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Episode 23: The Mysterious Dark Court!

While not perfect, this was a surprising step up from the last few episodes.

It's a premise we've all seen in a ton of shows, aimed at kids or otherwise. The hero is put to trial in an obviously corrupt court run by the villains.

And sure, most of the events that transpire in the episode itself are very standard for this sort of episode too. However, there are a few key details that actually help this episode stand on its own two legs.

First is the actually pretty funny gag that the two bankers are literally named Banker A and Banker B, with no one even bothering to question it. Next is the various callbacks to previous episodes without this becoming another clip show episode like many other shows would do.

And last... it was just kinda fun to see play out, ya know? The only major flaw of the whole thing was that Akira acknowledges that it's a DarkZide court right at the start, and yet is somehow surprised later to find that the judge is a monster. I would've also liked to have seen Eri or whoever list actual good deeds that Akira has done at the end, given that he has done alot. But oh well.

The episode itself is all about farces anyway; from the court itself, to whether Gauzer is actually as smart as he claims, it's the sort of thing that at the very least kept me interested all throughout, even if I've seen Kangaroo Court episodes that I've liked more in other shows. And hey, apparently this was part two of a three parter, and with a new boss monster apparently on the horizon, it makes me very curious as to the direction that Changerion is headed.