This week, Evan's body literally rebelled against the thought of more Kiva, so a replacement topic had to be found, and wouldn't you know it, the new season of Super Sentai has just kicked off. Join Garrett and Chris on a journey into Sailor Moon, moody artists, and the Japanese analog to Steven Universe.

No, not Land of the Lustrous.

No, not Sailor Moon Crystal either.

Look, shut up and listen.

This time around, two hosts return to loving parody Tokusatsu GaGaGa and ask themselves the question: "what do you mean we can stay on-topic during a comedy show?"

It's the Sonic the Hedgehog spectacular, dear reader. Also: More Kiva questions you can't answer, including how hyuuuu-maaaan emotions work.

On this, the pentultimate episode of Zi-O coverage, technical difficulties arise one more time to crush the flow of discussion.

Don't worry, we fixed it ten minutes later.

If these episodes had titles, "Flexing His Decade Dick" would be this week's.

Honestly this is a pretty fun one overall.

This week, Zi-o's time travel shenanigans end up affecting an episode on Kiva as one of your hosts comes unstuck in time just before the show finds new ways to hit them in the heart.

This week, in lieu of our hosts pushing on with a show they can't stand, we get into some of the production history and career of Toshiki Inoue, the showrunner of Kamen Rider Kiva (and a writer/lead writer on multiple other things you've probably watched!) Tune in and begin seeing his dread shadow behind everything you love, just like the gothic horror of Kiva, but now in your everyday world!

A new tighter format leads to... no, nobody's having a good time this week on Kiva. But we're creeping closer to that halfway point! Maybe there's a midseason turn to save it?

The editor has seen the show and knows, and cackles.