TrialOfHeroes

Iiiiiiit’s time once again for everyone’s favorite* round of slightly-late (blame that on Aleph’s sometimes-subpar memory for releasing things on time and the excitement of SUN) commentary on the increasingly-bizarre Kamen Rider Build! I’m sorry for being so late getting this up, no matter what I want to blame it on.  Expect another couple episodes over … Continue reading UnKamen RX 198 – Oh, Evolt…

Up-front, we’re going to apologize, Dear Listener because in this episode, hosting duties were taken over by our alter-egos, Mad & Disappointed. As we assume you’ve seen the episodes under discussion this week, we have to believe you’ll at least have some idea what’s got us in this state. As a more personal matter I, … Continue reading Laser Knees 65 – Mad and Disappointed

“There’s no grays, only white that’s got grubby. I’m surprised you don’t know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.” “It’s a lot more complicated than that–” “No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re … Continue reading UnKamen RX 197 – A Miserable Pile of Secrets

It’s that time again! That time where Aleph and Sono sit down with a couple episodes of a couple sentai to see what sorts of things jumped out at us. And this week was weird one. So, this time ’round, your humble hosts hit on: The police in fantasy and reality and the #problematic narratives … Continue reading Laser Knees 64 – Decoys and Detectives

This week on the UnKamenCast RX, Build‘s Tower arc begins, Sawa finally appears in the opening, and your humble hosts sink their teeth into all kinds of things in and around it, including but not limited to: Comparing different Rider series’ moral philosophies. Honestly, a lot of comparisons to past Rider series. The need for Queen … Continue reading UnKamen 195 – I Swear to Glob…

Hello, friends! We apologize for that brief interruption in service, but time, tide, and midterms wait for nobody.  But with some excellent grades clutched in-hand, your favorite* Super Sentai discussion show returns! *for certain values of favorite In this episode, Aleph and Sono dig into: The thorny issues of power dynamics which Sakuya (and lots … Continue reading Laser Knees 63 – Harassment is a CRIME, Sakuya.

This week, your humble hosts have their fears allayed, their hearts mended, and their minds blown as they have some thoughts at a couple episodes of Kamen Rider Build! This week: Build as an encapsulation of the Heisei era Relieved discomfort about Sawa’s storyline Joy at the return of the Nabeshima clan to the story, if … Continue reading UnKamen 195 – Sawasational!

In these two episodes, our two Reds butt heads and your two hosts just could not be more excited about it. This week, we express our thoughts on CRIME as well as this show, including the following topics: Even more comparisons with Kamen Rider W Unexpected (non-police-related) brutality The choreography and camerawork in these two episodes Keiichiro and … Continue reading Laser Knees 62 – Hate the Crime, Not the Criminal

Betrayals, reversals, and twists abound in these two episodes of Kamen Rider Build, even as we’re finally given a couple moments to breathe after the intensity of the past couple months, and your two hosts have some Real Feels about it all. This week’s feels include: Levels of skepticism surrounding the big Sawa reveal. Aleph’s petty … Continue reading UnKamen 194 – Thanks, I Hate It.

LupinRed and PatIchigo in Monkey Punch style by Twitter’s own @VicPerfecto! [source] Find your favorite adorable stuffed animal and give it a hug ‘cuz it’s time for another round of rambling commentary about Lupinranger VS Patoranger (we’re probably gonna just start abbreviating it to “LuPat” for expediency’s sake) with your hosts, Aleph and Sono! Y’know, … Continue reading Laser Knees 61 – Healthy Coping Mechanisms