[DreamSword]

Episode 14

Azazel offers some good advice, which is surprisingly pertinent to the episode at hand.

I won't lie, a good chunk of this was a bit hard to sit through for me, given that half the episode is about Rena trying to romance Ray.

But, taken at face value without personal grievances, I can see what the overall story of this one is going for and, to that end, I think it was all pulled off well enough to still keep me engaged.

The episode highlights how Ray's' duty as Bima has diminished his ability to protect that which he cherishes most. While understandable, due to him now being a defender of the world and all, the crux of the climax is only able to happen because he broke his promise to Rena, without having any sort of priority towards making it up to her.

Oh, yeah, I should probably explain what exactly it is that's happening with this one, huh? It's a beach episode, with Ray, Belinda, Rena, and Rena's' friends all staying together at a resort. The result is some actually quite pretty scenery being used throughout the episode!

In addition to that though, Vudo sends its latest monster, the Decade Genome--I mean, the Megalodon Monster, to steal a machine known as the ZU Formula, which is an energy cannon that can pierce mountains no problem. Azazel is focused on the cannon, whereas Iron Mask is more concerned with making Bima suffer. With an easy way to do that; Having the Megalodon possess Rena. And what a fierce fight it puts up as a result!

There are also some Inoue aspects to this episode, given that due to Rena being entirely out of the loop she has a serious misunderstanding about everything that's going on with Ray. Makes me think the second part to this tale is gonna end with Rena turning into dust.

Anyway, sister pining for brother aspects aside, the soap opera drama and the solid cinematography carried this episode for sure. So I won't complain too much.

Also, Ray looks surprisingly good in a Hawaiian jacket, I must admit.