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Episode 26: A Trap for Torga!

Episode 27: The White Power Stone's Will

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.

Ice Mode is a much simpler visual difference than Bima-X's form changes, as Torga only changes color without adding any new parts. It looks cool though and I like the teal visor. Not sure if I'd say I prefer it to Thunder, since I think they both look great. I guess the requirement for Dimas synchronizing with Power Stone Putih is raising his confidence and to stop worrying about making mistakes, which Reza helps give him like he did for Ray in Bima.

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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.

Yeah, it's cool that Reza gets to reclaim his role as a mentor with inexperienced Dimas here, since of course this is the last time we'll be seeing these two together for a while now that Reza's going on his own solo arc back to Parallel World.

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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.

Topeng Besi is the most iconic villain of the franchise, so I appreciate that his mystery is maintained for such a long time. We already know his beef with Bima-X and Azazel and now we're starting to see something important that connects him to Torga as well.

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Episode 28: Reza in Grave Danger!! Rasputin's Revenge

In the end though, it's all about how Reza isn't fully over his actions during the original show, and he very well might never be able to fully forgive himself. But at the end of the day, he has a family now, and he knows full well that every one of them loves and cherishes him just as much as he does them. That shot of Azazel surrounded by his family was great, and really did bring everything together.

Hopefully this has eased your concern that we wouldn't be getting much more Reza. We're totally getting more Reza. Due to his regretful past as a villain, he has a lot of darkness in his heart. However, Azazel is the Satria of Darkness, so he can turn that darkness in to a power for good to protect his loved ones. We can really see the Ishimori Pro influence in Reza.