[fryguy81]

So I finished episodes 10 and 11 of the original Ultraman rewatch and I have to comment on them as I enjoyed them both too immensely for two very different reasons.

Episode 10 was a good episode but I was touched by the end of the fight between Ultraman and Jirass (who looked somewhat familiar.. like I had seen this king lizard somewhere before... ) Up to this point Ultraman has shown up and beat the monster down and left. THis was the first time Ultraman seemed to show sadness at having to kill a monster. I loved this because it seemed that Ultraman knew that Jirass wasn't an inherently evil creature but one driven by a crazy "father". Added some pathos to a monster fight that I appreciated.
So much was said with one simple action. Kudos Tsuburaya.

The fight with Gyango in Episode 11 was simply hilarious and another great twist to a monster fight. Gango being a child like monster was such a nice touch and seeing Ultraman not really want to hurt this creature was a great follow up to his actions in the previous episode. Gyango was such a weird ass design too, handcuffs for hands and all. His entire fight "strategy" had me and my girlfriend laughing.

The thought stone was such a weird idea but in a good way.

Anyhoo, I'd forgotten how great the Ultraman series was right out of the gate. Not likely to forget again.