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THIS WEEK: Sven and Van pull themselves up from their post-E3 fugue, just in time to guide you through the beginning of Cyborg 009's end. After an in-universe year(!) of relative peace, our protagonists finally catch up with Black Ghost. With the series wrapping up, it's also time to take a look at how the character arcs for some of our heroes are wrapping up. Additionally, we are reintroduced to an old friend; Joe is reunited with his old friends; we discuss the dehumanization of people of colour; the fatigue of battle is touched on; Vena looks awfully familiar to certain dead fiancees; Sven displays his Star Trek knowledge; and Joe Shimamura's smile and optimism: gone.
TOPICS:* Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier (2001) S2E17-S2E19* Supersonic hyper-evolved dinosaurs from the core of the planet!!* Mitsutomo, Black Ghost's shell company* Klaus Van Vogt* Golden age of science fiction & kabuki theatre* Francoise and Joe, re-revisited, for the last time, probably* Mary, Masaru, Shinichi* Suplexing alligators!* Jet's dependability * Joe's dwindling hope and ongoing breakdown* Albert's old habits and pragmatism* Francoise's acclimatization to combat* Pyunma's (literal) dehumanization* Gilmore's traumatic regression* The underground kingdom of Yomi* The Pu'awaks and the Zattans* Battle fatigue* Vena and Albert* An ode to the Dolphin: settings as characters
MUSIC:* “Fight! Seven Riders!! Showa Rider Taisen” – Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Megamax* Chiaki Ishikawa – “Taga Tame Ni”
NEXT WEEK: The second movie, Kamen Rider vs Ambassador Hell! Also the return of soap bubbles.
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