[Paladin]

Setsuna and Peacekeeping Corps Chief Rui Amou were racing to arrest the smugglers conducting clandestine deals on MultiEarth Λ8018.
Amidst this, Amou was abducted by an unknown assailant. Though every moment counted, Headquarters orders Setsuna to stand by...

[GoldenXtreme]

As always: a solid, simple episode with a hammy villain and cool action. I still think Setsuna is such a peak Metal Hero sort of character for the modern era, a sad robot who tries to find their place in the world and struggles to accept their own emotions.

[Mesnick]

A good episode. Although the first two episodes took place on Setsuni Earth beforehand, they were filled with new information, so it's great to return and experience another adventure here, in a calmer setting. Furthermore, the viewer truly gets to know Commissioner Amo, Setsuni's superior. Their relationship is interesting and touching. Gavan Bushido himself is also revealed more, trying to find his way and understand what kind of hero he should be. After all, following orders and doing the right thing aren't always the same. I also want to point out how sinister he was at the beginning of the episode.
The villain was also good. The sword-obsessed alien with living hair created a lot of interesting action. And he and his motivations don't steal the spotlight from the positive characters or feel relegated to the background, as they did in the third episode. So, Cattana is the perfect antagonist for this story.
And next week, we'll return to Kiki's Land for a story about an alien mother and daughter. And we'll also see a new mech. I can't wait.

[Layton13]

Ok, now that Gavan is 5 episodes in, I think I got a good grasp on the show.

And that grasp is that it desperately needs twoparters.

The show feels boxed in, and until now, pretty much every episode is undercut by how little they can actually explore the concept, making it feel rushed and ultimately end up far less satisfying than it really should be.

Even this episode just rushes through plot points to get to a conclusion, and I like the broad strokes, but the details all end up underwhelming.

Last week was probably the biggest offender. Ameise‘s partner was the emotional core of the episode, and her resolution is incredibly weak and not even funny Ant-Gavan can fix that.

I really wanna like this show, but right now, either the format they are working in doesn’t fit the show, or the show doesn’t fit the format, which makes it incredibly middling for me at this point.

[Mesnick]

I also want to point out that I like how the show continues to show the transformation in detail, repeating this part, but showing something new each time. This time there was a pair transformation of Infinity and Bushido, which means that there will be something to show for at least three more episodes of the show. Although I have little idea how this can be extended for 40+ episodes.