Heartcatch Pretty Cure/Heartwarming

• In episode 45, Dune turns the world into a desert, and the Precures seem to be left alone there... until various characters they saved in previous episodes appear, telling them they were able to endure because the Precure taught them how to have strong hearts, and they're not going to give up hope.
  • Episode 48 is made of this and awesome. Prof. Sabaaku comes to his sense and regain his identity as Yuri's dad, he wisely acknowledges that Dark Precure is his daughter just like Yuri is his daughter, and that Dark Precure is indeed Yuri's little sister. He holds Dark Precure in his arm as she Disappears Into Light, and the poor girl calls him, "Father..." instead of "Prof. Sabaaku". Then Mr. Tsukikage fights Dune (he's a badass, surprise surprise) alongside Cure Moonlight and Cure Blossom. When Dune is about to throw a spirit bomb, he commit Heroic Sacrifice to save his daughter and Tsubomi, he dies. Cure Moonlight is full of hatred toward Dune, but Cure Blossom snaps her out of it, saying that the kindly Yuri is the only Yuri she knows. Whew!