In this episode, Koji ponders
suddenly having his twin brother in the party while the rest of the
group ponders how not to die fighting Cherubimon.
Give the cast credit for not treating
last episode's tremendous accomplishments with a celebration. With
all five evil legendary warriors gone and Koichi safe in the party,
this sounds like a great time for a meet-and-greet with Koichi and a
breather episode that doesn't involve a graveyard. The fact that
nobody's celebrating is a sign of maturity. Everybody recognizes that
despite the massive victory, the situation is too complex for anyone
to enjoy it.
In Tamers, part of Henry's low point
involved having to adapt to his sister being a tamer. It took him
forever to come to terms with it and accept that she would invariably
have to be exposed to danger for the team to function. It was the
closest he ever came to breaking. Not only does Koji have to deal
with having a sibling in the thick of things, but Koichi is powerless
against danger. Koji made him that way. On top of that, Koji doesn't
know a thing about having a brother. He's barely a functioning member
of the family he's got: he doesn't love his stepmother and he can't
even control his dog.
Even as they're advancing towards the
Rose Morning Star, there's a lot of “so now what?” in the group.
Weariness is rampant. This has to be the longest uninterrupted
stretch in the Digital World of any season, with everybody else
getting at least one extended stopover where they could rejoin their
families. For as much as they've done, the battles are taking a
direct physical and mental toll and they know the worst is yet to
come. Given that it's the first time in nine episodes the entire
group has been together for more than five minutes, the train is very
quiet.
As a result, they're eager to help Koji
with his problem once they realize what it is. They're practically
reveling in the idea of helping Koji the way he has to save them all
the time. Granted, Zoe and JP don't have siblings and Takuya and
Tommy have turbulent relationships with their brothers. That's the
trouble with trying to explain fraternal relationships to Koji- it
involves a strange duality where you love someone unconditionally
while simultaneously wanting to strangle them most of the time. Their
efforts to describe this get a little hokey and the scene feels like
it came from some PBS kids show, which doesn't happen nearly as often
as you'd think.
They don't make much progress by the
time Angler crashes into Cherubimon. As if they didn't already know
that things were about to get harder, here's the reality check.
Cherubimon is a proper Mega, so there isn't a whole lot to be gained
in this battle. They throw their best attacks at him
(MetalKabuterimon and Korikakumon even try a dual tech!), every time
thinking that their latest effort would be the one to magically faze
him. Yeah right.
As for Koichi, it becomes clear that
he's still at war over Cherubimon's statement, still not sure if Koji
disrespected his mama. Koji saving Koichi's life put that to rest.
Koichi rebuffs Cherubimon's offer to return and goes on a wicked rant
against his former captor. It's angry, it recognizes the darkness
within him and it draws the “true powers of darkness” out of
Koji's digivice. Using a symbol representing inner pain as strength
is a pretty bold statement for the show, but there's plenty of
tortured artists that can attest to a positive output emerging from
their turmoil. The ensuing evolutions, Loweemon and JagerLoweemon,
are remarkably capable of dishing damage against Cherubimon. Given
that Cherubimon is still technically an angel Digimon, being
susceptible to dark attacks sort of makes sense.
The whole “just an illusion” thing,
however, is just shenanigans. Move this encounter into the castle or
throw a minion at them. Yeesh.
My Grade: B
Loose Data:
- You want horrifying? Koichi honestly believes that he was dead after his fall, and that this world was some twisted afterlife. He had every right to be pissed.
- Zoe asks Takuya to talk to Koji. This is both her acknowledging that he's the team captain and therefore his job to keep morale up, and her acknowledging that she'd have no clue what to say to him.
- Say a prayer for Angler, who as far as we can tell gets kicked all the way back to the Trailmon graveyard. That has to hurt.
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ReplyDeleteLoweemon was always my fav of the spirit warriors. I give props to Frontier for giving an element that the franchise typically typecasts as badguys only a rare heroic role.
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