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I feel like Omega might have the record for most "straight into the action" episodes. Boy does the Rekiness Armor chop up Dugrid good!

It's rough being an Attack Team Captain when you have to deal with constant meetings as Earth grows to continue to weaponize itself to annihilate all Kaiju threats which, historically in this franchise, has NEVER turned out well. Though it was nice of Sorato to do an indirect show of support from Ultraman Omega.

I guess when you think about it Ayu is kind of the KSCT Vice-Captain? Or at least Uta's secondary. Which just made the boys kind of ditching her with no explanation kind of hurt.

Sorato thought he could avoid his past, though he was taken care of by a kindly old man on his first landing on Earth...and then he ends up getting his past thrown straight into his face.

Spot the iconic Kaiju sillhouette!

Would you want to live in a universe that inevitably runs on an inevitable civilization vs Kaiju survival of the fittest slugfest every millennia? The Gnessians were just an advanced civilization that thought they could control Kaiju, made Kaiju worse (naturally), and then proceeded to head to the stars for a new home...and become an alien invasion force in the process.

Omega is not part of the Space Garrison but the Star Gazers, a group of Ultra beings who monitor planets through their life cycle and protect them from invading space threats and ONLY space threats. They're not meant to fight their battles on the actual planet like Omega has been doing with resurfacing Kaiju.

And there's the rub for Ahden. He was a man who advocated for peace, he didn't want to invade Earth, he understood why the Star Gazers did what they did...but he just could not accept the idea of one of them, Ultraman Omega, breaking his vow and fighting to protect a planet unlike what happened to Ahden's. So his last will was to sick Taganular on Omega as a small form of revenge.

Sorato seemed to transform into a different person for a second there. And then there was Omega's rage out moment at having his truth throw into his face. I feel like it's only going to get worse from here.

[GoldenXtreme]

Looks like we are entering the endgame of Omega. There were a lot of reveals this episode, debating what I think of them for now.

I am once again finding myself wondering why they introduced the KSCT part of the show when it seems to actively get in the way of the story they want to tell at times. Sorry Ayu, the boys have to run off to hear Omega lore! I also thing it would have been more interesting to approach the whole "there is a international anti-kaiju force being created" from the perspective of outsiders. Would have been fresh. Aaaanyways, besides that we learn that Ultras are apparently supposed to be rather passive in this universe and not interfere with what happens on a planet, but Sorato just forgot what with his amnesia and all. This IS a pretty fresh concept which I rather like. It also turns out that Ultraman Omega has a setting somewhat reminiscent of the Godzilla animated film trilogy, with kaiju awakening on planets as if to challenge the superiority of the dominant species there. So it seems Sorato will now have to choose between his loyalty to the friends he made on Earth and his duty as a Space Gazer, while also considering that getting involved in battling the kaiju could make the situation escalate out of control. I'm hoping the ending has something unexpected happen, because right now I am getting the impression this is going to be very reminiscent of Arc for the finale.

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Originally Posted by GoldenXtreme

Looks like we are entering the endgame of Omega. There were a lot of reveals this episode, debating what I think of them for now.

I am once again finding myself wondering why they introduced the KSCT part of the show when it seems to actively get in the way of the story they want to tell at times. Sorry Ayu, the boys have to run off to hear Omega lore! I also thing it would have been more interesting to approach the whole "there is a international anti-kaiju force being created" from the perspective of outsiders. Would have been fresh. Aaaanyways, besides that we learn that Ultras are apparently supposed to be rather passive in this universe and not interfere with what happens on a planet, but Sorato just forgot what with his amnesia and all. This IS a pretty fresh concept which I rather like. It also turns out that Ultraman Omega has a setting somewhat reminiscent of the Godzilla animated film trilogy, with kaiju awakening on planets as if to challenge the superiority of the dominant species there. So it seems Sorato will now have to choose between his loyalty to the friends he made on Earth and his duty as a Space Gazer, while also considering that getting involved in battling the kaiju could make the situation escalate out of control. I'm hoping the ending has something unexpected happen, because right now I am getting the impression this is going to be very reminiscent of Arc for the finale.

I feel like that's more of an Ayu character problem.

[DaikaijuSokogeki01]

I'm always happy to see Yukijiro Hotaru pop up again, even if his role is just 95% standing still and dumping exposition via hologram.

[Frontier]

Definitely some heavy stuff for the KSCT to deal with. With all the Kaiju awakening across the world, is it finally time for the true awakening and the final conflict between humans and Kaiju?

Poor Sorato having a heavy dissociative episode as hie original self, Omega, chastises and tries to remind him of who he TRULY is, not what this amnesia has made him. Though I did kind of like how the mute Kosei in his in his head was yelling and gesturing just like the real Kosei would!

Gairyuga, the Light Wave Kaiju! Basically what happens when you mix an alligator and a T-Rex and give it Atomic Breath. But that suit is a beautie.

Omega is not an Ultraman. He's not a protector of the Earth. He's just one of many Space Gazer's whose mission is purely to observe and not interfere beyond repelling invaders with cold, clinical, efficiency. Even the Omega Eye isn't just for gauging battle, but the Space Gazers' MO. And Omega isn't going to let Sorato transform and interfere any more.

(Though are the other Space Gazers like Alpha/Theta/Delta, etc.?)

Sayuki vibes with a lot but I don't feel like she's really all that proud of building a Kaen-102 powered laser cannon, even if the idea of it going head-to-head with Gaiyruga who operates on a similar principle feels fitting.

Pegunos the Lightweight Kaiju!? What are you doing here!? Kaiju brawl!

I did not have "Rekiness redirecting the Kaen-102 cannon beam until it hits Gaiyruga" on my bingo card, but BOY was it epic.

I love how the one thing that can make Sorato overcome his "programming" is Kosei.

They were JUST close to the Finisher before Omega retook control of his body. Which, technically, is his right since it was HIS body before Sorato became a thing. But poor Kosei having to see his buddy...not as his buddy.

Oh, so the Meteor Kaiju are supposed to be stored in the Color Timer?

So I guess we're just going to drop all pretenses with Sayuki and Ayu to ask what the heck is going on with Sorato.

Is uh...is that the Final Boss?

With all this dramatic plot going on...what a perfect time to bring back Nariak Akaji! The character everyone has been demanding more screentime from!

[GoldenXtreme]

Yeah you know what? I really like the way this episode of Omega approached the Space Gazers. They way they are portrayed as some kind of order-keeping hivemind throughout the universe that Sorato just happened to break away from due to amnesia? Actually a very cool origin for the first Ultra in this universe that isn't really quite like anything the series has done before. Of course, Sorato still needs to go through hell getting dragged back into the hivemind first. I also really liked that the kaiju this week was a spinosaurus one, complete with modern details like the tail fin! We are almost at the end now though and I have to admit I am a bit worried that they're never going to explain the reason Meteokaiju work they way they do at this rate. Recap next week!

[Kiwami]

I liked watching Omega at the start, just well done Toku with real standout episodes, didn’t care much for the defence squad thing was going on lately, but man I am so back for the endgame. The whole Space Gazer mythos and how they portray Sorato falling apart as his original personality slowly regains control is excellent stuff.

The characters were always a strong part of the show with lots of time dedicated to make them grow together and it’s paying off big time now.