Episode 3: The Second Cure is Full of Motivation!
Another Flower Blooms.
"I’m Kurumi Erika, the second Pretty Cure!"
— Erika Kurumi
The Second Cure is Full of Motivation! (２人目のプリキュアはやる気まんまんです！, Futarime no Purikyua wa Yaruki Manman Desu!) is the 3rd episode for the season HeartCatch Pretty Cure! as well as the 295th episode of the Pretty Cure franchise overall.
The episode focuses on introducing Erika Kurumi as the second Pretty Cure and defender of the Tree of Hearts.
Tropes:
- Ate It All: Chypre and Coffret eat Tsubomi’s lunch while they hide in her bag, to her dismay.
- Always Night: The Desert Apostles’ Supervillain Lair is located in such an area.
- Big Entrance: Downplayed. The Student Council President does not make a grandiose entrance but is flanked by seemingly the entire Student Council.
- Build Like an Egyptian: The Desert Apostles’ Supervillain Lair has a heavy Egyptian motif.
- The Cameo: Dark Pretty Cure makes her first appearance since Episode 1, standing behind Sabaku.
- Changed My Mind, Kid: While she initially Refused the Call, Erika has a change of heart when she sees what is at stake.
- The Chosen One: Like Tsubomi, Erika gets a dream of Cure Moonlight’s last stand.
- Curbstomp Battle: Unfortunately poor Cure Blossom is helpless against the Destertrians.
- Death Mountain: This is where the Desert Apostles’ Supervillain Lair.
- Dreaming of Times Gone By: Erika dreams of Cure Moonlight’s previous defeat.
- Dull Surprise: Erika is not as shocked as she should be regarding the Precure business.
- Good Feels Good: Erika says as much after returning the doll from last episode to its owner.
- Holding Hands: Erika and Tsubomi do this at the end of the episode.
- I Am Your Opponent: Cure Marine declares this after transforming.Cure Marine: Come on! I’ll be your opponent! Let’s go!
- Inexplicably Identical Individuals: The males and females on the Student Council all look identical.
- Instant Expert: Marine is already accustomed to being a Pretty Cure because she watched Blossom last episode.
- Internal Reveal: Erika learns about the overarching plot in this episode.
- Love at First Sight: Tsubomi is instantly smitten with the Student Council President after meeting him for the first time.
- On the Next: Tsubomi is feeling inferior to her new partner.Tsubomi and Erika: We’ll catch your hearts!
- Opaque Nerd Glasses: Every member of the Student Council excluding the President wears a pair.
- Punch Catch: A variation. Sayaka kicks her soccer ball in a rage and Sasorina appears in front of her and effortlessly catches it with one hand.
- Refusal of the Call: Focused on the Fashion Club, Erika initially rejects the idea of becoming a Precure until she sees the bigger picture.
- Running Gag; Once again, someone eats Tsubomi’s lunch.
- Sitting on the Roof: According to Erika, the best lunch spot is on the roof.
- Smitten Teenage Girl: The episode begins with Tsubomi having a dream about the mysterious man from last episode.
- After meeting the Student Council President, Tsubomi is already head over heels.
- Start My Own: Sayaka ends the episode by creating her own Girl’s Soccer Club.
- Stay in the Kitchen: The boys refuse to allow Sayaka onto their team.
- Student Council President: This episode introduces Itsuki Myōdōin, a Princely Young Man who is the grandchild of the school chairman.
- Supervillain Lair: We see the Desert Apostles’ headquarters for the first time.
- Transformation Sequence: Erika transforms into Cure Marine for the very first time.
- Victim of the Week: This week is Sayaka Ueshima, a soccer lover.
- Who Are You?: Sasorina asks this to Erika before she transforms for the first time.
- Would Hurt a Child: Sasorina orders the Destertrians to attack the middle schoolers playing soccer to lure out Blossom.
