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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

TOKUMEI SENTAI GO-BUSTERS MISSION 17 - "AND THEY CALLED IT GO-BUSTER BEET!"

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There's some real interesting stuff this episode is doing with its narrative, but a lot of the second half of this one for me felt like a toy commercial. It's fun to watch, but it wasn't what landed most with me this time out.

At the very least, there's a pretty strong connection between the toy commercial stuff and the narrative, in the sense that it's a ton of mecha action in a story about the two dudes with a passion for mechanical engineering, debuting the robot of the one dude who designed his himself, while also making his opponent a cheap villainous knockoff of his design. Thus allowing Jin to sort of demonstrate that personal engineer pride by triumphing over it in battle. This is Go-Busters we're talking about, after all -- connecting the mecha stuff with the overall plots as much as possible was a conscious focus.

Anyway, good episode for Ryuuji again, even if, like back in episode 8, I didn't appreciate what he offers the show as much at first. His dynamic with Jin is fun for reasons that are mostly opposite to Hiromu. Obviously their personalities are still quite different, but Jin and Ryuuji share an interest and even some history together in a way that once again gives interactions between this particular combo clear avenues for unique drama.

Plus, Jin even brings out the best in Kuroki while he's at it! Having someone around who treats Kuroki as a work buddy rather than The Commander really lets him start feeling more human in a way that feels very appropriate for this show. Again, Jin and J, man! Once upon a time, I could've imagined this show without them, but like, after seeing all that they add, I'd never want to bother.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

So here we are, at the debut of our 6th Ranger mech, Buster Heracles.

Well, I suppose Go-Buster Beet's immense strength could be described as herculean in nature...