[DreadBringer]

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Episode 7

While simple, Freddy's' arc of wanting to do right by his dad, which is what ends up working towards redemption and becoming a hero was something I actually found myself enjoying. Yeah, him and his dad could've made off with the bank's' money and no one would've been any wiser, but his father's' strong integrity meant not taking from others, even if they themselves would have to suffer for it. And it's the dad's' belief in his son that ultimately saves the economy.

Integrity seemed to be the sort of central theme of this two-parter, actually. Especially given how this episode starts off with Ray telling Mikhail that, a trap by Rasputin or not, he's not about to do anything that he feels would risk Randy's' life. I guess there was no risk in chopping off the spider's' hand...? Whatever, it's the sentiment that counts.

"Tokusatsu medium" so even outside of Japan, there are those acknowledged as a toku, of which some call Bima Satria Garuda a "soap opera" like many of Indonesian TV shows... Previously too, Mikhail was someone who has powers even in human form to deflect the Spider-Manster's energy ball and save Bima. Chopping off the spider's hand seems to be just a stage to defeating it, given that he'd destroy it at the end.

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[CENTER]Episode 8

Like, look, I get that the whole "not blood siblings!" justification is a thing in fiction, and if it's your thing, fine, but like, I'd rather just Not, ya know?

Does this new detail, of Rena having a crush on Ray, her adopted brother, ruin the show for me? No. One of my favorite anime of all time as a similar detail in it, after all, but it is something I sure could've went without.

Oh actually yeah, Rena having a crush on Ray was.... something that was described about her in the show's preview.

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I found that last aspect to be rather compelling, actually. Ray feels as if he's ultimately not doing much good, given that, sure, he can blow up the Kombatmen and the monsters every week, but that doesn't just undo all of the damage that they've done. Indonesia is still suffering regardless, with the latest plot being a massive food shortage. Mikhail of course does he best to reassure Ray, but that only goes so far.

And Indonesia remains a developing country, not developed... He may not be able to do perfect good, there're still the damages as Bima isn't all-powerful. Doesn't mean that aside from the self-loathing, they deserve contempt for those failures, or have the damages being twisted as them ignoring it.