The It that came from beyond Imagination – Page 156

Yeah, you really can’t blame Latho for this – it rally comes with the genre.

You just can’t avoid having at least some element of esotericism in a magical-girls story. I mean, it’s called magical girls for a reason. Of course, it could have been something else than crystals…essential oils, for example, as Latho suggested. Or birthstones, horoscopes, witchcraft, you name it. But I felt crystals is really the classic – plus, probably, the most versatile of those various elements. I mean, it’s shown up in Godzilla movies, Final Fantasy games and a lot of other places that aren’t the absolute worst. I don’t think you could say the same for essential oils. >_>

Aside from this, Latho is really just pointing out the obvious* – defeating the chief henchman/monster of a villain isn’t yet ultimate victory. The villain themselves also needs to be defeated. It’s not really a difficult concept? But, yeah, our team here isn’t really the first group of heroes who had this kind of premature celebration at this point – it’s really quite common. Perhaps writers just feel a small breather before the big fight is in order? Although the protagonists might prefer a savepoint instead…but that’s a different medium. In any case, the final confrontation looms.