[DreamSword]

Episode 20: The Terrifying Phantom Weapon

Episode 21: The New Satria Named Torga!

Tom Malkis saves the world.

But before we get to that, is it fair to say that this two-parter is the mid-season finale? Because it has all the makings of one.

You've got one of the Death Phantoms gaining final boss status, a repeat move of the finale of BIMA with the townsfolk giving the Satrias their energy, the stakes being higher than ever, and one of the best theme tune powerups!

To say I was very happy with "Seperti Bintang" returning during the final bout with Draconer would be an understatement. But really, I was just overall really impressed with how this two-parter flowed in general. It did alot of very fun and cool things that I didn't expect.

I actually wasn't expecting Draconer to be the super boss here, given his rivalry with Iron Mask. I was actually expecting Mossa to be the first of the Phantoms to go. Let alone that he'd subject the Garuda Strias to 12 hours of torture via giant drills of light through their chests. And it's in Draconer becoming the first to fall that we're introduced to his replacement in the news: Tom Malkis.

While not the primary focus of these two episodes, I rather dug how Tom's' arc played out, with him learning to come into his own while being the one to rally the people to Jakarta to offer their prayers to Bima-X and Azazel. That entire sequence with him and the rest of the main family jumping in to help was really emotionally powerful stuff for me and I really dug it. I guess I'm just a sucker for this kinda stuff.

Adding to that, despite what the title of the second part might suggest, Torga isn't actually the big hero in all of this. Oh sure, he shows up, and he's super cool, but he's there as support to our heroes, not to overshadow them. He gets his own time to shine via styling on some mooks and offering a piece of his power to Bima-X and Azazel. The only complaint I have in his arrival is how his suit is primarily Yellow, which calls into question why exactly his main Power Stone was made Orange.

But really, the whole thing saves the best for last, with Iron Mask at long last getting his revenge on Draconer, and via using Draconer's' own sword against him, too.

Friggen satisfying, man.