[Locke]

DK 07.

Although this was probably one of the weakest episodes for story, between Kit's otherworldly stupidity and Len's way of always dragging out conflict by never saying the words that need to be said, actionwise this was a GREAT episode.

I dunno, I kinda wanna like Kit more than I actually do. He has a much more complex dilemma than most American Toku heroes as he is just thrust right into the middle of a very real, very dangerous conflict and has to pretty much make every decision on the fly to stay on top. The actual set up is great but it just seems odd to create such a passive, naive hero to throw right into the middle of it all. I mean maybe that is the point, that he's the worse person to be caught up in this kind of mess but it still doesn't make the drama feel any less contrived, at some points I'm not sure Kit is even human with the kind of decision making skills he has. It's just not very fun following such a moron around.

Although the actual context was kinda... missing that unmorphed fight was AWESOME. No weapons, no powers, just a pure take out your frustrations beatdown. Mullins may not be the best actor in the world, but that boy got presence. Plus, although the editing is admittedly horrible to the point where some fights are so smashed together and heavily spliced it's almost impossible to follow what is happening, the Ryuki fights seem decent enough to me.

Some of the choreography is a little clunky, and the CGI is often both bad and used unnecessarily but it's the great characters that bring the action to life. I really really like Torque, he's not a villain that will redefine a generation, but there is something weirdly awesome about also giving the snake the biggest gun in the room. I mean his Final Vent man, it's so stupid and overpowered, it's just glorious.