[Locke]

Gokaiger 43. Damaras had gattling gun sleeves and only used them when he grew? What an idiot.

Basco is by far the best character in this show, even if he's barely in it. I wish his literal backstabbing would have marked the end for Damaras, it would have been a better death than what he actually got.

Never thought an episode focused around Doc could be so entertaining though, but his wild fighting style comes packed with an energy that I've felt Gokaiger has somewhat lacked for a while now. I get that part of the show is about the Gokaiger becoming a "true" sentai but this evolution seems to come at the cost of a lot of personality.

In the flashbacks when they were just a bunch of rogue pirates fighting the Zangyack they are actually a much more interesting team, because they are a group of individuals each with their own style and way of dealing with issues. To function as a truly well oiled team, requires them to lose a lot of individuality and fall in line together, I get that that makes them stronger but it also makes them kinda boring too.

It just sorta feels like they're going through the motions and ticking boxes a bit at this point, I wonder if this was the point of the production where most of the crew and suit actors had left to go start working on the next series. The all green change in celebration of Doc was pretty fun though.