[Locke]

Faiz 14.

I thought we may have finally had a focused episode - not a particularly good one but it was a start - until Kaidou decided that date gag from last week couldn't stay there. Kinda makes me wanna watch Shinkenger because at least there was none of this shit from him there.

There were some much better bits of writing this week though. I like how Takumi is a lot more perceptive than his bravado may suggest. He has this weird maturity that seems to stem from how insular and naturally defensive he is a person. It's an interesting inversion on the usual hero archetype even if at times they play it to such extremes I find him insufferable.

Similarly as soon as Masato said he didn't know his way around the belt, and kept reminding us this, despite what happened last week. This guy is fucking DODGY. What is he playing at, 'eh?

It's really distracting that Mr J's suit actor is WAY skinnier than he is. I've never seen someone get smaller, and weaker looking, when turning into a monster. Then again the glasses Lucky Clover guy has a really lame suit design as well, which is a shame because seeing him use his powers in human form was fucking awesome, especially when he was blocking attacks with a poetry book.

At least now Mr J has died twice he seems to finally be living up to the hype, and it's even better that Mr Glasses lived up to the hype immediately. I think he's the first genuinely awesome villain yet.