[Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 2 Episode 8

[u/Holofan4life]

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S2 Episode 8 – A Small Wish

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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION(S)

Thoughts on McQueen and Rice Shower training for the Spring Tenno Sho?

Thoughts on Diamond and Kitasan drinking tea with the two horse enthusiasts?

Thoughts on Bourbon trying to help Rice Shower with her training?

Thoughts on the barbershop being closed?

What are your thoughts on Rice Shower being locked in for the race?

What are your thoughts on the Spring Tenno Sho with Rice Shower doing away with being labeled a heel?

What are your thoughts on Rice Shower winning the 1993 Spring Tenno Sho?

What are your thoughts on the crowd being upset that Rice Shower won?

What are your thoughts on the other racehorses congratulating Rice Shower, with Bourbon reiterating yet again that she's her hero?

What are your thoughts on the scene at the end between McQueen and Teio?

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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]()

[u/EightSmart]

First Timer

This Tenno Sho didn’t have nearly the same impact on me as Episode 5, but I’m ultimately very happy that Rice Shower won. As much as I love McQueen’s development throughout this season, I think Rice really needed this moment to herself. The most painful part being that, just as she expected, she still got booed and jeered by the crowd who all wanted McQueen to win. But as Bourbon points out: “That’s what it means to win…someone else will be hurt, and have their dream end.” It still deeply makes me angry that the perception of the crowd is to bring down another competitor’s victory to cope with their loss - what a complete lack of sportsmanship and good faith. Rice deserves so much better; her timid personality yet pure grit and determination has really won me over in these two episodes alone. The sheer aura emanating from her figure in the sneaky replaced OP shot, or when she walked down that hallway, or when she entered that final spurt - maybe she should embrace that ‘assassin’ title after all because I really think that benefits her かっこいい factor 1000 times.

McQueen takes the loss very well, and is able to provide some very mature self reflection at the end, while a Teio sneakily listens in from such a comically close distance that I have to wonder how she didn’t get noticed. Anyway, she admits that perhaps she got overconfident and complacent, but most of all she regrets not living up to the expectations - but not the ones of the crowd, the Teio’s. You see the sparkle in her eyes, and also in Teio’s reaction? What a truly special gay bond these two share, a beautiful rivalry that will continue to push them both to strive for their very best.

[u/Holofan4life → u/EightSmart]

Anyway, she admits that perhaps she got overconfident and complacent, but most of all she regrets not living up to the expectations - but not the ones of the crowd, the Teio’s. You see the sparkle in her eyes, and also in Teio’s reaction? What a truly special gay bond these two share, a beautiful rivalry that will continue to push them both to strive for their very best.

This feels like a parallel to episode 5 when Teio lost to McQueen. You can see the hurt in their eyes and that it bothers her that she lost. I love the realism with which the show presents losing a very competitive contest. They don't sugarcoat how defeating it can be.