikes Illkubo's body. That horrifically powerful, souped-up enemy who was more than capable of killing Nagisa and Honoka is reduced to a screaming wreck before their eyes. In between those cries of pain, he's [[SayMyName howling "Pretty Cure" and "Jaaku King-sama"]], until his body crumples into nothingness. Then there's a [[DefeatEqualsExplosion huge explosion]]. It's as if Illkubo couldn't resist giving the audience one last JumpScare before he went.
** Rather than kill Pretty Cure right away, Jaaku King poses a seemingly simple question: "what is darkness?" Cue a MotiveRant full of existential horror where Jaaku King's disembodied voice speaks to Cure Black and White, who are suspended, wordless, in a pitch-black void.
-->'''Jaaku King:''' ABSOLUTE STILLNESS. ABSOLUTE NOTHINGNESS. ABSOLUTE DARKNESS. "DARKNESS" IS EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD. [[WeAllDieSomeday ONE DAY]], THE GARDEN OF LIGHT AND THE GARDEN OF RAINBOWS MUST BOTH PERISH. AND IN THE END, WHAT REMAINS... IS DARKNESS. [[ApocalypseHow/ClassX4 DARKNESS WILL RETURN EVERYTHING TO NOTHING]]. NO MATTER HOW YOU FIGHT, [[ShootTheShaggyDog IT IS POINTLESS]]. EVERYTHING SHALL PERISH. FOR [[YouCantFightFate IT IS THEIR DESTINY TO BECOME DARKNESS]]. FALL INTO ETERNAL SLUMBER IN THE DARKNESS.
** Illkubo kicks the episode off with a [[OneWingedAngel dramatic transformation]] into a hideous, muscle-bound giant with grey skin and a face that looks like a RageHelm. Gone is his usual calm, composed self: now, he's little more a [[AxCrazy raging beast]] that tries to beat the heroes senseless and lets out echoey roars with every strike. Illkubo is somehow [[TheJuggernaut even more impervious to harm than before]] -- he doesn't even notice a flurry of punches to his back -- and he's added an all-new attack to his already fearsome arsenal. He charges up power, ready for a fatal blow... and launches a tiny spark. The spark floats harmlessly past the Cures. [[HavingABlast Then it detonates]]. And whew, boy, does it detonate. The entire blast zone is reduced to a smoldering crater. Illkubo was terrifying enough in his normal form. Make him insane with rage, practically invincible, and give him the power to shoot cluster-bomb blasts from his hands, and you have a foe even more frightening than Jaaku King himself.
** Illkubo's death. Just before he can use his new explosions to blow Pretty Cure to kingdom come, Jaaku King's eyes suddenly flash across the screen and a huge BoltOfDivineRetribution strikes Illkubo's body. That horrifically powerful, souped-up enemy who was more than capable of killing Nagisa and Honoka is reduced to a screaming wreck before their eyes. In between those cries of pain, he's [[SayMyName howling "Pretty Cure" and "Jaaku King-sama"]], until his body crumples into nothingness. Then there's a [[DefeatEqualsExplosion huge explosion]]. It's as if Illkubo couldn't resist giving the audience one last JumpScare before he went.
** Rather than kill Pretty Cure right away, Jaaku King poses a seemingly simple question: "what is darkness?" Cue a MotiveRant full of existential horror where Jaaku King's disembodied voice speaks to Cure Black and White, who are suspended, wordless, in a pitch-black void.
-->'''Jaaku King:''' ABSOLUTE STILLNESS. ABSOLUTE NOTHINGNESS. ABSOLUTE DARKNESS. "DARKNESS" IS EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD. [[WeAllDieSomeday ONE DAY]], THE GARDEN OF LIGHT AND THE GARDEN OF RAINBOWS MUST BOTH PERISH. AND IN THE END, WHAT REMAINS... IS DARKNESS. [[ApocalypseHow/ClassX4 DARKNESS WILL RETURN EVERYTHING TO NOTHING]]. NO MATTER HOW YOU FIGHT, [[ShootTheShaggyDog IT IS POINTLESS]]. EVERYTHING SHALL PERISH. FOR [[YouCantFightFate IT IS THEIR DESTINY TO BECOME DARKNESS]]. FALL INTO ETERNAL SLUMBER IN THE DARKNESS.
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* [[WhamEpisode Episode 19]] subverts the usual formula in a big way. Instead of Poisony, who's bad enough on her own, the main antagonist is ''[[TheDragon Ilkubo himself]]''. What follows is the absolute bleakest 25 minutes of the entire season up to that point, and [[KnightOfCerebus it's all because of him]].
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* [[WhamEpisode Episode 19]] subverts the usual formula in a big way. Instead of Poisony, who's bad enough on her own, the main antagonist is ''[[TheDragon Ilkubo Illkubo himself]]''. What follows is the absolute bleakest 25 minutes of the entire season up to that point, and [[KnightOfCerebus it's all because of him]].
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** Immediately after Nagisa and Honoka see this, we cut to Poisony... who is [[NotMeThisTime just as confused as they are]]. Once she finally realizes what's going on, she looks [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness genuinely frightened]]. That's right. Poisony, the heartless FemmeFatale who's been manipulating and brainwashing others for the past seven episodes, is ''[[HorrifyingTheHorror scared shitless]]'' of Ilkubo.
** Things go {{from bad to worse}} once Ilkubo shows up in the flesh. He's the cause of the disaster, of course -- the CrystalBall he's holding [[VampiricDraining sucked the life energy]] out of the entire city, which knocked all the citizens unconscious. And why did he do this? Well, let's hear straight from the horse's mouth:
-->'''Ilkubo:''' Hoh... There seems to be more than I thought. Even though the power is small, if it is collected, [[OfferingsToTheGods it will prove a fine gift for my lord Jaaku King]].
** The battle against Ilkubo is [[CurbStompBattle one-sided]], to say the least. He has the Cures completely outmatched, leaving them helpless just by countering their attacks. He barely uses any techniques of his own besides the occasional blast of wind, and considering the diverse magical abilities of previous villains, you can't help but get the sense that he's holding back his true power. Then, with our heroes at his mercy, Ilkubo holds up that terrifying CrystalBall of his. Drained dry of light, ''[[BroughtDownToNormal their transformation wears off]]''. Never has battling the forces of darkness seemed so utterly ''hopeless'' for Pretty Cure. And there's no respite when Nagisa and Honoka transform back, either -- Ilkubo takes the full brunt of a Marble Screw and simply vanishes, like Poisony did seven episodes before, and the stolen Power of Light comes down in the form of a somber rain.
** Things go {{from bad to worse}} once Ilkubo shows up in the flesh. He's the cause of the disaster, of course -- the CrystalBall he's holding [[VampiricDraining sucked the life energy]] out of the entire city, which knocked all the citizens unconscious. And why did he do this? Well, let's hear straight from the horse's mouth:
-->'''Ilkubo:''' Hoh... There seems to be more than I thought. Even though the power is small, if it is collected, [[OfferingsToTheGods it will prove a fine gift for my lord Jaaku King]].
** The battle against Ilkubo is [[CurbStompBattle one-sided]], to say the least. He has the Cures completely outmatched, leaving them helpless just by countering their attacks. He barely uses any techniques of his own besides the occasional blast of wind, and considering the diverse magical abilities of previous villains, you can't help but get the sense that he's holding back his true power. Then, with our heroes at his mercy, Ilkubo holds up that terrifying CrystalBall of his. Drained dry of light, ''[[BroughtDownToNormal their transformation wears off]]''. Never has battling the forces of darkness seemed so utterly ''hopeless'' for Pretty Cure. And there's no respite when Nagisa and Honoka transform back, either -- Ilkubo takes the full brunt of a Marble Screw and simply vanishes, like Poisony did seven episodes before, and the stolen Power of Light comes down in the form of a somber rain.
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** Immediately after Nagisa and Honoka see this, we cut to Poisony... who is [[NotMeThisTime just as confused as they are]]. Once she finally realizes what's going on, she looks [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness genuinely frightened]]. That's right. Poisony, the heartless FemmeFatale who's been manipulating and brainwashing others for the past seven episodes, is ''[[HorrifyingTheHorror scared shitless]]'' of Ilkubo.
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** Things go {{from bad to worse}} onceIlkubo Illkubo shows up in the flesh. He's the cause of the disaster, of course -- the CrystalBall he's holding [[VampiricDraining sucked the life energy]] out of the entire city, which knocked all the citizens unconscious. And why did he do this? Well, let's hear straight from the horse's mouth:
-->'''Ilkubo:''' -->'''Illkubo:''' Hoh... There seems to be more than I thought. Even though the power is small, if it is collected, [[OfferingsToTheGods it will prove a fine gift for my lord Jaaku King]].
** The battle againstIlkubo Illkubo is [[CurbStompBattle one-sided]], to say the least. He has the Cures completely outmatched, leaving them helpless just by countering their attacks. He barely uses any techniques of his own besides the occasional blast of wind, and considering the diverse magical abilities of previous villains, you can't help but get the sense that he's holding back his true power. Then, with our heroes at his mercy, Ilkubo Illkubo holds up that terrifying CrystalBall of his. Drained dry of light, ''[[BroughtDownToNormal their transformation wears off]]''. Never has battling the forces of darkness seemed so utterly ''hopeless'' for Pretty Cure. And there's no respite when Nagisa and Honoka transform back, either -- Ilkubo Illkubo takes the full brunt of a Marble Screw and simply vanishes, like Poisony did seven episodes before, and the stolen Power of Light comes down in the form of a somber rain.
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* Episode 23 features the return of Illkubo's vampiric CrystalBall, and this time he's at odds with [[EnemyToAllLivingThings nature itself]]. Trees turn to [[ForestOfPerpetualAutumn autumnal reds and oranges]] or nearly fall and crush people, spontaneous blackouts strike buildings, and a gorgeous lake dries up completely... the whole thing is framed with much suspense and mystery, and even knowing it's Illkubo's fault doesn't make his impact on the landscape any less drastic. The episode's battle with Illkubo is appropriately dire, too: this time, he ''actually fights back''. Rather than undo Pretty Cure's transformations, he [[HopeSpot tears hope away]] at the last second when he [[NoSell breaks their Marble Screw off in his hands]]. Then, using their energy, he's able to summon Wisdom through a portal. Just like that, the Dotsuku Zone has five of the Prism Stones, and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero it's all Nagisa and Honoka's fault]]!
* Illkubo keeps up the frights in episode 24. Once again [[ForcedSleep knocking everyone unconscious]] except our heroes, he transforms the entire area into a [[SceneryGorn ruined city]] full of towering skyscrapers to cage them in, and some of those buildings come crumbling down on their heads [[MalevolentArchitecture as if the entire city is trying to kill them]]. At the very end, after a brief chase squence, '''''[[OhCrap he takes the last two Prism Stones]]'''''. For one heart-stopping moment, it looks like TheBadGuyWins, and Illkubo is happy to indulge in some [[NotSoStoic triumphant]] evil laughter as he gloats.
* Illkubo keeps up the frights in episode 24. Once again [[ForcedSleep knocking everyone unconscious]] except our heroes, he transforms the entire area into a [[SceneryGorn ruined city]] full of towering skyscrapers to cage them in, and some of those buildings come crumbling down on their heads [[MalevolentArchitecture as if the entire city is trying to kill them]]. At the very end, after a brief chase squence, '''''[[OhCrap he takes the last two Prism Stones]]'''''. For one heart-stopping moment, it looks like TheBadGuyWins, and Illkubo is happy to indulge in some [[NotSoStoic triumphant]] evil laughter as he gloats.
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** During midterm exams, the Cures fling open what they think is their classroom door. It turns out to be a perilous fall -- they drop, and keep dropping, for several minutes straight into a bizarre room while Poisony's eyes and lips float by to taunt them. [[HopeSpot They actually manage to land a hit]] in the ensuing battle... then, Poisony snaps her fingers. Instantly, they're transported inside one of the mirrors. If not for Kiriya, she would have [[LiterallyShatteredLives broken them into tiny shards of glass]]!
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** During midterm exams, the Cures fling open what they think is their classroom door. It turns out to be a perilous fall -- they drop, and keep dropping, for several minutes straight into a bizarre room while Poisony's eyes and lips float by to taunt them. [[HopeSpot They actually manage to land a hit]] in the ensuing battle... then, Poisony snaps her fingers. Instantly, they're transported inside one of the mirrors. mirrors, which Poisony shatters one by one, taunting them about how they are going to die. If not for Kiriya, she would have [[LiterallyShatteredLives broken them into tiny shards of glass]]!glass]]! This is also one of the few dialogue edits concerning death in the English dub, ''because Poisony says the mirrors wil be Pretty Cure's grave in the Japanese version.''
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** Pisard's third plan is rife with AdultFear. Impersonating the student teacher Ryuuichi Kazama, he visits Nagisa and Honoka's middle school and brainwashes Ms. Takenouchi, their teacher, into bringing them to him alone. Imagine being 14 years old and having your teacher ask to speak to you outside, not suspecting anything, only to lead you to the gym, where [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a strange, threatening man you don't know is waiting]]... Once Pisard reveals himself, things get even scarier: while the Cures are busy fighting off his Zakenna, he's hypnotized Ms. Takenouchi into [[PsychicAssistedSuicide walking off a beam all the way up on the ceiling]]! Thank goodness Cure Black and Cure White rescued her in time.
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** Pisard's third plan is rife with AdultFear.horrifying. Impersonating the student teacher Ryuuichi Kazama, he visits Nagisa and Honoka's middle school and brainwashes Ms. Takenouchi, their teacher, into bringing them to him alone. Imagine being 14 years old and having your teacher ask to speak to you outside, not suspecting anything, only to lead you to the gym, where [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a strange, threatening man you don't know is waiting]]... Once Pisard reveals himself, things get even scarier: while the Cures are busy fighting off his Zakenna, he's hypnotized Ms. Takenouchi into [[PsychicAssistedSuicide walking off a beam all the way up on the ceiling]]! Thank goodness Cure Black and Cure White rescued her in time.
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** Poisony's role as ParanoiaFuel incarnate comes to a head when she turns herself into a carbon copy of Honoka, down to [[CrazyPrepared tiny details]] like wearing her perfume and replicating Mipple's Card Commune. What follows is a very tense game of SpotTheImposter, where both of the Honokas look, act, and ''[[VoiceChangeling sound]]'' completely identical to one another. Poisony is eventually exposed, but not before giving the viewer another scare: the false Honoka gives a PsychoticSmirk and says, now speaking in Poisony's voice, "well, I guess it can't be helped!"
** The final battle against Poisony is her biggest spectacle of all, and somehow makes her several leagues scarier. She tells the Cures she's going to "get serious"... and, when she says "serious", she means ''[[AxCrazy absolutely batshit insane]]''. Gone is her usual composed self: now, Poisony is flashing [[SlasherSmile deranged grins]] left and right and [[EvilIsHammy yelling at scenery-chewing volumes]] about how useless it is to fight her. And that's just the start. After she scores a few hits, Poisony busts out a never-before-seen ability: her PrehensileHair. It's like a force of nature, and she can make it grow several times her size -- by the end of the battle, it's grown out to five times the length of her body and unfurled into a pair of jagged, unruly "limbs". And she's absolutely merciless with them. Once she has the Cures in her hair's grasp, she wastes no time smashing them into rooftops at breakneck speed, then [[WhatADrag dragging them against the walls]] all the way to ground level. FamilyUnfriendlyViolence at its finest!
** The final battle against Poisony is her biggest spectacle of all, and somehow makes her several leagues scarier. She tells the Cures she's going to "get serious"... and, when she says "serious", she means ''[[AxCrazy absolutely batshit insane]]''. Gone is her usual composed self: now, Poisony is flashing [[SlasherSmile deranged grins]] left and right and [[EvilIsHammy yelling at scenery-chewing volumes]] about how useless it is to fight her. And that's just the start. After she scores a few hits, Poisony busts out a never-before-seen ability: her PrehensileHair. It's like a force of nature, and she can make it grow several times her size -- by the end of the battle, it's grown out to five times the length of her body and unfurled into a pair of jagged, unruly "limbs". And she's absolutely merciless with them. Once she has the Cures in her hair's grasp, she wastes no time smashing them into rooftops at breakneck speed, then [[WhatADrag dragging them against the walls]] all the way to ground level. FamilyUnfriendlyViolence at its finest!
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** Things begin in typical light-hearted fashion. Mepple and Mipple [[ConflictBall get into a fight]] over him overeating and not acting heroic. Then, out of nowhere, there's a shot of a man collapsing. The Cures look out from the alley, startled, only to find that '''''everyone in the city has fallen unconscious'''''. They've all fainted wherever they were standing. The flowers are wilted. [[NothingIsScarier And there's no explanation whatsoever for any of it]]. Just dark clouds, muted colors, and total silence.
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** Things begin The episode begins in typical light-hearted fashion. Mepple and Mipple [[ConflictBall get into a fight]] over him overeating and not acting heroic. Then, out of nowhere, there's a shot of a man collapsing. The Cures look out from the alley, startled, only to find that '''''everyone in the city has fallen unconscious'''''. They've all fainted wherever they were standing. The flowers are wilted. [[NothingIsScarier And there's no explanation whatsoever for any of it]]. Just dark clouds, muted colors, and total silence.
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** The battle against Ilkubo is [[CurbStompBattle one-sided]], to say the least. He has the Cures completely outmatched, leaving them helpless just by countering their attacks. He barely uses any techniques of his own besides the occasional blast of wind, and considering the diverse magical abilities of previous villains, you can't help but get the sense that he's holding back his true power. Then, with our heroes at his mercy, Ilkubo holds up that terrifying CrystalBall of his. Drained dry of light, ''[[BroughtDownToNormal their transformation wears off]]''. Never has battling the forces of darkness seemed so utterly ''hopeless'' for Pretty Cure. And there's no respite when Nagisa and Honoka transform back, either -- Ilkubo takes the full brunt of a Marble Screw and simply vanishes, like Poisony did seven episodes before, and the stolen Power of Light comes down in the form of a somber rain.
** Ilkubo shows up one last time at the very end of the episode, and he's [[NoSell totally unharmed]]. And a little annoyed, too, judging by his FistOfRage. His presence totally spoils the SurprisinglyHappyEnding -- just seeing him will make you think the Cures' desperate struggle against him only served to delay their inevitable defeat until the next episode. He cryptically mutters that they might be getting stronger. The scene then cuts to Jaaku King alone in the Dotsuku Zone. He doesn't say anything. He just sits there, staring into the camera and letting out [[VaderBreath raspy, wheezing breaths]]. [[MoodWhiplash And then the credits roll]]. ''Chilling.''
** Ilkubo shows up one last time at the very end of the episode, and he's [[NoSell totally unharmed]]. And a little annoyed, too, judging by his FistOfRage. His presence totally spoils the SurprisinglyHappyEnding -- just seeing him will make you think the Cures' desperate struggle against him only served to delay their inevitable defeat until the next episode. He cryptically mutters that they might be getting stronger. The scene then cuts to Jaaku King alone in the Dotsuku Zone. He doesn't say anything. He just sits there, staring into the camera and letting out [[VaderBreath raspy, wheezing breaths]]. [[MoodWhiplash And then the credits roll]]. ''Chilling.''
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** In episode 2, Pisard's Zakenna blows the Cures into an elevator shaft. Then Pisard shows up at the top and cuts the cables, and the elevator plummets at a dizzying speed. Cue the five people inside the elevator -- including Nagisa's friends Shiho and Rina -- screaming at the top of their lungs! Anyone who's afraid of elevator accidents will have a difficult time with this episode.
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** In episode 2, Pisard's Zakenna blows the Cures into an elevator shaft. Then Pisard shows up at the top and cuts the cables, and the elevator plummets at a dizzying speed. Cue As he does, the five people inside the elevator -- including Nagisa's friends Shiho and Rina -- all start screaming at the top of their lungs! Anyone who's afraid of elevator accidents will have a difficult time with this episode.
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** During midterm exams, the Cures fling open what they think is their classroom door. It turns out to be a perilous fall -- they drop, and keep dropping, for several minutes straight into a bizarre room while Poisony's eyes and lips float by to taunt them. [[HopeSpot They actually manage to land a hit]] in the ensuing battle... then, Poisony snaps her fingers. Instantly, they're transported inside one of the mirrors. If not for Kiriya's, she would have [[LiterallyShatteredLives broken them into tiny shards of glass]]!
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* [[WhamEpisode Episode 19]] subverts the usual formula in a big way. Instead of Poisony, who's bad enough on her own, the main antagonist is ''[[TheDragon Ilkubo himself]]''. What follows is the absolute bleakest 25 minutes of the entire season up to that point, and [[KnightOfCerebus it's all because of him]].
** Things begin in typical light-hearted fashion. Mepple and Mipple [[ConflictBall get into a fight]] over him overeating and not acting heroic. Then, out of nowhere, there's a shot of a man collapsing. The Cures look out from the alley, startled, only to find that '''''everyone in the city has fallen unconscious'''''. They've all fainted wherever they were standing. The flowers are wilted. [[NothingIsScarier And there's no explanation whatsoever for any of it]]. Just dark clouds, muted colors, and total silence.
** Immediately after Nagisa and Honoka see this, we cut to Poisony... who is [[NotMeThisTime just as confused as they are]]. Once she finally realizes what's going on, she looks [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness genuinely frightened]]. That's right. Poisony, the heartless FemmeFatale who's been manipulating and brainwashing others for the past seven episodes, is ''[[HorrifyingTheHorror scared shitless]]'' of Ilkubo.
** Things go {{from bad to worse}} once Ilkubo shows up in the flesh. He's the cause of the disaster, of course -- the CrystalBall he's holding [[VampiricDraining sucked the life energy]] out of the entire city, which knocked all the citizens unconscious. And why did he do this? Well, let's hear straight from the horse's mouth:
-->'''Ilkubo:''' Hoh... There seems to be more than I thought. Even though the power is small, if it is collected, [[OfferingsToTheGods it will prove a fine gift for my lord Jaaku King]].
** Things begin in typical light-hearted fashion. Mepple and Mipple [[ConflictBall get into a fight]] over him overeating and not acting heroic. Then, out of nowhere, there's a shot of a man collapsing. The Cures look out from the alley, startled, only to find that '''''everyone in the city has fallen unconscious'''''. They've all fainted wherever they were standing. The flowers are wilted. [[NothingIsScarier And there's no explanation whatsoever for any of it]]. Just dark clouds, muted colors, and total silence.
** Immediately after Nagisa and Honoka see this, we cut to Poisony... who is [[NotMeThisTime just as confused as they are]]. Once she finally realizes what's going on, she looks [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness genuinely frightened]]. That's right. Poisony, the heartless FemmeFatale who's been manipulating and brainwashing others for the past seven episodes, is ''[[HorrifyingTheHorror scared shitless]]'' of Ilkubo.
** Things go {{from bad to worse}} once Ilkubo shows up in the flesh. He's the cause of the disaster, of course -- the CrystalBall he's holding [[VampiricDraining sucked the life energy]] out of the entire city, which knocked all the citizens unconscious. And why did he do this? Well, let's hear straight from the horse's mouth:
-->'''Ilkubo:''' Hoh... There seems to be more than I thought. Even though the power is small, if it is collected, [[OfferingsToTheGods it will prove a fine gift for my lord Jaaku King]].
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** Episode 14 features some of the most harrowing action in the show up to that point. Here, Poisony takes a page out of Pisard's book and brainwashes the Cures' classmates: she also tries to [[PsychicAssistedSuicide have them walk off the edge of a tall building]]. But she doesn't want them to die, oh no. [[ExploitedTrope It's a feint]]. When the heroes try to rescue their friends, Poisony has them turn the tables, and the heroes nearly fall to their doom.
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** Episode 14 features some of the most harrowing action in the show up to that point. Here, Poisony takes a page out of Pisard's book and brainwashes the Cures' classmates: she also tries to [[PsychicAssistedSuicide have them walk off the edge of a tall building]]. But she doesn't want them to die, oh no. [[ExploitedTrope It's a feint]]. When the heroes try to rescue their friends, Poisony has them her victims turn the tables, and the heroes Cures nearly fall to their doom.doom.
** During midterm exams, the Cures fling open what they think is their classroom door. It turns out to be a perilous fall -- they drop, and keep dropping, for several minutes straight into a bizarre room while Poisony's eyes and lips float by to taunt them. [[HopeSpot They actually manage to land a hit]] in the ensuing battle... then, Poisony snaps her fingers. Instantly, they're transported inside one of the mirrors. If not for Kiriya's, she would have [[LiterallyShatteredLives broken them into tiny shards of glass]]!
* There's a brief JumpScare with the owner of Reikusaido: he puts on a [[WhiteMaskOfDoom frightening mask]] to scare the Misumis, but it's likely to startle the viewer too.
* TheReveal about a third of the way through the show that Jaaku King's Power of Darkness [[PowerIncontinence affects him too]]. The way he describes it, with the word ''mushibamu'' (to eat away at, corrode, or cripple) and increasingly frequent [[{{Angrish}} growls and roars]] from the pain, makes it clear this is an agonizing experience for him. From then on, his voice gets [[VocalEvolution progressively raspier]]. As intimidating and evil as he is, it's quite frightening to witness his decline.
** During midterm exams, the Cures fling open what they think is their classroom door. It turns out to be a perilous fall -- they drop, and keep dropping, for several minutes straight into a bizarre room while Poisony's eyes and lips float by to taunt them. [[HopeSpot They actually manage to land a hit]] in the ensuing battle... then, Poisony snaps her fingers. Instantly, they're transported inside one of the mirrors. If not for Kiriya's, she would have [[LiterallyShatteredLives broken them into tiny shards of glass]]!
* There's a brief JumpScare with the owner of Reikusaido: he puts on a [[WhiteMaskOfDoom frightening mask]] to scare the Misumis, but it's likely to startle the viewer too.
* TheReveal about a third of the way through the show that Jaaku King's Power of Darkness [[PowerIncontinence affects him too]]. The way he describes it, with the word ''mushibamu'' (to eat away at, corrode, or cripple) and increasingly frequent [[{{Angrish}} growls and roars]] from the pain, makes it clear this is an agonizing experience for him. From then on, his voice gets [[VocalEvolution progressively raspier]]. As intimidating and evil as he is, it's quite frightening to witness his decline.
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* Poisony's debut outing, episode 12, is both suspenseful and scary, and excellently shows [[NoNonsenseNemesis the sort of person she is]]. Mepple is stolen away easily, and by the time Nagisa realizes the "chocolate lady" is not to be trusted, Poisony has already transformed into someone completely different and tempted Honoka with a [[MasterOfIllusion dream-like illusion]]. When the jig is up, she reveals she had Zakenna possess everybody in the town square as a backup plan, and they descend upon the Cures and Honoka's grandmother like a horde of zombies.
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* Poisony's tenure as ArcVillain raises the stakes tremendously. She's [[WakeUpCallBoss much smarter than the previous villains]], and is so terrifyingly competent that she very nearly ''wins'' half the time. To make matters worse, she's a ShapeshiftingTrickster, so [[ParanoiaFuel it's nearly impossible to tell who the heroes can trust and who is really Poisony in disguise]] until she has them right where she wants them.
** Her debutouting, episode 12, outing is both suspenseful and scary, and excellently shows [[NoNonsenseNemesis what the sort of person she is]].Cures will be up against going forward. Mepple is stolen away easily, and by the time Nagisa realizes the "chocolate lady" is not to be trusted, Poisony has already transformed into someone completely different and tempted Honoka with a [[MasterOfIllusion dream-like illusion]]. When the jig is up, she reveals she had Zakenna possess everybody in the town square as a backup plan, and they descend upon the Cures and Honoka's grandmother like a horde of zombies. The music swells, Cure Black and White recite [[InTheNameOfTheMoon their catchphrase]]... and Poisony is gone. She disappeared ''during the TransformationSequence''. That alone speaks volumes about [[NoNonsenseNemesis what kind of person she is]].
** Episode 14 features some of the most harrowing action in the show up to that point. Here, Poisony takes a page out of Pisard's book and brainwashes the Cures' classmates: she also tries to [[PsychicAssistedSuicide have them walk off the edge of a tall building]]. But she doesn't want them to die, oh no. [[ExploitedTrope It's a feint]]. When the heroes try to rescue their friends, Poisony has them turn the tables, and the heroes nearly fall to their doom.
** Her debut
** Episode 14 features some of the most harrowing action in the show up to that point. Here, Poisony takes a page out of Pisard's book and brainwashes the Cures' classmates: she also tries to [[PsychicAssistedSuicide have them walk off the edge of a tall building]]. But she doesn't want them to die, oh no. [[ExploitedTrope It's a feint]]. When the heroes try to rescue their friends, Poisony has them turn the tables, and the heroes nearly fall to their doom.
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* And after that the world is destroyed by Goyan, leaving only floating fragments behind... Things get better but that scenary is haunting.
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* And after that the world is destroyed by Goyan, leaving only floating fragments behind... Things get better but that scenary scenery is haunting.
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* Episode 9's Zakenna is a possessed anatomical model. It's introduced when Vice Principal Kometsuki sees a "student" standing in the halls after dark. Then he goes to reprimand it. Cue the FaceRevealingTurn. Not only is it [[JumpScare sudden enough]] to give any viewer a little jolt, it frightens the bejesus out of Kometsuki, and he screams loud.
* Episode 11, where Nagisa, Honoka, and Ryouta visit the aquarium, is nice and light... until the Zakennas are called in. Once possessed, all the [[ThreateningShark sharks]] suddenly go berserk and hurl themselves against the glass. But they can't hurt anyone, right? ''Wrong!'' After a few hits, [[OhCrap the glass starts to crack]]. Then it breaks, and the halls are flooded with water. The entire aquarium has to be evacuated. For anyone with thalassophobia or a fear of drowning, this can be uncomfortable to watch.
* The final fight with Gekidrago, who up to this point has been [[LaughablyEvil mostly goofy]], is much scarier than his previous encounters. [[FusionDance Fusing together with the possessed marine life]], he transforms into a hideous giant with his head inside an enormous shark mouth, a stingray's whip-like tail, and a pair of moray eels for hands that can spit cannons of water. Then Ryouta makes the mistake of running out onto the battlefield. Gekidrago's eel attack misses Cure Black and hits right in front of the little boy, who gets launched back from the impact... and doesn't move. You'd be forgiven for thinking Gekidrago just [[WouldHurtAChild killed a child]], and ''on screen'' no less!
-->'''Cure White:''' To go as far as involving such a young child... [[YouMonster What kind of person are you]]?!
* Poisony's debut outing, episode 12, is both suspenseful and scary, and excellently shows [[NoNonsenseNemesis the sort of person she is]]. Mepple is stolen away easily, and by the time Nagisa realizes the "chocolate lady" is not to be trusted, Poisony has already transformed into someone completely different and tempted Honoka with a [[MasterOfIllusion dream-like illusion]]. When the jig is up, she reveals she had Zakenna possess everybody in the town square as a backup plan, and they descend upon the Cures and Honoka's grandmother like a horde of zombies.
* Episode 11, where Nagisa, Honoka, and Ryouta visit the aquarium, is nice and light... until the Zakennas are called in. Once possessed, all the [[ThreateningShark sharks]] suddenly go berserk and hurl themselves against the glass. But they can't hurt anyone, right? ''Wrong!'' After a few hits, [[OhCrap the glass starts to crack]]. Then it breaks, and the halls are flooded with water. The entire aquarium has to be evacuated. For anyone with thalassophobia or a fear of drowning, this can be uncomfortable to watch.
* The final fight with Gekidrago, who up to this point has been [[LaughablyEvil mostly goofy]], is much scarier than his previous encounters. [[FusionDance Fusing together with the possessed marine life]], he transforms into a hideous giant with his head inside an enormous shark mouth, a stingray's whip-like tail, and a pair of moray eels for hands that can spit cannons of water. Then Ryouta makes the mistake of running out onto the battlefield. Gekidrago's eel attack misses Cure Black and hits right in front of the little boy, who gets launched back from the impact... and doesn't move. You'd be forgiven for thinking Gekidrago just [[WouldHurtAChild killed a child]], and ''on screen'' no less!
-->'''Cure White:''' To go as far as involving such a young child... [[YouMonster What kind of person are you]]?!
* Poisony's debut outing, episode 12, is both suspenseful and scary, and excellently shows [[NoNonsenseNemesis the sort of person she is]]. Mepple is stolen away easily, and by the time Nagisa realizes the "chocolate lady" is not to be trusted, Poisony has already transformed into someone completely different and tempted Honoka with a [[MasterOfIllusion dream-like illusion]]. When the jig is up, she reveals she had Zakenna possess everybody in the town square as a backup plan, and they descend upon the Cures and Honoka's grandmother like a horde of zombies.
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* [[StarterVillain Pisard]] might look like a silly Kabuki version of Music/DavidBowie at first glance, but make no mistake, he can be surprisingly frightening. His evil plans target civilians far more often than not.
** In episode 2, Pisard's Zakenna blows the Cures into an elevator shaft. Then Pisard shows up at the top and cuts the cables, and the elevator plummets at a dizzying speed. Cue the five people inside the elevator -- including Nagisa's friends Shiho and Rina -- screaming at the top of their lungs! Anyone who's afraid of elevator accidents will have a difficult time with this episode.
** Pisard's third plan is rife with AdultFear. Impersonating the student teacher Ryuuichi Kazama, he visits Nagisa and Honoka's middle school and brainwashes Ms. Takenouchi, their teacher, into bringing them to him alone. Imagine being 14 years old and having your teacher ask to speak to you outside, not suspecting anything, only to lead you to the gym, where [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a strange, threatening man you don't know is waiting]]... Once Pisard reveals himself, things get even scarier: while the Cures are busy fighting off his Zakenna, he's hypnotized Ms. Takenouchi into [[PsychicAssistedSuicide walking off a beam all the way up on the ceiling]]! Thank goodness Cure Black and Cure White rescued her in time.
** Episode 4 features Pisard at his absolute grimmest. He shows up without saying a word and gives the school bus a spooky glare that ''[[TakenForGranite turns all the passengers to stone]]''. When he sees that he missed the Cures, he barges into the museum and starts petrifying everyone he comes across. These people actually notice him, and they only have enough time to move a couple inches and scream before getting frozen. Even the Cures' TransformationSequence doesn't let up on the scares, as it usually does: Pisard brings the paintings to life and washes them into a huge gallery, where he reveals he's petrified ''dozens'' of museum guests. Some of them float by the camera, allowing us to see the [[SarcasmMode lovely]] image of '''''[[AndIMustScream every single one of them screaming in horror]]'''''. And he even has the audacity to use them as a HumanShield. He knows full well what he's doing, as he taunts the Cures with the idea that if they attack too recklessly, they could [[LiterallyShatteredLives shatter the people inside]]. No wonder Nagisa has nightmares about him in the next episode. Brrr.
** In episode 2, Pisard's Zakenna blows the Cures into an elevator shaft. Then Pisard shows up at the top and cuts the cables, and the elevator plummets at a dizzying speed. Cue the five people inside the elevator -- including Nagisa's friends Shiho and Rina -- screaming at the top of their lungs! Anyone who's afraid of elevator accidents will have a difficult time with this episode.
** Pisard's third plan is rife with AdultFear. Impersonating the student teacher Ryuuichi Kazama, he visits Nagisa and Honoka's middle school and brainwashes Ms. Takenouchi, their teacher, into bringing them to him alone. Imagine being 14 years old and having your teacher ask to speak to you outside, not suspecting anything, only to lead you to the gym, where [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a strange, threatening man you don't know is waiting]]... Once Pisard reveals himself, things get even scarier: while the Cures are busy fighting off his Zakenna, he's hypnotized Ms. Takenouchi into [[PsychicAssistedSuicide walking off a beam all the way up on the ceiling]]! Thank goodness Cure Black and Cure White rescued her in time.
** Episode 4 features Pisard at his absolute grimmest. He shows up without saying a word and gives the school bus a spooky glare that ''[[TakenForGranite turns all the passengers to stone]]''. When he sees that he missed the Cures, he barges into the museum and starts petrifying everyone he comes across. These people actually notice him, and they only have enough time to move a couple inches and scream before getting frozen. Even the Cures' TransformationSequence doesn't let up on the scares, as it usually does: Pisard brings the paintings to life and washes them into a huge gallery, where he reveals he's petrified ''dozens'' of museum guests. Some of them float by the camera, allowing us to see the [[SarcasmMode lovely]] image of '''''[[AndIMustScream every single one of them screaming in horror]]'''''. And he even has the audacity to use them as a HumanShield. He knows full well what he's doing, as he taunts the Cures with the idea that if they attack too recklessly, they could [[LiterallyShatteredLives shatter the people inside]]. No wonder Nagisa has nightmares about him in the next episode. Brrr.
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* I think that a giant hole where everything falls into (trains, trees, oceans, possibly humans...) isn't exactly something you'd expect to see in a show like this.
* And it might be unnerving to see Black and White in the middle of said hole, on the only solid space, chatting normally like nothing is happening, meaning...'''''they gave up'''''.
* And it might be unnerving to see Black and White in the middle of said hole, on the only solid space, chatting normally like nothing is happening, meaning...'''''they gave up'''''.
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* I think that a A giant hole where everything falls into (trains, trees, oceans, possibly humans...) isn't exactly something you'd expect to see in a show like this.
*this. And it might be unnerving to see Black and White in the middle of said hole, on the only solid space, chatting normally like nothing is happening, meaning...'''''they gave up'''''.
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* And when Nozomi broke that off thanks to Coco, she dove in to her friends' mind... and found her friends first acting normal, but later revealed to have DullEyesOfUnhappiness. Pretty chilling.
* None of them are nice people, but Nightmare employees' defeats are enough to make you feel uncomfortable.
* None of them are nice people, but Nightmare employees' defeats are enough to make you feel uncomfortable.
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* And when Nozomi broke that off thanks to Coco, she dove in to her friends' mind... and found her friends first acting normal, but later revealed to have been thoroughly brainwashed and have extremely creepy DullEyesOfUnhappiness. Pretty chilling.
* None of them are nice people, but Nightmare employees' defeats are enough to make you feel uncomfortable. These are notable in the franchise because they basically get an extremely powerful upgrade that takes their sanity to the point they cant do more than rampage and try to kill Pretty Cure, and when they are defeated they are desintegrated and killed off entirely. The only reason the Cures doing this doesnt make them cross the MoralEventHorizon, is because they lost their selves entirely already and ending their suffering was indeed the most merciful thing to do.
* The one exception to the sanity loss is Bloody, who indeed is horribly transformed against his will into a powerful monster... Who takes revenge on Kawarino by taking him to a new dimension where he will has his revenge by torturing him.
* None of them are nice people, but Nightmare employees' defeats are enough to make you feel uncomfortable. These are notable in the franchise because they basically get an extremely powerful upgrade that takes their sanity to the point they cant do more than rampage and try to kill Pretty Cure, and when they are defeated they are desintegrated and killed off entirely. The only reason the Cures doing this doesnt make them cross the MoralEventHorizon, is because they lost their selves entirely already and ending their suffering was indeed the most merciful thing to do.
* The one exception to the sanity loss is Bloody, who indeed is horribly transformed against his will into a powerful monster... Who takes revenge on Kawarino by taking him to a new dimension where he will has his revenge by torturing him.
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* The Mushroom Ramborg wrapped Sora with several tentacles. Getting your mind out of the gutter for a second, how do you think a girl will feel when she's gagged and several tentacles are about to assault her?
* The Mushroom Ramborg wrapped Sora with several tentacles. Getting your mind out of the gutter for a second, how do you think a girl will feel when she's gagged and several tentacles are about to assault her?
