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Episode 13: Television Star's Secret

Episode 14: Echo! Earth Power Stone

But jarring narrative aside, there was still solid stuff in it. Ati was a likable character who wasn't just the standard Idol Bait you see in alot of other shows, and I was so, so close when it came to Chris' real identity.

This time, the female isn't portrayed by a JKT48 member, but just a selebgram in Abel Chantika. Ironic that JKT48 are the actual idol group for real life, with an actual idol not being portrayed by them. Dunno what'd count as an usual idol bait for this one.

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Episode 14, however, was alot more my speed. Ati and Rena's' friendship gets showcased alot more, and it really worked for me. The stunt work is as good as always, even in terms of the unmorphed fights. And of course, there's the grand debut of Bima-X Earth. Or as I like to call it, Christmas Bima-X

Rena participated in the fight (with a stick) but failed to do so. Felt that the show can't decide to make Rena a fighter or not in her at the finale taking down a Kombatan during the Grand Gator fight with this later happening (though with different mook in Kranion, but not much difference in how Ray deals with them).

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Still, minor gripes aside, I did overall like these two episodes. The ways things continued to escalate felt like an action movie, and Earth Mode's' debut IS really cool, featuring highlights like the ground quaking with each step Bima-X makes, Helios transforming into an axe, Bima-X straight up punching a hole through the Armadillo Monster... it was just so cool, all around. Black Lord not punishing Draconer for failure was a shock, too.

Yeah, Bima-X's Earth Mode debut was my favorite among the four, in how his raw power is displayed clearly in his unflinching walk (though this can be him being really slow as an usual weakness for power type forms), him punching a hole through the Armadillo monster, and also him conjuring a weapon that even Draconer cannot lift, but of course he's strong enough to do so. Though the finisher doesn't even directly hit the opponent, only causing a rift on the ground.