Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger Episode 2- "Our Soul Is One!" Discussion
 

Kou and the other begin searching for other allies of the Ryusoul Tribe, who left the village long before the Druidon attack...

Least they got the fart joke out of the way early. :D

https://over-ti.me/releases/ryusoulger-02/ Subs are out for the episode.

This was a good episode IMO. I appreciate that there's a "natural" reason to why the monsters of the week become giants and it fits well with the Druidon's plans. It's not just some second chance/last resort transformation.

I was worried Ui's comedy was gonna be too much like the first episode but it wasn't. Nice and simple. The overall initial teamwork with the three RyuSoulgers was pretty good so far. While it was slightly more focused on Koh, Melt and Asuna actually had time to develop (we learn more about Melt's personality) and contributed to the episode a bit more than the first episode. The KishiRyuOh mech fight was really good. The stunts and the camera work do a great job of selling the fight, same with the RyuSoulger fights.

I will say that explaining the RyuSoul and Druidon Tribes history again was kinda unnecessary overall (it's used as a means for Ui to learn about it and take them to her father's place). We already know this and the RyuSoulger already know this.

But overall, I enjoyed this episode. Another good episode for RyuSoulger.

Geez, the pace has not let up. There are moments of greatness in this episode, as was the case with the pilot, but it goes by so fast that it does not reach its desired effect. An interesting thing happens but is quickly glossed over for the next sporadic plot-point. It makes me dizzy.

That being said, I like how the Minosaur's are powered by an individual's negative energy, which causes the monster to grow. Meaning we'll have monster's starting off at various sizes and a good in-story reason for there to be ground fights and Robo fights against the same monster. Targeting an individual and dealing with their own sideplot feels reminiscent of phase 2 Heisei Kamen Rider as well.

Robot fight was amazing again. Very dynamic, extremely impressive practical effects and Tyramigo and KishiryOh move so fluidly.

I'm excited to see Banba and Towa again next week!

It's been a while since they're recurring civilian allies since zyuoh or gosei that are comedy relief unaware of motw. Also, emotion again. Hope they won't do bait and switch possession like blood stark and misora's relationship with uui.

Based on the preview green and black seems a little too full of them selves thinking the other three to be beneath them. Really does remind me of the Gouraigers.

The first 2 episodes were mech fight heavy I think. Probably showing how mobile the mech fights are gonna be.

And the man in the mask, will he be tied story wise to green and black or the whole team I wonder.

The plot is average and almost fillery, but dammit the mech battle is impressive! The Red mecha is back to multiple forms and gimmicks making it an interesting toy to get and not a brick you attach limbs to.

I kinda dig this show. The dynamic of it is just great. The fight scenes are impressive to watch, and the best thing yet: No more "Beat the monster once then a bad guy shows up to make it big"-crap. That’s one of the Sentai tropes I absolutely loathe. So I’m beyond thrilled to see that Minosaurs can grow big on their own. Also, the character from the weekly story being a host and his problems feeding the Minosaur reminds me very much of something Kamen Rider would do, I like that.

The only thing I don’t quite like still is Kou’s actor being forced into the hyperactive Red role. He so doesn’t look the part; I really wish they gave the childish attitude to the Blue ranger and have Kou be a bit more restrained and serious. He can still be fun and gentle, but let someone else be the screaming idiot from time to time please.

something the show is doing, that it definitely should be, is feeling different. the things like the minusaurs overall goal being to turn giant, focus on characters of the week that tie into the monsters, and the general dynamic of green and black by the looks of things, and the mecha dynamic definitely show that the new writer is messing with the formula, which is a good thing

hopefully the show can get a good plot. obviously we can't hold it against the show for not having a great second episode plot, my main worry at this point is the villains. the guys we have so far are fine but i'm worried the lack of a main leader is pointing towards a deboss-style final boss

While the plot is pretty standard Sentai fare, The mecha fight makes up for it. I'm always a big fan of more mobile mechas.

It's a good thing this show's direction is so spectacular, because the writing is still doing next to nothing for me. The plot here did little besides establish where the Ryusoulgers are going to be crashing for the rest of the series. No character development, no real expansion of any of the stuff we learned about the setting last episode beyond some factoids about how the monsters are going to work this season. It's just aggressively thin, and while I'm not upset about this per se, I do feel like a Sentai show clearly trying to reinvigorate the franchise the way Ryusoulger is should've been able to come out of the gate stronger than this. It especially frustrated me that the debut of Kishiryuoh, which was obviously meant to be a big moment, is horribly undercut by the fact we just saw him last week.

Going by the name of the episode, I'm pretty sure Koh realizing he can fight alongside Tyramigo is meant to be the high point of the drama here, but when we've already seen him in the driver's seat before, I just... it reminded me of the early episodes of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers where they kept pretending we didn't already see all the Rangers' gear in the first episode, but Day of the Dumpster had the excuse of being a pilot meant to get the show greenlit. Here they just shot themselves in the foot for no reason.

Mind you, I'm being a real whiner here. Just because it could've been a lot more doesn't change the fact that this is a perfectly servicable episode of Sentai. It entertained me the whole way through, and certain moments like the reveal of where Tyramigo is were great. I have no doubt this will be a show that gets better as it goes along. I imagine next week is going to be where Ryusoulger actually starts to find its footing.

But before I get too off-brand with all this negativity, that direction!

https://i.imgur.com/RLs7WUp.jpg

It's not even just the money shots like this one that make it great (although, come on, check out that flawless composition), the attention to detail extends to the "boring" scenes as well, and consequently makes them significantly more engaging. Granted, it's not anything too crazy, but the restraint Ryusoulger has to not go overboard making every shot super dynamic is only another point in its favor.

The dad feel like the uncle from zio with hobby and a lonely kid to care about. It would be disappointing he doesn't add much to it like the gosei father and son or uncle in zyuohger. Brainwashing and alter ego darker persona is over done, but opening made him skeptic. Then there was zamigo getting dropped until troll til the end ,

I doubt it, but I wonder if each member control the whole mecha via head swap while the rest fight on ground because it would make sense red use the other two like accessories. Doesn't change the fact the changer is too tyraish.

I gotta be honest, I was a little letdown by this episode. The first episode was such a strong premiere, but this felt a lot more like by-the-numbers Super Sentai. It was cool seeing that dam again, though; I'm pretty sure that was used as a location in Skyrider.

Alrighty so where do we start?
The characters got some extra focus this time as we learned Kou is kinda dumb, Melt is extremely excitable about stuff important to him and was pretty embarrassed when this was pointed out and Asuna's been a bit bratty when she pinched Kou's cheeks and demand he let go despite her being the one who started it. Good stuff. Ui's old man was actually surprisingly likable and our good look at who I assume is our main villain, Kreon/Kureon/Crayon (Hang on isn't Crayon the name of a prehistoric era?) showed they're childish yet pretty damn disturbing at the same time. The camera work was yet again brilliant and I want it to be Sunday already lmao. The fight scenes were also damn cool, be it the cinematography, the mobile Kishiryu-oh suit, the surprisingly mobile Tyramiga suit or the fact we had the team try to fight off a giant without a mech, I was constantly getting excited to see what would happen, so all in all, I'm still very optimistic about this season

That being said I'd have enjoyed the episode more if I didn't notice those goats getting it on in the background, yuck

I still need to ask:

So what's the connection between this and Super Sentai Strongest Battle aside from the black and green ones are in those four episodes?

Considering Gaisorg's overall design (As well as him using a purple version of the Ryusoul Sword), probably him.

I wish they got an actress cuter than Ui. When I look at her all I can do is stare at her dumbo ears.