[Sh Ranger]

Hey, look who's here:



Anybody else felt sad for Madwrecks' dog Hashiliken?

Well, as expected, Taiya isn't a terrible person after all. He's willing to spend a lot of money and time to help a space robot he just met follow his dream and yeah, that's certainly something a hero would do. He's still difficult to relate to though and the flashback actually reveals way more about Bundorio than it does about Taiya, who can't even answer Shirabe clearly when interrogated about his own dream. Seems foolish for him to "take the handle" or whatever when he doesn't know the reason for his destination.

Is it even necessary for ISA to order the confiscation of the Boonboomger equipment? Like, even though it was made to compete in BBG, why not let them continue fighting Hashiliens until the invasion threat is taken care of? I guess, maybe they're concerned that Taiya's dream is a liability, that he'll just up and leave Earth the moment the equipment is ready to race. Considering how he's tight-lipped about everything for no reason, I can't blame them for doubting him, but maybe they could've talked to him about it first.

In an episode where Taiya's priorities are the subject of others' frustration and confusion, Mira decides to change her outfit before going to fight Madwrecks. Not sure what the staff were thinking there.

So that's the end of the first arc anyway. Feels like a good point to take a brief hiatus. I can see some potential in this show, but I have a lot of nitpicks that accumulate and now it's burning me out a little, during a time when I'm also concerned about the current direction of Gotchard and I'd rather not have to complain about both every week. I want to try and come back to Boonboomger with a fresh perspective.