[Sh Ranger]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I didn't want to believe it at first, but it would seem this week has brought about an attack on one of the most fundamental traditions of the Sentai faithful. Indeed, we have seemingly been denied our usual place of worship, the place we gather as a community to express our weekly praise for the Lord Tega Sword. Such a crisis demands action! For if one were to shirk such holy responsibility, it would surely lead down the path to ruination!

Let us pray to Lord Tega Sword that Paladin come back to his usual self soon.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Like, we start off resolving some epic cliffhanger where Fire Candle gains new power and reminds everyone he's supposed to be a bad guy, right? So already, it gets to fulfill the whole promise of another epic rival showdown with Gozyu Wolf, even bringing Shinken-Oh in there, because I hear giant robots with a traditional Japanese motif are in fashion now. Or maybe Fire Candle is just a trendsetter that way? At any rate, the episode is already clearly awesome just from that, right?

Gozyu Wolf also seems to have a preference for traditional Japanese motifs, having only used the Rings of Don Momotarou and Akaninjer so far. It's fitting that his rival Fire Candle has succeeded Oto as Shinken Red, a power that has had so many users. He's the second Universe Ranger since Don Momotarou to use another Ring in the Silver Tega Sword, with GoGo V he borrowed from Bouquet.

It's a good reminder for the audience about Fire Candle's alignment. Even though he's a nice person, or rather exactly due to him being so nice, of course he won't easily forget that the Gozyugers have been routinely murdering his friends every week. I think that's a connection to Shinken Red #19, the desire to live happily with his friends while haunted by the painful possibility of losing them, which is not even a possibility but more like a proven probability for Fire Candle.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Actually, the main character, Hoeru, does not have a dream, but is looking for one. And that is why in this show, those who give away the rings to the Universe Senshi are not portrayed as losers, but are shown as people who have achieved their goal without winning. That is why Gozyuger is much closer to me. Besides, since your show has gods, let them be huge robots with complicated family relationships, rather than prayerless wish-fulfillers.

Episode 19 was a good turning point for Hoeru's arc where before he was kind of like, whatever, about finding his wish and mostly taking the role of Gozyu Wolf to have something entertaining to do between losing jobs. But now Mine who had once told him to never wish for anything has had a change of heart after remembering the excitement of living and made him promise to definitely find a wish of his own. Feels like Hoeru has a much more personal stake in this battle now than when he was merely trying to repay 250 yen.