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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

TOKUMEI SENTAI GO-BUSTERS MISSION 34 - ?BEET BUSTER IS THE ENEMY?!?

If Jin was comedically shrugging off the ramifications of destroying Messiah in an earlier episode and then it was revealed that he was covering with humor, I?d be a lot more into this one. But instead we got a rampagingly buffoonish Jin suddenly having tremendous guilt, and I don?t feel like the show did the work to get there. Too fast, too extreme. Much like Jin in this episode!

Now that I think about it, Jin joking about Ryuji's weakpoint killing him in Episode 21 might've been this, since he later revealed to Yoko that his own weakpoint is actually killing the real Jin. That joke was the catalyst for the whole Ryuji plot, so it's not like Jin's foreshadowing goofiness hasn't caused problems before. It's easier to joke about dark topics when you're not the subject of the joke, after all.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

TOKUMEI SENTAI GO-BUSTERS MISSION 37 - ?BRIDE IN WHITE, BLIGHT IN BLACK?

IT?S TIME FOR Dads!

Speaking of insane! As much as I was grossed out by the end of this episode, I genuinely loved Commander, Ryuji and Usada doing a My Three Dads thing and treating Hasegawa like a predator. I love these three suddenly going OUR LITTLE GIRL at Yoko throughout the episode, mostly because it?s always 100% clear that they?re all being ridiculous. (Hiromu has no time for Ryuji for pretty much the whole episode.) It?s a great gag, even as it sadly makes the end of the episode even creepier.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

And there is indeed a significant age gap between him and the actress playing Yoko. 12 years in fact. Though given what I?ve seen about Japanese values regarding relationships (specifically, age gaps between consenting people of legal age are actually encouraged, since an older partner is better able to protect their spouse), I?d argue the guys? reaction to the teacher is less protectiveness and more jealousy (Ryuji?s been with Yoko all her life, and it has been established that Hiromu and Jin knew her as a toddler) mixed wih fear of the baby of their bunch growing up.

I can see a case for both of these arguments. Japanese culture does leave some nuance to relationships. Even though I also see Ryuji as a caring big bro to Yoko, adoptive/non-blood siblings can sometimes develop romantic feelings, like Kusaka did for Mari. Personally, I'd prefer Ryuji to stay as Yoko's big bro, Usada as her father, J as her uncle and Kurorin.... Wait, didn't he say Gobusters were just weapons to him in Episode 4? What's up with this guy getting all sentimental now?

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I mean, man, I loved Go-Busters already, so imagine how happy it makes me to now think there's a sly Kuuga homage in there on top of everything else.

For me, it was the Go-Onger nostalgia of seeing the place where they fought Shoukyaku Banki in the first episode!