I am quite happy with this episode, there are some minor issues here and there with it (like how did Sailor Moon make it to the top of that building so quickly?) but overall it was a good solid episode. We got a good deal of movement with the plot and we finally had some more original content added in, as there was no battle with Zoicite, let alone Queen Beryl, in the manga.
Love that we get to see the secret base in this. I was just thinking that I missed the secret HQ of the team from the live action adaption, as seeing the girls hang out there was always fun.
I do like that both Usagi and Mamoru were able to give each other strength and encouragement when they had their talk together. It was a nice small change as in the manga it was really just Usagi receiving encouragement so I like that it makes the relationship between them feel a bit more like equals. Though the fact that Usagi was worried about Tuxedo Mask learning she was SM felt rather silly, even though it was in the manga but with the changes made it did not make much sense.
Either way I was so happy to get the small glimpses of Sailor V. Venus is my fav and I've been waiting so patiently for her to make her appearance.
I have the feeling one of the reasons why SMC had been keeping with the brisk pace of the manga so far is so they could get all five Sailor Guardians together as quickly as possible. So I would not be surprised if we get more deviations from the manga once we have Venus with the group.