[DreamSword]

Episode 16

I will say, the general atmosphere of BIMA has definitely been retained despite the writer change.

Not that I think the writing was as much of a big factor for this specific episode, given that it's about 80% action, with all of it involving Iron Mask.

I did love the irony in how it was Iron Mask who ended up weakening the mind control on Mikhail, even if indirectly, which also in turn leads to showcasing how Rasputin is no pushover.

The other half of the action has to do with Iron Mask trying to settle the score with Bima, and man, Iron Mask really has leveled up since the two last fought. Both fights are choreographed well, but the fight with Bima is definitely the better of the two, with Iron Mask showing off alot more of what the Blue Power Stone can do.

That all being said, what plot stuff is in this episode really does jump things ahead a great deal. Randy theorizes that both his and Ray's' birth parents might still be alive, as keeping them enslaved would be a practical move on Vudo's' part. Mikhail meanwhile is not only struggling with resisting his mind control, but it's revealed that he is infact Reza, and he meets two mysterious people who know his real identity.

Really, the whole episode is kinda framed like one you'd see at the very end of a typical toku story, which makes me very interested in where exactly the rest of the show is headed, given that we still have nine more episodes to go. Not to mention four more Power Stones left unaccounted for.

Guess I'll find out tomorrow!