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Originally Posted by FreshToku

As for Juggler, I think your feelings might have to do with all the reactions around going 'oh my gosh, its juggler!!!'. Looking at the show in a vacuum, you're meant to be intrigued and surprised by the fact that our captain is some kind of alien and also wants to cause trouble for Z and Haruki. There's plenty of answers to be had about him in the rest of the show that won't require knowledge of previous lore, I'm confident.

I mean, probably, yes, but there's also how the show handles it. Juggler just shows up, does some magic, then leaves. Without past context, that's an odd debut for a villain, especially when our other villain has done very little in comparison! Like, if it had been the end of an episode, or a big dramatic moment for Juggler's first appearance, then sure, that's a twist even for a noob like me who's seen Nexus and like 10 episodes of R/B. But as is, he just comes out of nowhere 10 minutes in, and I'm meant to see that as a massive shock. Yes, if you take it completely out of context, it's weird there's a new alien here who just seems to want to cause shit, but that's it? It feels like, to enjoy the show as the creators intend, I can't just start here, I need to have been watching Ultra for years.

And, tbf, that's one of the big stumbling blocks against getting into it. From the constant use of past Ultras as collectibles, to Zero and Geed making cameos which I'm probably supposed to recognise, everything being a new expression of something old, I just feel like I'm watching something but not understanding anything. Don't get me wrong, this is me getting hung up on something minor, but the minor things add up and make me feel like I can't watch Ultraman without starting at the beginning or I won't properly *get* it. Idk, I don't really have a point.