[Monsoon]

EDIT: TL;DR I was impressed.

Over-Time had their subs drop a few hours ago. Just watched it.

This was a really strong episode. Bunglay is an interesting addition to the Players, and his upcoming clash with Kubar could be the start of a shakeup that this villain group really needs. I'm hoping that Kubar, Azald, AND Bunglay all bite the dust so Genis either has to call some legendary Players out of retirement or get more directly involved in the Blood Game. Whatever. Interested to see what happens.

And goddamn, Yamato is a terrific Red. When was the last time we had a Red Ranger that was this likable and with a good actor in the role? Captain Marvelous? Tonno-sama? Jan the jungle man!? Everything about Yamato's interactions with Mario and Wakako and his showdown with Bunglay was just brilliantly executed. Great, emotional performance without being too hammy.

Also: did anyone think Yamato harrumphing the bouquet of flowers at the end of the episode was suspicious? I think that it probably wasn't him or Mario that left them. Could Yamato have an absentee father showing up in future episodes!?

Oh, and we also get some more silliness out of Misao, which I love. He's more restrained than the last two episodes, but still funny and consistent with his character. I also really liked Amu this episode: she knew that there was something going on with Yamato's family before the rest of the team picked up on it. Amu's cute without being a ditz, and is probably the most observant and empathetic of the Zyumans. Amu and Tusk are both "the smart one" but in different ways. These characters are pretty well-written.