Will the influence of Clear Card ever cease to consume my every thought? Stay tuned to find out! 

oh good I was getting worried that the whole special would pass without Tuxedo Mask being brainwashed at least once, they really kept us in suspense by putting it past the halfway mark

I WOULD EXPECT NOTHING LESS

EASY

JUST USE THE TIME SPACE DOOR

IT’S NICE TO LIVE IN A UNIVERSE WHERE TIME TRAVEL AIN’T NO THING

And the starlights would be like the foreign nations.

(referenced post)

Can you even imagine the Starlights as diplomats. Like, the senshi try to compromise on some huge decision, and they just say “NO” and refuse to elaborate further than “We must find our princess.” And Usagi says “Well I really don’t see what that has to do with negotiations on a fair trade policy can you just sign here” and the Starlights leave because if they aren’t going to take this seriously then they have no place in the mission.

“Most of his memory from the past few years remains only in fragments.”

Retrograde amnesia: Plot device of choice for any work of fiction!