[SHINOBI03]

Watched all of original Ultraman. I don't want to be too harsh on it since it's the first of its kind so naturally it had a rough start and took a while till it found its footing, but I still have some issues with it:

One of the issues I had with and I already talked about it is about Ultraman himself. Until way later in the series he was more like a plot device that wasn't needed until the plot demands it. Wish there was more between him and Hayata to remind us he's a character. Though from what happens in the final episode, I want to say Hayata was Ultraman all along. It wasn't 2 personas in 1 body, Hayata was already dead and Ultraman took his body and memories and assumed Hayata's role, though it creates a plothole for the times when they separate.

Also, if Ultraman could just have a conversation between him and Mefilas, why didn't he try this with all the aliens he went against? Instead, he just fought them and escalated the fight before any negotiations were set.

The morality of the SSSP falls into question in some episodes, as they act aggressively against monsters who aren't hurting anybody and they attack them first before the monsters do anything. The Woo, Seabozu and the Gomora episodes are good examples of this.

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Now for favorite/best episode, The Mefilas episode "The Forbidden Words" had to be it. Everything about it was great. The characters, the villain and the action (save for that moment when they leave Hayata who was standing right in front of them).

Second best episode I'd give to "A Little Hero". Got some great character development and another excellent fight and answers the question of why the SSSP bothers to fight when Ultraman could do job for them. Also Pygmon is the MVP.

Episodes "The Monster Highness" 1 & 2, "The Monster Graveyard" and "Farewell, Ultraman" I'm going to put them as the "disappointing" episodes. They had great premise, but the execution did not live up to the hype surrounding them.

Worst episode? Easy one: "A Gift From The Sky". "The Pearl Defense Directive" comes close second.