Tomorrow, second...third...fourth verse, same as the first: Some yahoo takes the gun and uses it to make Tetsujin go nuts. "Tetsujin Vs. the Psychic!" #Tetsujin28FX

Next week, Masaru continues the idiot train as Saburo uses him to try to kill Jiro because Masaru still thinks Jiro killed his dad. "Father-Killer Jiro, Wanted Nationwide!" #AndroidKikaider

These two eps are a good intro to Hakaider and establish why he's such a popular baddie right off the bat...but I still don't like that in order for the plot to work, everybody has to be a forgetful moron. #AndroidKikaider

Jiro destroys the robot...and that's when Hakaider shows up for round 2. #AndroidKikaider

Jiro hears the flute as the destructoid fights, but... All together now: "DARK causes the flute itself to stop thanks to the fight." #AndroidKikaider

So, yeah, we got a delima: Remove the doc from the base, he dies. Kill Hakaider, the doc dies. #AndroidKikaider

Hakaider leads Jiro to DARK's lair where he's storing the doc's body...and revealing the doc's brain is gone ala Spock's Brain...because it's inside Hakaider's head. #AndroidKikaider

Jiro breaks whatever broke his vocals and warns everybody about the destructoid just in time...and in time for him to see the human version of Hakaider. #AndroidKikaider

Yeah, yeah, little kid, can't process everything...but that argument gets tossed when you remember the kid knows Jiro went nuts when he heard the flute. That's like Bruce Wayne knowing Joe Chill killed his parents...and goes and kills a random mugger. #AndroidKikaider

Great, you remember the flute...Masaru wants revenge on Jiro...and Hittori is with him... Look, I get this was early Toku, but...I'll say this for even modern American movies: If you have to use par for the stupid to make the script work, REWRITE THE SCRIPT. #AndroidKikaider

(Sees everybody...believe Jiro COULD kill the doc due to the photos) ...THE FLUTE! You people brought it up a few minutes ago, WHY ARE YOU FORGETTING THE FLUTE!? #AndroidKikaider

"But he tried to kill that little girl!" "That's because of gil's flute!" WHY ARE YOU THE ONLY ONE WHO REMEMBERS THAT!? #AndroidKikaider

It turns out there's a limit to the brain in Hakaider's bowl as he's forced to run back to the DARK base while Jiro gets spotted by the cops...in his Kikaider form...how do they know it's him? #AndroidKikaider

If I'm not saying it's because...well...this is just an extended fight sequence with music. It's a good one, really shows how far the show's come, but nothing really to rift on. #AndroidKikaider

"SPRING ATTACK!" ...wait, NOW you can speak? Before you can blame on the stock footage. #AndroidKikaider

...wait, when did Hittori have time to change? *SMASH* ...never mind, Jiro decided the smart thing to do would be escape the cops. *BANG*BANG* Something Hakaider somehow knew he was gonna do. #AndroidKikaider

Up next, Hakaider Vs. kikaider, round 1! "Hakaider Will Kill Jiro!" #AndroidKikaider

The problem I have with this ep is that you need to forget that the heroes know about Gil's flute, that DARK is no longer a secret, & not think about that the cops have the OTHER person that worked on Jiro in the station with them. At least explain ONE of these. #AndroidKikaider

DARK finished the devil circuit thus awakening the bot with a brain in a bowl, Hakaider with only one function: Kill Jiro. *BANG*BANG*BANG*BANG* But he can get some target practice in with the dARK goons that helped make him. #AndroidKikaider

Cops go right into asshole mode and decide that since Jiro's an android, he ain't got no rights, so they're gonna dismantle him in the cell and have the local college look at what makes him tick. ...when you have the co's daughter right there... #AndroidKikaider

"I don't know what he was before..." ...ya wanna mention the flute? You know about the flute, why are you not telling the cops about the flute? #AndroidKikaider

So, turns out DARK pulled a smarter version of what the Hawkens Lab did as not only did they give a fake body, but beat his face beyond recognition, counting on the cops being idiots. Gil is right on the money. #AndroidKikaider

...why are you not mentioning Jiro being a robot, DARK, and the flute? Come to think of it, why is DARK supposed to be a secret again? #AndroidKikaider

"Change! Switch on!" Yes, not even a malfunction shall stop the stock footage! #AndroidKikaider

Jiro detects the kid from earlier that DARK took and is ready to kill...but he can't speak and everybody sucks at Charades, so... #AndroidKikaider

"The police are after us, you know?" Considering what happened earlier with them letting DARK agents go away, I think you're fine. (Sees Jiro can't speak) ...or not... #AndroidKikaider

The flute. The flute. "That can't be!" Ya wanna mention the flute? "She's lying!" ...I can't help but think you're not mentioning the flute... #AndroidKikaider

Everybody finally catches up to Jiro...who's still stiff as a board and...oh, the photobug saw Jiro go nuts with the flute and because she doesn't know about it....yeah... #AndroidKikaider

"Just tear Komyoji's clothing!" ...what was that and why'd it come from Detroit? #AndroidKikaider

I wanna stress again: I get the philosophy behind the franchise, I do...but considering the TV show is making it clear fighting DARK is a choice, I still call Jiro an idiot for not wanting to fix his circuit. The OVA did MUCH better with this idea. #AndroidKikaider

Previously on #AndroidKikaider: The good news: Everybody finally caught up with the doc AND the doc remembers everything. Bad news: That's when DARK's flute FINALLY kicks in the whole "Do evil" thing causing Jiro to get the doc...and freeze due to fighting said flute.

Up next, the final disc, and an even that changes the franchise forever, starts here. "Jiro's Younger Brother, The Formidable Hakaider!" #AndroidKikaider

As a quick reminder, I will be joining my dearly intended, @aspendracaena.bsky.social on her channel tonight for some House Flipper! Fantasia Festivus (which spellcheck doesn’t recognize) will be tomorrow at the usual time of 7:30pm EST!

If the parents decided to beat the boys, principal, super and anyone else up for this? good for them.

What with the principal who can’t be bothered to learn how Snapchat works and the victim-blaming superintendent, I don’t blame that poor girl for losing it. They should be ashamed for their utter failure to protect her.

Olivia is patiently waiting for the one thing she can’t wrap herself… a forever home.🎁🐱 #homefortheholidays #adoptme 📍Woodstock IL

Yup! I will be streaming tonight! I'm going to jeep it chill with some House Flipper! After working retail four days in a row, it's probably all my poor brain can handle... 🫠🎅

Post a random picture or else everything will go bad in 2026

It's important to note for the consultant people: Kat is tied for first place, she's raised more money in this race than anyone else, and she hasn't used Twitter in months. It's a website filled with racist AI snuff films and it's rigged against you specifically. There's no good reason to use it.

There are a lot of reasons to boycott CBS/Paramount right now and it's a massive list that can't be ignored.

Tomorrow, we start the final disc as DARK takes the doc from a frozen Jiro's hands...meaning Jiro is gonna be arrested for it just as DARK debuts the newest robot. "Jiro's Younger Brother, the Formidable Hakaider!" #AndroidKikaider

Next week, onto disc 7 as Tatsuya has to come clean about what he knew...and Ayase might have to be let go due to...well...dying. "Ayase Retires!?" #Timeranger

I love that we get a fun ep before this because this was a heavy ep and it was a really good heavy ep. We get development from everybody all around, two ticking clocks that don't bump into each other, and more of the overarching story. #Timeranger

Ayase's disease goes by plot as it starts acting up just as the team beat the monster. Don't ya hate it when your fatal fictional disease goes by plot? #Timeranger

In the middle of all of this, it starts raining and--- ...yeah...water's not the set's friend... #Timeranger

The infected monster shows up and tries to destroy the vaccine before the team can use it. Oh, and since he's dying, he's got nothing left to lose. Oh, and turns out Ayase lied about losing his licence...because his condition is worsening. #Timeranger

Ayase... *WHACK* ...shows Naoto he's a man of a few words over this. #Timeranger

And it turns out the Guardians are the ones being assholes as they planted bombs in the money...except clearly, the mafia couldn't choose the wine in front of them as they too planted a bomb in the blood bank. #Timeranger

The two groups meet and agree to do this as gently as possible. The time mafia boss seems to be on the up and up because...well, you can't make money off the dead...not until this franchise gives us zombies, anyway. #Timeranger

The only one they know with that amount of scratch on a whim? Tatsuya's dad. The only one with the resources to reproduce the vaccine? The City Guardians! Naoto...actually shows some compassion and goes "Ok, I'll talk to the big guy." #Timeranger