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Episode 19: Seeking the Power Stones, Ghost Monsters Appear!

The "premise" is that Draconer gets the idea to release the souls of the monsters defeated so far in an attempt to ambush Bima-X and steal his Power Stones, only he didn't quite account for the fact that ghosts can't interact much with the living world, if at all. And hilarity ensues because of it. Although weirdly the Ice Stone is able to make them all physical? I don't get it.

Ice has the power to decrease local entropy, so ghosts can use that to project a hard aether-like construct around them to interface with the material realm as a substitute for physical biomass. Hope this helps.

Anyway, is this the episode with the Power Stone Cake? Or is that a lie?

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Episode 20: The Terrifying Phantom Weapon

Episode 21: The New Satria Named Torga!

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 guess it's better to put a recap episode before a climactic moment than after, since it keeps the momentum going. Yeah, Draconer is totally the disc 1 boss. Between his defeat and the brief look at our new orange-eyed but otherwise yellow Satria, this makes an intriguing hook for the next arc to see how the status quo will change once more.

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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.

I think the yellow suits him, but of course it does make the Stone's color change even stupider, since not only does it make no sense, it actually makes less sense. Nevertheless, Satria Harimau Torga is pretty impressive and also courteous in how he doesn't steal thunder (haha, get it?) from Bima-X's and Azazel's climactic fight. I like how his suit is more top-heavy to emphasize the raw strength of the tiger. Overall, it's a totally appealing design!

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Not to mention Iron Mask who while getting some great payback on Draconer at the end... intrigues me to no end. It's mostly his scene with Ray during the first part of these episodes. I get that he probably has eyes on the situation, but he felt suspicious as all hell when he started talking about the Phantom Weapon and how they have to join forces. Something's up with him, and that's not counting that sudden burst of strength from a few episodes back.

For sure, Topeng Besi is one of those scheming guys who you should always keep a close eye on. He's in this for his own personal vendetta, so when Black Lord makes plans or orders that get in the way of what he wants, he becomes even more dangerous and unpredictable.