[Dormamu]

If someone was going to tell me that they would create a massive three part finale battle for a Sentai series I would have scoffed.

Random thoughts.
I waited until the last week to go catch up on the final 10 episodes. I'm glad I did because then it felt more cohesive. Which kind of describes King-Ohger to a T. It was a very big picture kind of season because there was a lot of material to chew. Even the silliest episodes had some form of fill to another future episode.

Story-wise I think it's one of the best so far of this period. Each character had their own build up. I still don't know why everyone likes Racles, he's the biggest Chad of the Sentai universe, but I'll ignore it because some of his scenes were played really well. The sub characters of each kingdom had their own growth though???? That is some next level 'we can keep track of a large ensemble' kind of writing. Well played. I may also have a new crush on Morphonia, but that's my Moffun to bear.

Effects wise, I noticed a strong difference after episode 40 where the CG from the surround studio couldn't quite keep up. I'm nitpicking a little, but it made my brain hurt seeing fluttering rocks and scenery. The finale though was as others have mentioned, piercing the heavens levels of excellent.

The season when I look at it in pieces seems so disjointed, but as I said, all of it was a build up to the bigger story, which was what Jeramie said the entire time, reading the subtext was important. When you watch the series from beginning to end as a whole, it makes a lot more sense.

I felt a little LOTR vibes with the opening of Hell, and the return of Deathnarok, but when Pappy Racles kicked in? I might have said 'gyatt' out loud. I don't think I've ever desired more to see the bad guys teeth get punched out like this season, and they delivered.

Overall, I still consider Zenkaiger to be my favorite series of this era, but yeah, I'll give King-Ohger a slot in the top three.