[Sylarking]

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Originally Posted by SHINOBI03

It is finally done... I'm done with Dyna. And too bad it didn't end greatly.

Now I know my personal life kept me distracted from finishing the series a little quicker, but disregarding that, Dyna was still a slog to go through. I'd compare it to going through Ace, except Dyna got better as it went on. Compared to Tiga, Dyna was a huge step down. Not only it went with terrible comedic writing, but it was getting so boring I was forcing myself to watch it. It was so boring that an episode about a kid alien was considered great.

But as I noted befored, Dyna got better by the mid of the series and that's when I really got hooked to watch more of it without getting bored. The writing was more refined, the comedy was reduced and the characters don't act like obvious idiots. It wasn't perfect, but it was a step in the right direction, but it is unfortunate you have to endure the first half until you reach the good parts. Doesn't mean everything in the 2nd half was gold as it contains the worst episode in my opinion.

I wasn't a big fan of Super GUTS. The members were mostly bland and forgettable and the most memorable feature about is exaggerated comedic reactions and yelling. Even the captain wasn't that great and captains are usually some of my favorite members. Shin Asuka falls into that as well. He's not one of the better hosts and his comedy didn't hook me in until he dropped the act. I'm also not a fan of how he was chosen as a host. It felt like there was no thought behind it. "He wants to see the light? Good enough". Even Dyna wasn't that impressive. He was basically Tiga 2.0 without anything that sets him apart in a similar manner to the Showa Ultras who stood out from each other. Dyna's gimmick was the same as Tiga with similar abilities and forms and the same color-codes.

Special effects... I'll say it was worse than Tiga just because they went ahead and used CGI water in that one episode. I mean c'mon how desperate were they to not use real water? Also Dyna's CGI models...

Something positive for a change: Best episode out of all the series was episode 29 "In the Light of Fate". A much needed character building for Asuka and the starting point of his growth for the rest of the series. Other episode that I'd call great are: ep. 20. "Alien Boy", eps. 35 and 36. "The Smile of Destruction", ep. 38. "Monster Drama", ep. 39. "The Light and Shadow of the Youthful".

Worst episode is ep. 42. "Ephemeral Dream". Being a silly comedy would be 1 thing, but the fact this one was just a dream is what killed it. The worst kind of filler that brings nothing.

I don't have a particular kaiju to call a favorite here. Closest thing would be Geomos. Favorite alien is easily Gregore. Worst ones? Eh, take your pick but since it's the worst episode then it'd be Regoran Zoaka and everything related to that.

Hey did you watch Leo or 80? Because I missed those reviews.