[DreamSword]

Episode 14: A New Enemy

What a cool way to properly start the second act!

Now, the plot itself is nothing ground breaking. Many have seen the Twilight Zone episode about rumors and trust and whatnot, and this follows the same idea.

But, everything that they manage to do surrounding that baseline is really neat. It gives the opportunity to showcase just what the new bad guy, Lady Gold, is like and capable of, and in turn gives us a preview of the next Castor Warrior.

The camera and model work done surrounding the Giant Ryukendo is also really neat to look at, which of course makes the other cool action scenes in the episode(that super speed fight!) all the better. The episode itself just keeps on building momentum, and I was for sure along for the ride.

There are also some new scenes added to the opening sequence starting with this episode, thus previewing more new toys that we'll be seeing the future I'm sure. One of them reminds me of the Battlizer from Power Rangers Wild Force, which given it aired four years before Ryukendo did, I wouldn't be surprised if it was the actual inspiration.

While the episode does lack in the usual comedy and character development that previous episodes have showcased, they do still manage to have some solid character interactions throughout, and what few comedic moments there are do land. It's overall a great hook for what's to come, and I hope the coming episodes won't disappoint.