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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

I wish we could return to the days where mechs weren't introduced until episode 2 (or later), but based on the last handful of years, I think those times have passed. It must be a Bandai mandate to shove all the toys in our faces, first thing every year.

The later part of the episode didn't bother me as much (aside from the bit where everyone knew how to use the morphers in spite of never having seen one before, but that's not a unique problem to Zyuohger). The part that felt really off to me was the first five minutes, which rushed through introducing the Red, having him get transported, and seeing him adapt to and interact with the Zyumans before the credits even rolled.

There's also the fact that I get a huge Sid and Marty Kroft vibe from the whole animal people world part. In particular, I just kept comparing the start of the episode to the fantastically terrible intro to Lidsville: