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I'm a whole week late, but Jaco appeared so I have a moral obligation to reply before watching the next episode.

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Originally Posted by Frontier

Baku was REALLY hoping it wasn't true...but it is. Minami is CODE NO. 17. Appreciate the shared 7 theme with Baku, and it seems like CODE Agents CAN go into the double digits, but they're less in the know than the main agents and get cat accessories instead of rings.

I think 13 would've been more appropriate, as the sum of 3+7+3. Also fits with the luck theme as it's an unlucky number in the west but a totally normal one in Japan, like how the black cat is lucky there.

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Originally Posted by Frontier

I dunno, the Rider's waist looks too weird to me without a belt.

Does that mean you don't like the Gekiranger suits either?

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

And overall, Minami grew up like his sister, which means she's his sister. At least until an organ transplant is needed

Agreed. While shared blood is useful for medical purposes and thus a natural incentive to encourage relationship between biological relatives, I believe familial relationship should ultimately be about a group of people who are extremely close and get along in a healthy way, like the brothers Shinnosuke and Gou. Nothing important has changed for Baku and Minami, nor should it.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I kind of wonder if that's also part of the point -- that his hatred of CODE has become *too* strong, and it prevents him from seeing Minami's side of things sooner -- and that's also a thread that will be relevant to future events.

It is a little concerning. I remember a few episodes ago Baku said something like, "I can get along with Nox now. He hates CODE as much as I do.", which made me worry that Baku might be at risk of letting his emotions get the better of him, like Nox did. The fact that he expressed more anger at Minami working for the organization he claims to hate than omitting information about their relationship seems to confirm this. Agent Zeztz returning after Nem's pep talk suggests that Baku's lucid dreaming ability is inhibited when he can't think straight, rather than something only to do with Minami like I thought last time.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Until the show says otherwise, I'm gonna go ahead and assume code numbers Eight through Sixteen are actually just all the neighborhood animals always getting upset at Fujimi entering the apartment. The barking is how they report back to Zero!

Jaco for Agent Nine!

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

For me, it's kind of the opposite? Orderm is definitely my least favorite ZEZTZ suit so far, but I do appreciate that despite the armored look, it actually keeps to the broad concept by having it be the "skeleton" of Catastrom, which is pretty smart? I honestly ended up getting pretty into the idea of ZEZTZ having the one basic design with just different patterns and colors, so the further they get away from that minimalist philosophy, the tougher a sell it becomes for me.

I like it more than Espirim, due to my previous complaint about that suit's colors. I generally like the chest Driver and how it emphasizes the power of Baku's heart. However, the armored look of Orderm makes the strap look stretched to accommodate it, which isn't ideal for a form that should be about making things coming together neatly. With the chest Driver being an iconic part of Zeztz, I think it's Orderm's fault for not integrating it in the overall design. The standby jingle is cool though.