[Enchilada645]

Very much our lead-in to the endgame of Bima-X as we finish off one of the last minor Generals Vudo has in Zacros.

I will say a neat touch aside from how Zacros addresses Reza is how both him and Karax ended up being defeated by Reza this time around.

That said I did enjoy the dialogue in this one a lot, especially Iron Mask's exchange with Reza which boils down to "This is clearly baiting a trap" , "Even if it is a trap you'd go and spring it regardless".

[DreadBringer]

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Episode 35: The Strange Master

Episode 36: The True Power of the Master's Training

And the very ungenerous take on this is the implication that the lack of proper mindset is the reason why the duo couldn't beat Evil Torga to begin with. Which is frankly very insulting to the characters as well as very ignorant of the entire narrative up to now since a ton of episodes had to do with these characters putting others above themselves: Dimas using his wealth to aid the people of Jakarta, Ray resolving to help everyone he can ever since the original BIMA, etc.

Feels that I see this in many shows where they insist that one's victory or loss is about their mindset, rather than the technical part (e.g. power, talent), thus the ones with biggest resolve (e.g. shonen MCs) would prevail in the end, and their loss isn't treated as their power level being weak but their mindset. Maybe this is done to prevent the privilege implication or such. Guess some shows should be just frank that it's due to technical part one can win or lose and that the technical part can be improved too.

[DreamSword]

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That said I did enjoy the dialogue in this one a lot, especially Iron Mask's exchange with Reza which boils down to "This is clearly baiting a trap" , "Even if it is a trap you'd go and spring it regardless".

And then, funnily enough, it only half qualified as a trap in the traditional sense.

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Feels that I see this in many shows where they insist that one's victory or loss is about their mindset, rather than the technical part (e.g. power, talent), thus the ones with biggest resolve (e.g. shonen MCs) would prevail in the end, and their loss isn't treated as their power level being weak but their mindset. Maybe this is done to prevent the privilege implication or such. Guess some shows should be just frank that it's due to technical part one can win or lose and that the technical part can be improved too.

Mindset does actually have a place in real life martial arts. The more motivated you are, the more effort you put into your actions which typically results in you doing better than you would've otherwise.

[DreamSword]

Episode 47: Attack on Black Lord's Palace

Episode 48: Climactic Fight Between Two Torgas

It's the siege leading up to final battle. Earth has 12 hours remaining.

Both episodes are almost entirely action sequences, and in many other shows, the two combined would straight up be the final battle.

You've got every monster of the week coming back for one final bout(complete with Sentai intro!), Iron Mask getting his revenge on Rexor, and the return of God Helios(though purely as a vehicle this time).

And I gotta say, they went all out on these episodes. Every fight scene is really well done with well coordinated and over the top fight choreography, and the musical score across both episodes is perfectly in tune with what what's going on on screen while also being great to listen to.

The emotions run high all throughout these two episodes, and I was absolutely drawn into it all the way. Dimas especially impressed here. His badass boast when taking on four monsters by himself, his being willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good, and that fake out with him at the end really did manage to fool me, which stuff like that normally doesn't!

These were a great time, and it makes me really wonder how in the heck they could possibly top it for the finale.

[Enchilada645]

Yeah these were pretty incredible.

It's great to see the motw all have one last hurrah plus the hectic and fast paced fight at the start really showed how Vudo wasn't playing around with their plan.

I also love how Rexor's death was handled here. The dude thought that cutting down his forces in order to power up would work in the end, yet again tossing aside minions and allies to suit Vudo's mission. Only for that to not matter at all once Iron Mask comes in to immediately deal with him. It was honestly beautiful to witness.

The Pain Chain fight between the two Torgas was also incredible and honestly brutal to witness. I actively started wincing once Evil Torga got the chain around Torga's neck and started dragging him, sheesh!

Finally, I was getting Heisei Generations Final vibes from how Project Re-Vudo started, only for Black Lord to entirely flip that on its head once it started entering the final phases at the end of 48. Like goddamn.

[Sh Ranger]

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Episode 45: Lady Mossa's Pride

Here's my hang up though: What makes Lady Mossa, or even her situation, at all special? All throughout this show both the audience and our heroes alike have seen how Black Lord treats his soldiers like trash and willingly experiments on them. So why should Mossa get any pity where no one else got any?

Probably since Lady Mossa is clearly suffering from the influx of Power Stones and it sucks to see such a proud fighter end up like that. I agree with Ray wanting to save her, as even though she did some terrible things, especially to Rena, she was a loyal soldier and didn't deserve to be abused by Black Lord. I think it shows Ray's heroism that he's able to put aside his personal feelings to try and sympathize with her and do what he believes is right. So yeah, I have to disagree with you on this one, as I actually thought this episode was an emotional finale for Lady Mossa, with again, some great acting to sell it all.

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I sure as heck never saw any attempts to save Zombie Draconer, for example.

Zombie Draconer.... Is a zombie though.

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Speaking of Shadow Crisis, it was cool to see that Iron Mask didn't just blindly go with what Rexor said. Iron Mask knew that something was obviously up and reacted according. It's refreshing, given the trends of of some other shows I've seen recently with their villains.

Topeng Besi can always be relied upon to do his own thing, so expecting him to actually take the bait is Rexor's critical error in his tactical scheme.

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Episode 47: Attack on Black Lord's Palace

Episode 48: Climactic Fight Between Two Torgas

You've got every monster of the week coming back for one final bout(complete with Sentai intro!), Iron Mask getting his revenge on Rexor, and the return of God Helios(though purely as a vehicle this time).

I preferred God Helios becoming armor for Bima than a vehicle for Bima-X. It just doesn't have the same awesome feeling for me that it did before.

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The emotions run high all throughout these two episodes, and I was absolutely drawn into it all the way. Dimas especially impressed here.

It's a great way to show how far Dimas has come thanks to the wisdom of his sempai Satrias, entrusting him with the indispensable job of taking care of their oldest arch enemy and predecessor to the mantle of Torga. While Topeng Besi lost his heroic spirit, Dimas' has been gradually growing since his debut and now we can see them fight to the death to determine whose emotion is stronger: Topeng Besi's undying hatred or Dimas' desire to protect.

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These were a great time, and it makes me really wonder how in the heck they could possibly top it for the finale.

Oh, they will.

[DreamSword]

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I also love how Rexor's death was handled here. The dude thought that cutting down his forces in order to power up would work in the end, yet again tossing aside minions and allies to suit Vudo's mission. Only for that to not matter at all once Iron Mask comes in to immediately deal with him. It was honestly beautiful to witness.

Oh yeah. I outright cheered when Iron Mask showed up to (almost) literally backstab Rexor. And then proclaiming he'll take out Black Lord himself later? So good.

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Zombie Draconer.... Is a zombie though.

He was still a victim of Black Lord the same that Mossa was, and the last time the Satrias saw him he'd shown signs of getting his memories back. And yet, no pity. Heck, they don't even realize he's gone later.

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I preferred God Helios becoming armor for Bima than a vehicle for Bima-X. It just doesn't have the same awesome feeling for me that it did before.

I agree. Especially since, surprisingly, Bima-X doesn't seem to have a final form like how Bima did.

[DreamSword]

Episode 49: The Final Battle Against Black Lord

Episode 50: The Final Battle for Peace

This is like if you took the finale of Power Rangers Super Mega Force and combined it with the the finale of the Goku Black Saga of Dragon Ball Super. And in all of the best ways!

It's the sort of high energy, high emotional finale that I was all in on.

With the way it overall flows, I don't know how exactly I could even properly talk about it without just giving a play by play.

And really? I kinda don't wanna do that. These last two episodes are filled with surprises so big that I really, really don't want to spoil them for anyone who's been even remotely enjoying the show up to now. To emphasize, I actively screamed in excitement when Bima-X achieved his final form.

One thing I will note though is that the journey up to this point, while not perfect, has been one that I've thoroughly enjoyed. And if you're someone who has been enjoying everything that BIMA-X has to offer, then these episodes serves as a shining example of how endings are every bit as important as the journey is. The two don't exist in a vacuum; As much as Kamen Rider Decade would like to insist otherwise.

I won't say it's a perfect ending, as it does leave some lingering questions, but it's one that I'm very satisfied with.

Oh, but we're not quite done yet. A few years later, BIMA-X would get an epilogue movie, afterall...

[Enchilada645]

Black Lord's kind of up there as a Toku villain now, ngl. Dude straight up got Eldritch at points near the end with what he pulls off.

Also when that moment happened and the opening bit to the full version of Kembali Bertahan started playing? Legitimate chills. I also was not expecting them to just actually stick by a certain decision that happens in the final episode too, honestly surprised me since they could've walked it back potentially.

I'll probably save any criticisms for when we do wrap-up (though I'll also be gushing of course) but for now I'll say I really enjoyed Bima-X.

[DreamSword]

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Black Lord's kind of up there as a Toku villain now, ngl. Dude straight up got Eldritch at points near the end with what he pulls off.

Also when that moment happened and the opening bit to the full version of Kembali Bertahan started playing? Legitimate chills. I also was not expecting them to just actually stick by a certain decision that happens in the final episode too, honestly surprised me since they could've walked it back potentially.

I'll probably save any criticisms for when we do wrap-up (though I'll also be gushing of course) but for now I'll say I really enjoyed Bima-X.

Yeah, these episodes were full of stuff I wasn't expecting. And none of it felt forced either, surprisingly.