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Episode 22 "Stone Wings"

One of the beauty of life is discovery and one of the greatest fears is the unknown these two go hand ro hand with one another. The stone wings is quite the existential episode dealing with a boy's passion and dreams of what is out there turning into fear and anxiety over potential enemies from beyond. The show sticks with the Ultraman episodic nature but the constant looming threat that the Bringer of Radical Destruction is palpable and through the eyes of a normal child given a vague shape and more relatable feeling. An episode filled with symbolism and imagery, the Stone Wings is one of Gaia's best episodes for tackling mature subject matters without an ounce of blood, gore, sex or cursing telling in a brisk 22 minute episode.

Pazuzu is one of Gaia's most iconic kaijus and you can see why those curled horns are just so striking. And it is a real powerhouse of a monster too making a memorable debut that sticks into viewers mind all right.

The track I want to highlight is “I Want to Protect Earth '' a soft piano melody that defines itself conveying both hope and melancholy. Perfect for the wonder that Kouki once had in his stargazing that he lost as the events of the series went on because of the Radical Bringer it reflects the same nebulous fears and anxiety that we can have even if we don’t have to face something like that.