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Episode 23

Faith restored, Ray is more determined than ever to get Mikhail to remember his past as Reza. And what a fight to remember, as it's one of the most emotionally driven and best choreographed bouts in the show.

It's the big climactic final battle between Bima and Azazel to herald the start of the final arc! Bima using his power to summon that magic barrier to protect Reza was such an emotional moment and I love how it flipped their dynamic, with Ray being the one giving his former mentor advice and acting like a real big brother. He's so much more confident now.

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But man, what a friggen cliffhanger at the end! It seriously tempts me to just jump right into the next episode, which is a good sign, really.

Successfully tempted, it would seem....

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[CENTER]Episode 24

As great as 23 was, 24 is even better, and I think is an easy pick for my favorite.

An episode focused entirely on Mikhail and Uncle is something I didn't even realize this show needed until it happened, and I'm so happy it did.

Everything just came together so perfectly. The character development of both characters involved, the well directed action scenes, and the absolutely on point musical score really brought the emotional core to the forefront.

Their interaction was a nice respite between action, allowing Mikhail to gather his thoughts and determine what he should do next. Always good to see Uncle playing an important role as well by helping out his nephew, even if he's not actually aware of his identity, which probably makes it even better that he'd do that for a stranger.

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I'm not even really sure what I can say outside of that, given what a great ride the episode is from start to finish. I guess the only thing I can really say that's a bit of a shame is that Azazel didn't get the Yellow Power Stone to obtain God Taranis, but whatever, it's not a big deal.

I can see why you would think that, since Taranis is half thunder elemental and Power Stone Kuning should be able to amplify that. But nope, looks like Azazel is only compatible with Hitam. Azazel God Taranis is a missed opportunity for sure.

Nevertheless, Azazel was awesome here, with how he dramatically destroyed his VUDO belt and did his new roll call as Satria Garuda Azazel, before finishing the last member of Shadow Crisis!

It's not only a change for Azazel, but for Mikhail as well. Since he's not a celebrity like Levi Weston, he doesn't actually have any reason to keep using that name. So now he goes back to calling himself Reza Bramasakti.

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This show really does make for an oddly fitting double feature with Revice. Don't expect a VS Review or anything, as both shows give me more to celebrate than complain about.

For me, I have way more to complain than celebrate about Revice, so I could totally declare Bima the victor of that fight.