In this episode, Tetsuya finally gets the proper focus he deserves as we learn that he is not just any ordinary passerby but the heir of a large corporation! Also, more heavy time traveling concepts made understandable and discussions about fate and the future begins.
Tetsuya left quite a huge impression in this episode as we learn that he is a man who fights his own fate as an heir of a large corporation and wants to create his own future. This is were the concept of following your own path than following what is predestined for you to end up was introduced, one of the concepts that I am interested to see in this series. Another thing that I noticed is that Ayase/TimeBlue keeps on worrying about a future that you can't change, could it be that there is something in the future that he wants to change?
Speaking of future, the episode also points out balancing the timestream by having the cadet Timerangers to stay in the 20th Century and stop the Londarz Family in destroying the 20th Century. But having the Timerangers in the 20th Century and stay longer than expected can ruin the flow of time as well? Guess I better continue watching the series then.
The episode also introduces to us the seal placed on the monsters of the week that once you peel it off, the side effect of being frozen and reduced to a toy will take effect in which the opposite will happen to the criminal! This is when the Time Jets and the Time Robo formations were introduced. To begin with, I understand why they need the Time Jets to fly towards the present since it was mentioned earlier that they need to preserve the balance of the timestream, hence they must stop a giant monster rampaging in the 20th Century to keep the said balance. The only thing I don't understand is why do they need a giant robot to swing its arm for the jets to fly in the present! I don't see the logic in it unless they explained that extreme speed is equal to opening a time space towards the present.
As for the Time Robo formations, I love it. The fact that Beta and Alpha have different functions makes me love the Time Robo more. The Beta formation is for aerial combat and the fact that it looked like jet-like mecha and its blue gives this streamlined appearance. Also, the Matrix-esque fight sequence got me with this form. The Alpha formation is for land battles and is used for sealing the criminal back in its original state. I find the Alpha formation too colorful compared to the Beta one. But in terms of its abilities, I am impressed especially its finisher, the Blizzard Press in which time will stop (which also includes the awkward silence), and clock ticks as it happens. Really cool finisher in my opinion.
Overall, it is a really great second episode. Time Robo's debut is really impressive in my opinion. The episode also featured the very first team transformation sequence and still the weird CGI still bothers me until now. The episode also introduces to us the mysterious man who authorized the release of the Time Jets. I smell something fishy about this guy...
Tetsuya left quite a huge impression in this episode as we learn that he is a man who fights his own fate as an heir of a large corporation and wants to create his own future. This is were the concept of following your own path than following what is predestined for you to end up was introduced, one of the concepts that I am interested to see in this series. Another thing that I noticed is that Ayase/TimeBlue keeps on worrying about a future that you can't change, could it be that there is something in the future that he wants to change?
Speaking of future, the episode also points out balancing the timestream by having the cadet Timerangers to stay in the 20th Century and stop the Londarz Family in destroying the 20th Century. But having the Timerangers in the 20th Century and stay longer than expected can ruin the flow of time as well? Guess I better continue watching the series then.
The episode also introduces to us the seal placed on the monsters of the week that once you peel it off, the side effect of being frozen and reduced to a toy will take effect in which the opposite will happen to the criminal! This is when the Time Jets and the Time Robo formations were introduced. To begin with, I understand why they need the Time Jets to fly towards the present since it was mentioned earlier that they need to preserve the balance of the timestream, hence they must stop a giant monster rampaging in the 20th Century to keep the said balance. The only thing I don't understand is why do they need a giant robot to swing its arm for the jets to fly in the present! I don't see the logic in it unless they explained that extreme speed is equal to opening a time space towards the present.
As for the Time Robo formations, I love it. The fact that Beta and Alpha have different functions makes me love the Time Robo more. The Beta formation is for aerial combat and the fact that it looked like jet-like mecha and its blue gives this streamlined appearance. Also, the Matrix-esque fight sequence got me with this form. The Alpha formation is for land battles and is used for sealing the criminal back in its original state. I find the Alpha formation too colorful compared to the Beta one. But in terms of its abilities, I am impressed especially its finisher, the Blizzard Press in which time will stop (which also includes the awkward silence), and clock ticks as it happens. Really cool finisher in my opinion.
Overall, it is a really great second episode. Time Robo's debut is really impressive in my opinion. The episode also featured the very first team transformation sequence and still the weird CGI still bothers me until now. The episode also introduces to us the mysterious man who authorized the release of the Time Jets. I smell something fishy about this guy...