[Daikaijuman54]

Boy, this was a great episode!

Now usually these kinds of plots have become something of a mainstay in Ultraman, but something about this one adds a little something that just hits different.

The fact Yamagami isn't quite a "bad" guy, his reasoning is perfectly justifiable, even if it's still underhanded, but everything they show from him and Rin's time together just made this hit on a different level from the one Decker Episode, and I would say better. The fact that he lies just to her at the very end so that she can move on from him just made this episode for me, it's something that could have all been just fine with just a "he's beaten today but maybe he'll be redeemed next time" to something that hits harder.

Anyway, it's always nice to see the "Attack Team" defeat a monster without Ultraman's aid, just as it's always fun to see a fight between monsters (and their defeat was rather cute).

I also want to say, I have begun joining Yuma and YouPi in the aerobics section. And I am not ashamed. If anything, it's good workout.

Next Episode: Radio Friends Communication! Is this E.T.?