[AkibaSilver]

Ultraman R/B Episode 17: What the heck did I just watch? I'm not saying I didn't enjoy it - bizarre, off the wall episodes are often some of the most memorable - but "Aliens throwing a halloween party only to freak when the Ultras show up and also Saki is there and is totally an alien" is a new one. And I do like how we're getting more focus on Asahi and Saki, especially the former, after it felt like she spent a long time in the background through the show's first arc. Katsu and Isa are barely in this one, other than searching for vibes! I like Dada, he's got a cool design, Pigmon is weird but kinda cute I guess, hamster-dance just reminds me of Rabbit Conductor from ToQGer, all very weird but enjoyable stuff.

Then Saki announces the world is gonna get blown up to kill this incoming monster. That is not what I expected! What a place to put that bombshell! What a way to relate Asahi's innocent expression of how to connect with people from earlier to emphasize's Saki's fundamental awkwardness with the human condition. What a way to intreupt the dog show the Minamis are always watching!

Good episode.