[Locke]

I find this show so frustrating because at times it is so, so good and others it is just garbage. Like I love how twisted this series is as times, I'm not a fan of the whole grimdark trend, but I do think this show really understands the horror genre and uses it well. I mean zombies, how tired have they become?! But here they are just terrifying!

Also in the last few episodes Nexus has become a much more interesting fighter to watch on screen, so I'm actually getting pretty engaged in his fights, especially against big villains like Faust and Mephisto.

PLUS I really missed a truly great villain, so far in all the toku I am currently juggling, no one really brings the 'oh shit' factor like Mizorogi/Mephisto. Such a badass, I love him. I just hope this isn't the last we see of him, I'm still missing Faust.

On the other hand I find it very hard to enjoy a series where I don't like any of the heroes, no wonder both Leather Jacket and Komon share the main character chair because they don't even carry the title together so I dread to think how bad it would be if we focused on just one of them. It's funny as well just how much character drama this show crams in, without making us care about anyone first.

Plus although the action is getting better, that doesn't stop the special effects from being atrocious. Nexus and Mephisto's energy attacks lack a sense of weight, impact and power, those CGI fight sequences are AWFUL and I think the monster designs in this show are just pure shit, period. The Ultramen look slightly better but those suits are so damn cheap looking.

I also can't understand why Nexus is a giant hero other than that is just how the show is done. Having every fight be a Giant Hero fight only draws attention to how much this stuff doesn't work, they don't even seem to have the proportions properly worked out.

The pacing is also really really off, it feels less like everything is sliding into place and more that shit is just happening randomly, with them doing their best to pencil things in when they can. This feels especially true of Nexus, who barely feels a part of his own show.