[TF RyuShin]

I'm glad that Ultraman attracts more attention to the fans more than before because of Orb. Really, you could say that despite the long hiatus, the Ultra series managed to give a good grip to the viewers. The shows keep escalating from Ginga, X and now Orb. Western fans especially happy since Crunchyroll subs Orb now. Anyway, I have watched episode 17 and oh boy, it's a very dramatic episode. Either it's because Orb was seen as an enemy or the whole Gai and Naomi's dynamic. It's one of the most memorable and dramatic tearjerker ever for such an Ultra series. Though, the revelation that Naomi is Natasha's descendant was a bit awkward since Naomi almost doesn't look alike a foreign and it's weird for Natasha to survive that big explosion.

Unlike the past episodes, the actions here somewhat a bit throw down. Mainly because Thunder Breaster isn't as brutal and wild like usual. He still quite a berserker like before but seeing that body dismembering is TB's main dish, seeing him not doing in this episode is somewhat quite weird. I also agree with barnstenchfartface, since Orb Origin was planned to be a very dramatic and climax fight. Unfortunately, the toy demo of Orb Calibur ruined the whole fight! You could say that half of the fight consisted of toy demo here. I mean even Exceed X doesn't show too much gimmick at all in the show. The whole Orb Calibur thing just ruin the whole fight and I think it would be better if it doesn't even exist or they actually trim down the gimmicks or cut some scenes.

Oh well, despite the weird actions, the drama here which really shines! And boy, can I say I really love and laugh when Juggler screamed like a little child? I think this episode dedicates to Gai's final struggle against his past and he finally moves on to the future. I bet some of you might cry after watching this episode, especially when you heard Naomi's singing. I also love Orb Origin's theme here as much as Exceed X's theme but again, the Orb Calibur was so noisy that I almost can't hear it. I'm still crossing my fingers for the next episode.