Episode 5: Rejected Ramen! The Family Bond is Reconciled!
The rift between father and son.
"My name is Cobraja. Nice to meet you."
— Cobraja
Rejected Ramen! The Family Bond is Reconciled! (拒否されたラーメン！親子の絆なおします！, Kyohi Sareta Ramen! Oyako no Kizuna Naoshimasu!) is the 5th episode for the season HeartCatch Pretty Cure! as well as the 297th episode of the Pretty Cure franchise overall.
After the second Miura Ramen Shop opens up, Tsubomi and Erika suddenly find a classmate being hostile and attempt to help him. In this time, a brand new, flashy enemy makes an appearance.
Tropes:
- A Day in the Limelight: This episode gives primary focus to Akira Miura and his relationship to his relationship.
- Bait-and-Switch: We are leas to believe that Chypre and Coffret are in serious trouble but really they are just hungry.
- Big Entrance: Cobraja gives himself after he leaves the Desert Apostles’ Supervillain Lair.
- Affectionate Gesture to the Head: Coupe-sama gives one to Tsubomi after she is troubled by Akira’s worries.
- Bigger on the Inside: Coupe-sama’a fur turns out to be this as Erika almost falls into him trying to retrieve the Cure fruits mix.
- Evolving Credits: A large portion of the opening has been transformed into an advertisement for the then upcoming film, Pretty Cure All Stars DX 2 Light Of Hope Protect The Rainbow Jewel.
- Gratuitous French:
- Cobraja says “Non, non” when he is displeased early on.
- He marks his Villain: Exit, Stage Left with the phrase “Adieu”.
- Mundane Made Awesome: Tsubomi shakes the fairies' bottle rather weakly. Erika, on the other hand, shakes it in dramatic fashion.
- On the Next: Sasorina returns and a school newspaper photographer gets a little too curious.Tsubomi and Erika: We’ll catch your hearts!
- Playing Catch with the Old Man: Akira used to do this with his father in the past and gets to do it again at the end of this episode.
- Remember the New Guy?: Once again, Erika is already acquainted with the Victim of the Week.
