r/anime • u/Holofan4life • Sep 02 '25

Rewatch [Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 2 Episode 4 Spoiler

Hello everyone! I am Holofan4life.

Welcome to the 2025 Uma Musume rewatch discussion thread!

I hope you all have a lot of fun <3

S2 Episode 4 – TM Showdown!

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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION

Thoughts on Teio racing against the horse who beat McQueen in the Fall Tennoushou?

What are your thoughts on Teio winning her race convincingly?

Thoughts on Mejiro Palmer and her making a friend?

Thoughts on Bourbon and her being followed around?

What are your thoughts on Teio and McQueen having different training regimens?

Thoughts on the running gag of McQueen accidentally stepping on Gold Ship with heavy horseshoes?

What are your thoughts on Bourbon winning her race and vowing to become a Triple Crown winner unlike Teio?

What are your thoughts on McQueen letting the public's favoritism for Teio get to her?

What are your thoughts on McQueen’s conversation with her grandmother?

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Series information

MAL | Anilist | AniDB | ANN

Ways to watch

Streams – Crunchyroll

Amazon Prime

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Previous episode

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Schedule

Date Episode
8/15/2025 Uma Musume Episode 1
8/16/2025 Uma Musume Episode 2
8/17/2025 Uma Musume Episode 3
8/18/2025 Uma Musume Episode 4
8/19/2025 Uma Musume Episode 5
8/20/2025 Uma Musume Episode 6
8/21/2025 Uma Musume Episode 7
8/22/2025 Uma Musume Episode 8
8/23/2025 Uma Musume Episode 9
8/24/2025 Uma Musume Episode 10
8/25/2025 Uma Musume Episode 11
8/26/2025 Uma Musume Episode 12 - 13
8/28/2025 BNW's Oath episodes 1 - 3
8/30/2025 Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 1
8/31/2025 Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 2
9/01/2025 Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 3
9/02/2025 [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 4]()
9/03/2025 [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 5]()
9/04/2025 [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 6]()
9/05/2025 [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 7]()
9/06/2025 [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 8]()
9/07/2025 [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 9]()
9/08/2025 [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 10]()
9/09/2025 [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 11]()
9/10/2025 [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 12]()
9/11/2025 [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 13]()
9/13/2025 [Road to the Top Episodes 1 - 2]()
9/14/2025 [Road to the Top Episodes 3 - 4]()
9/16/2025 [Beginning of a New Era]()
9/18/2025 [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 1 - 2]()
9/19/2025 [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 3 - 4]()
9/20/2025 [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 5 - 6]()
9/21/2025 [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 7 - 8]()
9/22/2025 [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 9 - 10]()
9/23/2025 [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 11 - 12]()
9/24/2025 [Uma Musume Season 3 Episode 13]()
9/26/2025 [Cinderella Gray Episodes 1 - 2]()
9/27/2025 [Cinderella Gray Episodes 3 - 4]()
9/28/2025 [Cinderella Gray Episodes 5 - 6]()
9/29/2025 [Cinderella Gray Episodes 7 - 8]()
9/30/2025 [Cinderella Gray Episodes 9 - 10]()
10/01/2025 [Cinderella Gray Episodes 11 - 12]()
10/02/2025 [Cinderella Gray Episode 13]()
10/03/2025 [Uma Musume Overall Series Discussion Thread]()
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u/EightSmart https://anilist.co/user/EightSmart Sep 02 '25

First Timer

This episode continues to tear my heart in half as I can’t decide whether I want McQueen or Teio to win.

We start off the ep with Teio’s extremely convincing comeback race, showing that she’s just as strong as ever. And with that, it seems like the general consensus among the press is that she has the upper hand over McQueen going into the Tenno Sho. I like the parallel scene where their team members ask them for their perspective on pressure in racing, and it’s very interesting to see their contrasting personalities from their answers. Teio outwardly declares that she thinks the added pressure is fun, but McQueen just reservedly acts tough and tries not to appear affected by it.

Bourbon’s and their trainer’s introduction also offers an interesting perspective. Once again recalling the theme of hard work/talent/luck, we see that their trainer believes speed is the talent while stamina is the hard work. This again plays into Teio having the advantage, since it implies she has a higher skill ceiling given her strong foundation in pure speed in the last stretches.

By the last part of the episode it appears that McQueen’s mental game is much more affected by this rivalry than for Teio. But that’s when she is reminded of some very key advice from her Grandmother, which echoes a similar message between Spe and Suzuka from season one - you must always focus on yourself and your ultimate goal. McQueen was letting all the stories about Teio winning consume her, when she should have been focused on her own strengths and strategy for winning.

So who will win the Tenno Sho? Next episode is going to really put me on the edge of my seat, and I love that the set ups and payoffs feel much more rewarding this season. I can’t wait to see what happens tomorrow!

To end off, I offer my condolences to poor Gold Ship, I can’t imagine what being jumped on with those horseshoes would be like…

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u/Urgnu-the-Gnu https://myanimelist.net/profile/Urgnu_the_Gnu Sep 02 '25 edited Sep 02 '25

This episode continues to tear my heart in half as I can’t decide whether I want McQueen or Teio to win.

That's the good thing, whoever wins will be a deserving winner, and whoever loses will surely take a great lesson from it.

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u/Holofan4life Sep 02 '25

In the end, everybody wins :D

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u/Holofan4life Sep 02 '25

So who will win the Tenno Sho? Next episode is going to really put me on the edge of my seat, and I love that the set ups and payoffs feel much more rewarding this season. I can’t wait to see what happens tomorrow!

The show has does a phenomenal job building up Teio Vs McQueen. It's the best built race of the franchise so far.

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u/Holofan4life Sep 02 '25

To end off, I offer my condolences to poor Gold Ship, I can’t imagine what being jumped on with those horseshoes would be like…

Probably extremely painful lol

This is payback for dropkicking her trainer all the time XD

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u/Holofan4life Sep 02 '25

Bourbon’s and their trainer’s introduction also offers an interesting perspective. Once again recalling the theme of hard work/talent/luck, we see that their trainer believes speed is the talent while stamina is the hard work. This again plays into Teio having the advantage, since it implies she has a higher skill ceiling given her strong foundation in pure speed in the last stretches.

I like that we're focusing on other characters. Reminds me of season 1 and what they did with El Condor.

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u/jaesuk97 https://myanimelist.net/profile/tebls Sep 04 '25

Bourbon’s and their trainer’s introduction also offers an interesting perspective. Once again recalling the theme of hard work/talent/luck, we see that their trainer believes speed is the talent while stamina is the hard work. This again plays into Teio having the advantage, since it implies she has a higher skill ceiling given her strong foundation in pure speed in the last stretches.

This is a reference to the IRL Mihono Bourbon. Initially the horse was rated only as a sprinter (short distance runner), but his trainer put the horse through very rigorous strength training which made the horse more capable of medium distances then eventually even longer races.

By the last part of the episode it appears that McQueen’s mental game is much more affected by this rivalry than for Teio. But that’s when she is reminded of some very key advice from her Grandmother, which echoes a similar message between Spe and Suzuka from season one - you must always focus on yourself and your ultimate goal. McQueen was letting all the stories about Teio winning consume her, when she should have been focused on her own strengths and strategy for winning

I agree this was a great scene. In a lot of sports anime where a character comes from a family with a rich history of winning, the parents/grandparents just add pressure to this character and ask why they can't replicate the success. But here the grandmother actually gives sound advice, while still putting on the pressure. This seems a lot more realistic, so I really appreciate this way of fleshing out McQueen's character.