Star Force: Double Luna's Great Struggle

Plot Synopsis
Luna is a bit depressed that, despite all her efforts, MegaMan doesn't seem to pay much attention to her (probably because Geo is dead set against anyone finding out his secret identity). After watching several channels of TV which tell her most men like women who can cook, she decides to dedicate herself to learning the craft, so she can cook for MegaMan. Unfortunately for Luna, she's not very good at it, and her food is practically toxic.

Meanwhile, Ophiuchus (who has taken the appearance of Luna, thus the title of the episode) is frustrated that she alone is the sole provider of the group. She works all day to bring in enough money to support all of them, since they won't get jobs, and they complain to her that they don't like the food she brings home. This pisses her off, since it's all she can afford, and they keep wasting money.

The next day, Luna and Ophiuchus are shopping at the store, narrowly avoiding each other the whole time. Luna is picking up expensive cooking ingredients like fresh vegetables and the like, while Ophiuchus is running from bargain to bargain, picking up the cheapest food she can get. Luna happens to run into Hope Stelar (Geo's mother), and asks her if she can teach her how to cook.

When Geo comes home, he's shocked to see the class president at his house, and then is even more nervous when he learns she is cooking for MegaMan. Luna practices day and night under Hope's instruction, feeding Geo -who is not having a good time- each meal as a test subject. Despite her failures, Luna keeps trying, and it even amuses Omega-Xis who pokes a little fun at Geo for it. At the end of the episode, Luna finally reaches some acceptable cooking standards, and comes up with a dish to serve MegaMan.

Critique
Now here's a character episode that works. It's humorous, the motivations are believable, and the subplot isn't that bad either. There is absolutely no action this episode, but it doesn't need it. Poor little Geo looks so uncomfortable the entire episode, knowing that ultimately all this trouble is for him. Omega-Xis giving Geo a little hard time for it just seals the episode perfectly. Geo is so perfect this episode, just look at his face in the screenshot, he really wants to be anywhere but there.

The whole series, both the show and game, play a little innocent romantic triangle between Geo, Sonia, and Luna. Geo is a bit too popular for his own good really, and they occasional touch upon Geo developing feelings for both girls. The game seems to focus a stronger attachment to Sonia, but the show seems to have him more attached to Luna. While its been touched upon earlier in the series, I think this is really the first episode where Geo takes notice of Luna, nervous as he is. It's a great episode, but definitely not one you couldn't do early in the series.

Rating: Thumbs up!