[DreadBringer]

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Episode 29: World of the Satria's Secrets

Episode 30: Saving Torga from Dark Limbo

Let's start with the action. Every fight scene is really well choreographed, and episode 30 starts off with a battle on a CGI stage so bombastic that I could've believe that BIMA-X aired in 2014. Not only is the greenscreen handled really well, but the fight itself is very inventive featuring a constantly changing and looping environment that both fighters utilize to the fullest.

Finally Indonesia manages to create a good CGI in their country work (some of Indonesian people work outside of the country in producing CGI effects, due to lack of appreciation for the country's talented folks), after how generally their TV shows have horrible CGI effects. I still have doubts when first watching Bima regarding the CGI effects, like Topeng Besi breaking the fence.

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

But of course the action wouldn't be nearly as effective if not for the characters and their drama. Enter Iron Mask, who now has the power to enter Limbo. You know, that pocket dimension from the original BIMA that none of the bad guys could touch before? Not only is it expanded into its own world here, but it turns out it has a dark parallel. And the explanation that anyone chosen to be a Satria can get in there does explain how Reza was able to transport there during his Mikhail days.

Mikhail did have powers as human form too like him blocking an attack from Spider-Manster and saving Bima.

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While Dimas learning about Ray's' past could've maybe been explored a little more, I do feel we got just enough to get the idea across; Especially for anyone who's already seen the first show. And it also helps in emphasizing just how differently Ray and Dimas take the idea of being a Satria in the first place. Add in the return of Bima Legend and it made for a really good time. Sadly not played by Gackt this time, though.

Dimas' problem is the usual him being 'privileged' that he doesn't suffer as much as the Bramasakti family, which I wonder if this'd be used to encourage creating suffering in others, like even enabling villains' heinous actions to others so that they'd 'grow'. People have justified villains for this too.