I had diagnosed this as simple hero worship, but it appears that I was mistaken. This is Malignant Backstory.

The animation in this episode is operating at extremes that never average out.

she now has the power to do scene transitions

she’s getting stronger

I can’t tell if Chibiusa is seeing this intense reaction face game, or the eternity she will spend with these idiots.

Just as God created man in his own image, so did Rei to her aspirants.

“No results found for ‘mysterious calm shrine maiden’ here.You may try to delete terms to broaden your search query.”

“You didn’t graduate from clown school with a B.A. in humor theory. I wouldn’t expect you to understand.”

“Poor poor Rei has forgotten how to speak in the first person!”

Of course she’s going to be an astronaut who travels to Mars. It seems silly now to suggest anything to the contrary.

“Right after I finish rebuilding the shrine out of solid gold.”