[DreamSword]

Episode 1: The Return of the Garuda Satrias

Episode 2: Hurry! Save Earth from the Eruption!

Surprise! We're doing two episodes a post now!

Yeah, I didn't know if BIMA-X was going to have two-parters like how BIMA did, let alone them being structured the same. Turns out it does.

Because see, when it came to the original show, the ways its two-parters were laid out often left me kinda struggling with thinking about what exactly to talk about. So I decided that if BIMA-X played out the same, I'd just do two episodes a day.

And I feel as though it was the right decision to make, because when it comes to these two episodes, the first is pretty much nothing but an extended fight scene that introduces the very bare bones of how the show's' format works.

The second part meanwhile, while still heavy on the action, does lay some ground work for an ongoing plot, and even features the roles for Ray, Reza, and a new character who seems oddly interested in the Power Stones, while also working for a mysterious benefactor. There's little bits of comedy in both episodes, but it's mostly action all around.

What little bits of comedy there are aren't bad though. I got a giggle out of the crab monster doing the crab walk, and the other lighthearted moments, while not laugh out loud funny, did give me a smirk. It was also cool to see how Ray and Reza worked as a team throughout this thing. With Ray handling the monster of the week while Reza handled the Gladion mooks and later searching for the cause of the volcano.

On that note though, I am sad to see Reza go off on his own come the end of the second episode. I hope it doesn't mean we're going to go a large chunk of the show without him, as again I've grown to rather like this cast, and thus his presence will be missed. But hey, atleast the little bits where the cast talk to the audience at the start of the episode is back. No, seriously, it actually did put a smile on my face to see that aspect be retained from the original BIMA, and I hope we get some really insane ones like what the old show had.

Last but not least, I'm also glad they brought Ungu back for the opening song. But just like when comparing the Bima-X suit to Bima, while the new song is nice... man, it just doesn't compare to Seperti Bintang. Again, it's really tough competition, almost unfairly so, but still, it must be said.

All in all, a decent way to kick us off on a new adventure.