[Paladin]

Rita's predecessor returns to uncover the mystery behind the Wrath of the Gods.

[Sh Ranger]

Another red stag beetle hero appears, except he's a villain here and instead of having a crippling fear of death, he cannot die. Glodi is surprisingly dark, with his ability to raise the dead as mindless zombies. Cicadas are a symbol of resurrection and Glodi took that to the most literal extent he could, as the culprit of the Fury of the Gods from 17 years ago, which happens to be the lifespan of cicadas.

I read that Rita's right eye was a prosthetic, but turns out it was only charged with magic power that Gokkan rulers somehow know and that the bright grey color is a mark of its potency, which is why Rita's eye is always that color while Karras' eye fades to normal when the power's not in use.

Looks like more development for Hymeno/Rita. Sebastian isn't exactly subtle when he tells Rita that Hymeno is only this hospitable for special people, which means Hymeno cares about them more than the other monarchs. Enough to tearfully stop them from sacrificing themself to seal Glodi. As Hymeno is the most selfish of the monarchs and most desperate for revenge, her feelings for Rita must be particularly strong for her to do that. Taselles Mirullia Da'pago sounds heroic and all, but it's important to think about your loved ones who will be left alone.

Oh and Nephila's here. I must've summoned her in the previous thread.

[Daikaijuman54]

I just want to say, a moment from the body swap episode that gave me a good laugh when I needed one was how Rita and Yanma switched bodies, she messed up his hair just to hide her eye (I'll get into that detail in a bit) and arrests everyone in N'koskopa, sending them to Gokkan, where Yanma in Rita's body frees them and sends them back, which goes on for clearly a while.

But the MVP was our boy, Jeramie. If anyone had to take the fall, he did not shy away from it. Absolutely deserved that applause. A funny detail I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but Jeramie and Gira almost look like they swapped hairstyles, making me see Gira's "Tyrant King" act when Jeramie took the role of villain in turning the Kingdoms against each other, while Gira is a lot calmer and wizened from his reign. Again, it could be nothing, but it's just something I couldn't help but notice.

Now for the meat of the matter, as we expected the Fury of the Gods was Aliens. The man responsible being able to raise the dead but not control them (and I appreciate that detail since zombies are too easy and cliched) who just wants to die. We also got some Rita lore (and Spiritual Muffun), which finished (or at least mostly) the gaps in the story of the previous Supreme Judge and the Fury of the Gods fiasco, and that Glodie is one of Dugded's gang (as well as an answer to why Kamejim was stationed in Gokkan when he had more influence in Shuggodam) who started the mess in the first place.

Next Episode: Bug Moms and more infighting!