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11-13-2021, 08:53 AM | #1 |
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The Kikanoids have learned the terrible secret of Hakaizer.
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11-14-2021, 04:06 PM | #2 |
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Lotta people feeling real bummed out this week! Not that the episode is devoid of humor, of course. The only reason Twokaiser is feeling so down is because that's apparently one of Zyuoh The World's superpowers, a gag that exists both for the functional reason of keeping Zox from hogging the spotlight, and also just to let you know Koumura hasn't forgotten how amusing the previous anniversary Sentai she wrote was too. I don't know, I might be reading into it too much, but something about how specific a bit that was to pull from struck me as more... affectionate, I guess, than your average usage of a Sentai Gear. Although again, it's not like this show hasn't done clever jokes like that before. Moving on from Zox, one of the other big highlights of the comedy this time is Zyuran giving this epic motivational speech that finally pushes the team past the funk they're in... which is all completely incomprehensible because of the entire gimmick of the episode. It's deeply hilarious, but part of the reason why is that it still kinda works dramatically? Yatsude and Secchan may be perplexed, but as a viewer with the privilege of knowing what this whole situation is about, man, I can somehow still feel the passion behind that conversation. The scene is loads of goofy fun while still being a genuine reminder of how much Zyuran is always looking out for Kaito. And then of course, what that conversation is all about, which is where the true drama of the episode comes in, is how the big reveal with Hakaiser last episode is affecting everybody. For the Kikainoid members of the team, it's a fairly straightforward dilemma of them knowing they need to tell Kaito but not being able to, in an emotional sense, taken to a properly Super Sentai extreme when they're rendered incapable of telling Kaito, in a literal, physical sense, thanks to the monster of the week. Kind of a cute way to play out that lack of communication, really. It's like all the tension that usually comes from that sort of plot, but you can't hold it against the characters for not talking things out, because it's really not their fault! ...Kind of! I like the note the episode ends on where Zyuran acknowledges that they should've spoken up earlier to begin with, but without Kaito or anybody actually holding it against them at all. It's just nice how wholesome this team is? I don't think I'm doing the best job describing this, but one of Zenkaiger's strong points is how it always finds these distinctly Zenkaiger-y angles to approach its plots from, and you couldn't ask for many better examples of that than the way this one takes such a serious emotional hook and makes it quirky and positive in tone, all without actually undercutting any of that emotion. As expected, this one does end up being pretty heavy for Kaito. The show didn't wait long at all to get him up to speed on Hakaiser being his dad, and the scene where he finds out knows to take itself seriously, because this is serious for Kaito. He's trying to look on the upside by the end, as always, but in the moment, you can definitely see a vulnerability to Kaito that's often buried under the surface. It's a slower, more dramatic scene than you'd often expect from Zenkaiger, and that's exactly what makes it work. That, and the show taking things even further by having Stacey finding out the horrible truth at the same time, and it's his reaction that might be even more interesting. It was already smart of the show to do this idea of having Stacey try and make a partner out of Hakaiser, but it's yet smarter to have him, just after swallowing his pride enough to go through with it, to be there right in the heat of the moment, ultimately deciding to take Kaito's dad away from him. We'll see how the series digs into that from here, but I adore how much you can read into his reaction there. You can tell it's a decision made in haste, before he totally has time to process what's going on, but I'd like to think what pushed Stacey to do what he did there is the thought that this was yet another thing Kaito was going to have that he doesn't, and I find that fascinating. It's this sort of dark mirror of Kaito's own issues, where Stacey is determined not to lose one of the very few things in his life that's even potentially going well. From Kaito's perspective, Stacey just stole his dad from him, right after they were finally reunited; from Stacey's point of view, Kaito was going to steal his only real ally from him, right after he finally accepted the help. Two very different characters dealing with surprisingly similar sorrow in two very different ways. They really do make perfect rivals for one another.
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11-14-2021, 04:22 PM | #3 |
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That was fast
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11-15-2021, 11:45 AM | #4 |
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I literally got a laugh when Hakaiser accidentally whacked Stacey, just the fact It came out of nowhere.
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11-15-2021, 07:22 PM | #5 |
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Zox being affected by one of Misao's depression moments just for using his gear was beautiful.
Man, I miss Zyuohger. I dug Stacey's decision in this episode, seeing the value of Hakaiser as a teammate to the point that he saves (Re-abducts) him. Seems Kaito's family has a knack for breaking that heart of ice he has.
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11-19-2021, 11:03 AM | #6 |
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It's a good time to be a Zyuohger fan, as it's now tied with Sun Vulcan, Hurricanger, Kyuranger and Kiramager for most popular Gear, having previously been used all the way back in Episode 1! Makes sense that Komura would want to give more favoritism to her first show. The effect on Twokaizer gives him the ridiculously strong Zyuoh The Gunrod, but unless he also gets Misao's super strength, he probably won't be able to pick up any buildings, sadly. Very sad actually. Maybe that's why he got so depressed.
I appreciate the continuity of Kaito mentioning his birthday coming soon, considering how Episode 3 showed him listening to his Sagittarius Horoscope. The Sagittarius zone is going to start a few days from now, so presuming his birthday is specifically in late November, then his false assumption that his friends were planning his surprise party is actually very plausible! Awesome attention to detail there. The plot reminds me of Kiramager Episode 18 where the Kiramagers awkwardly tried to keep the secret of the curse from Mabusheena, out of worry that she wouldn't be able to live with the dark truth and wanting her to enjoy the time she has left. However, it's important for a team to trust and respect each other enough to be open about such important things. Adults are often stronger than they seem and if it's their will, then they deserve to hear the truth, even if the intention to lie is good. So it's nice that Juran proudly declares his intention to break the charade early on in the episode, with the actual miscommunication resulting from Dia Wald's inconvenient ability. His heroic speech to the others, despite being nothing but "Dia dia dia", can still be perceived by context to be something extremely deep and meaningful about their responsibility to help Kaito, even if Zox is against them. Kind of like how it's possible to understand the Shift Cars' beeps. It's all about the emotion and the actual words used are secondary to that! Hakaizer's true identity as Isao is revealed to Stacey and Kaito, which causes them to fight over him. Stacey finally has someone he can call a friend and put his faith in, so he doesn't want to lose that. Maybe not just a friend, but kind of like a father to him as well, since his real father is a terrible person and he hasn't experienced that familial love in a long time. Unfortunately, Hakaizer is also brainwashed, so of course Kaito would want to turn his father back to normal. Kaito can probably sympathize with Stacey though, being the one to encourage his friendship with Hakaizer before, but doing something that might mess with that will surely bring their rivalry in to the foreground. The best solution to Stacey's problem is to find the courage to defect from Tozitendo. He doesn't have to lose his friend to Kaito, they can share him, but only if they're all on the same side.
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