[DreamSword]

Episode 6: Haven't You Watched Tokusatsu Before?

DS: EVERYBODY CALM DOWN!

AND BY EVERYONE I MEAN ME SPECIFICALLY!

En-chan: So I take it you enjoyed the episode?

DS: No, hated it.

En-chan: Dang.

DS: Of course I liked it! This episode just kept escalating! And right when I thought we were about to end on a more downbeat and somber note, BAM, right in the kisser.

En-chan: You know you'd think you would be prepared for these sudden hits.

After all, you have watched Dogengers.

DS: It's a very different kind of beating, really. Season 1 was basically like taking a bunch of rapid-fire jabs to the senses.

Meanwhile Nice Buddy lulls you into a false sense of security before karate chopping you directly in the brain.

En-chan: True, we have ended on quite a few surprising developments already.

DS: And this is only the halfway point! The whole episode is framed like it's the climax, but no, we still have a good number of episodes left!

En-chan: Very fitting for our mid-season episode then!

DS: So uh, to talk about exactly what happens in this episode. We start off with Great-Z digging into everyone as he usually does. With poor Yamashiron getting the worst of it.

En-chan: You gotta feel for the dude. He gets hit the hardest out of all of them, especially when reflecting on his actions from last time. So much so he's in no shape to even help the others despite them getting a game plan together at the end.

DS: It's a step in his arc that makes alot of sense too, given the first season, wherein his arc was all about how lonely he was without Blueron and Orangeron by his side. And now Great-Z has come along and flipped that entire perspective of his on its face. Talk about a low blow.

Really loved Ohgaman during this part though. The plan KitaQman Metal comes up with is entirely sound, but upon seeing that his friend is in no shape to go through with it, Ohgaman's' just like "Nope. His well being comes first." Gotta respect that.

En-chan: You really do.

Speaking of KitaQman Metal though, despite what Great-Z pulls out, he really stole the show for me with his sudden appearance alongside Shuraomaru.

DS: Yeah, didn't know Metal was as strong as A FRIKKEN MEGAZORD.

En-chan: Dude's gotta make up for his lazy brother. Guess that also means being powerful as all hell.

DS: But yeah, turns out Great-Z has a giant robot. And I loved the gag about it being a giant DX toy.

He also has Pizza Destructo Discs.

En-chan: The idea to debut it via a toy ad was very clever.

Also yeah, I'm always a fan of Destructo Discs, and pizza flavor? Sounds like a delicious demise.

DS: And on that note, man, me calling Great-Z a fake ended up being way more applicable than I ever thought it would be, good lord.

The twist that Riku is actually the Stage Show Great-Z does line up with alot of things. His voice being ADR'd, that the "real" Great-Z seems to suffer from Foxdie when he doesn't, and said Z referring to the Stage-Z as his boss at one point. I honestly theorized that the Great-Z we got to know up to now was a robot or something, but that doesn't seem to be the case now.

En-chan: It did feel like that yeah.

I mean given how cutting edge Great-Z is, a robotic superhero to help cut down on potential injuries for actors would make sense.

DS: I never would've thought of Dogengers as a solid mystery show, but here we are.

Needless to say I am spent after that. Were there any other moments or details you wanted to point out?

En-chan: You touched on it briefly, and this feeds into an earlier compliment of mine.

But I just really love KitaQman Metal in this episode. Mostly because he has a really solid plan, and is a good coordinator. Especially when we find out what exactly his job was going to be in the original plan during the sponsor roll. Dude was on his A-Game.

DS: I was for sure shocked when he showed up. I had nearly thought that the show had forgotten about him until now.

En-chan: Well no better time to shine than the mid-season I'd say.

DS: Well, in order to prepare for whatever comes after, I'm off to steal Jiro's' fit.

En-chan: Good luck!