I've already watched CCS a couple times before, but this time I decided to rewatch every episode while stoned. I already knew the story very well, but watching it again high made me interpret things a bit differently and appreciate it a bit more.
Episodes 1-4Sakura's dreams are starting to become reality, making this cheerful girl start to turn all spacey and weird... it's the power of the Clow Cards driving her towards her destiny... Whenever she's home alone she gets a strange sense of something very mysterious down in her basement, that would change her whole world...
As she goes down into the basement, and starts remembering more of her dream, that dream starts becoming real...
The cards ran away from this girl because they still only think of Clow Reed as their master, and without a master they are confused and scared...
So the Clow Cards are like magical beasts that only a mage with great powers can see and capture... but like normal people can still feel the effects of their magic.
Sakura's such a great character... she's very athletic, and her cheery attitude combined with her ability to capture cards can get her through anything. Now I totally remember why I loved this series so much.
Tomoyo's a great character too... she's a weird rich girl with bodyguards, and she gets properly introduced in the 2nd episode... she gets involved mainly because Sakura is such a cheery person that she loves to be around her, and also because she gets to film Sakura flying and doing magical girl stuff.
Also Sakura gets really weird whenever she's near her older brother's friend Yukito. The 3rd episode makes it clear that she has really deep feelings for him and it's not just a silly crush.
