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DreamSword Watches Unfamiliar Toku: Part 3 - BIMA: The Garuda Warrior
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01-17-2025, 07:34 PM
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Episode 26: A Trap for Torga!
Episode 27: The White Power Stone's Will
I was pretty half and half on these episodes.
The short of it is that most of the stuff with Dimas I didn't care for, but all the stuff having to do with Reza, I was in on.
Because those two really are the stars when it comes to this two-parter. And on paper that sounds great, but in execution, not so much. I think the main problem is that these two episodes try to juggle a bit too much at once.
First off, the Dimas stuff. While it is good to keep getting establishment on how he tries to be a part of the community, the main bit of his arc here has to do with overconfidence. The idea being that his not taking his duty as a Satria seriously ends up causing him to make a huge mistake.
On paper it's a good idea, but not only did Dimas already have an arc that hit some of the same beats in episodes 22 and 23, but these ones arguably do it worse? Dimas also didn't cause the Power Spot to activate due to his own hubris, he was literally blinded by an illusion cast by the Lion Monster. There was basically nothing else he could've done in the moment.
And just like that previously mentioned two-parter though, the solution kinda just comes fast and easy. It's noted that he can't use the White Power Stone due to not being in tune with it, but then come the very next scene, Torga is able to use it with no real issue. At the very least it does result in a very cool looking suit that ices the monster of the fortnight in a satisfying way. Heck, I think I like the White Tiger more than the Yellow one, actually.
There's also this weirdly jovial tone that blankets the first half of the first episode? While I do somewhat get it for the opening with Dimas playing with the kids, everyone else it just feels oddly out of place, especially given the serious content of the rest of the story. It's to the point that I'd almost say that the two Death Phantoms are out of character for the sake of comedic relief. And it's something that I hope the writers can find a better balance for in future episodes. Or at the very least have the comedic moments be alot funnier to compensate.
But now we get to the good stuff, and that's Reza. His guidance of Dimas felt like Mikhail days, and I loved how it was made clear in these episodes that Reza is now fully in with every member of the family. His resolve to volunteer on being the one to enter the Parallel World makes sense too since, as he himself explains, he spent years there already, and thus has the best chance of survival. Am I sad that this means that Reza is likely gone for the foreseeable future? Yeah, but not only did we get that great scene with his and Ray's' parents out of it, but it's the sort of decision that feels very in character for Reza regardless.
Oh but we're not done quite yet, as once again we get two stingers with Iron Mask, and man is
BIMA-X
doing a great job at slowly unraveling pieces of his backstory. The vision he gets while fighting Torga is a big source of intrigue, and the end of the episode points out something that I myself did when watching
BIMA
; That we actually never got a fully fleshed out backstory for a character who was so important to the story as a whole. I have a few theories in my head floating about around him, but we'll see if any land properly in the coming episodes.
So yeah, alot of stuff that didn't quite land for me, but there was just as much that did. So I'm overall alright with these ones.
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