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Episode 17"Sun Ce The Tiger of Gangdong" & Episode 18"Diamond cut diamond. Dowon-kwan VS. Gangdong-kwan

So I'm trying something new here. I feel like my style of doing this thread was too restrictive. Too much recapping and not enough of my own thoughts. So I’m now trying this out with less emphasis on recaps and photos and more on my analysis. And feel free to criticize this as I’m learning and growing with this.

So these two episodes actually remind me of episodes 7-8 but better. In comes down to being thematically relevant thanks to this episode being focused on martial arts. Which I feel in the last couple of arcs have taken a back seat. Speaking of episode 7-8 the two Fly Bros make their reapprence. And overally effective episodic antagonist even showing some level of more critical thinking then just attacking head on. We learn Zhang Jue is a glitch in the Mother Computer system and something called the Rainbow event will occur sooner now. Another brand new toku staple has made a return this time mooks.





And they kinda have a Kurokage vibe from them being very simplistic black generic Legend Hero suits. I dig them. But enough about that, let's talk about the main star of these episodes, Sun Ce.





Very much a parallel to Liu Bei, honest, hotheaded and honorable he’s also currently the strongest Legend Hero due to his experience in martial arts and having 3 Hero Pieces. And I like his base design pale blue with white is always a fantastic color combo to me.





The show also sets up future storyline with a boy named Quan and their estranged relationship. Sun Ce being a regular member is also great introducing a new element to the show large cast. I am a little worried the show might be juggling to many character however the show so far hasn’t disappointed and the pace where going allows there to be a status quo to be enjoyed but not stagnating,I also find it funny that his sister has a rivalry with Gongsan but she doesn't remember her at all feels like a fun jab of the trope of a new character showing up but the show acting like they’ve been there from the start.
Another thing the choreography in this was great in thanks to the emphasis on martial arts here. Getting to see more out of suit fighting is always cool. By the way the next review won’t be long I promise.
So the question I have to ask is what do you think of these foot soldiers? Do you think the show needed them? In general how do you feel about mooks in a toku show?