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Originally Posted by Androzani84

Yeah, Sentai has a bit more of a set formula to it?s episodes than Rider: Begin plot, introduce monster, fight, continue/conclude plot, second fight, giant battle, conclude plot if it wasn?t before, otherwise epilogue. Kobayashi has stated that she prefers writing for Sentai for the reason she has guidelines to the script.

And I think that's totally fair! I don't think this show is weaker for having a stricter cadence to its storytelling at the episode level, but it does make some attempts at leveraging backstory a little less effective, in my mind.