[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Suzu

And this is the problem when you have only seen the first episode when it's a two-parter... Lionoh was pretty pissed at the boy for helping them out so easily and the point of the second episode was that Takaharu realized both his own strength and weaknesses and those of his team members. He had to realize of how their team structure works and the boy repaired the sword so that Takaharu could watch the others fight and come to those conclusions. Ultimately, Takaharu got the upgrade for realizing all of this and giving Lionoh a reason to join them.
Yes, it was not a lesson for the full team, but it was apparently never intended as such.

Two parter or not, it is still a problem with this show consistenly. They got Surfer Maru without having to earn him. They got UFO Maru without having to earn him.

MrHeroFan, no, I have not watched anything of Drive past 22 episodes because that was 7+ hours I spent on the show and was bored. I shouldn't have to spend that much time just to get to the good stuff when I can and rewatch Gaim or Blade, which were great right from the get go. Granted, I may decide to continue Drive, just because I am a masochist, but I'm going to wait until the show is nearly done.