I thought I'd cover this, as it's easily worth it.
The first quarter of this episode is actually amusing, for one major reason. Leon spends his last turn as a Large HamChewing The Scenery, and it is GLORIOUS. Not to mention him turning over a Damage by pointing at it. Glory Maelstrom has much better animation this time around, and overall it's really fun to watch him ham it the hell up. Kai also comes hilariously close to Lampshade Hanging Leon's Plot Armor by noting that Leon is 'burdened by fate' so will definitely get a Trigger.
Then Aichi gets a predictable sixth Damage Heal and the episode goes downhill. His win with Platina Ezel's Ultimate Break was insanely predictable and insultingly easy, with Leon not even able to muster a token guard against Blaster Blade Spirit and then Platina himself. They couldn't even be bothered to add JAM Project to the thing, instead hoping the generic Gold Paladin theme could carry it. Which it really doesn't. After this, things get really silly. A gate to Cray opens, leading to the salvation of Cray from Void.
Which turns out to be black fog.
Which Blond Ezel blows away on his own, cementing his Gary Stu status as well as making every inhabitant of Cray carry the Idiot Ball for the second finale in a row. The one good note is Garmore making a pretty blatant 'It'll Be Back', giving hope for Void to be handled competently in future. Ezel and a suddenly good Glory Maelstrom unseal the trapped Clans.
After this, Aichi finally reunites with his lost Royal Paladins, and have a heartfelt reunion. Aichi then brings up his promise not to just use Gold Paladins to get Royals back, and through Takuto's PLOT MAGIC, the Royals turn into the 'Liberator' Gold Paladins to appease his wishes. We go back to Earth with Limit Break as the insert just to have us suffer it one more time, and we discover about the Royals to Golds plot convenience. Season end.
To sum it up, the one reason to watch this is Leon. It's incredible easy to be Rooting For The Empire given Leon's sympathetic motivation and hammy performance next to Aichi's generic nakama speech and ridiculously easy victory. Void is likewise easily defeated, making the Clans of Cray seem even more pathetic when Ezel oneshots the force. All in all, a terrible end to a bad Filler season. Vanguard can do better.
Season 2 Finale: Episode 104
I thought I'd cover this, as it's easily worth it.
The first quarter of this episode is actually amusing, for one major reason. Leon spends his last turn as a Large Ham Chewing The Scenery, and it is GLORIOUS. Not to mention him turning over a Damage by pointing at it. Glory Maelstrom has much better animation this time around, and overall it's really fun to watch him ham it the hell up. Kai also comes hilariously close to Lampshade Hanging Leon's Plot Armor by noting that Leon is 'burdened by fate' so will definitely get a Trigger.
Then Aichi gets a predictable sixth Damage Heal and the episode goes downhill. His win with Platina Ezel's Ultimate Break was insanely predictable and insultingly easy, with Leon not even able to muster a token guard against Blaster Blade Spirit and then Platina himself. They couldn't even be bothered to add JAM Project to the thing, instead hoping the generic Gold Paladin theme could carry it. Which it really doesn't. After this, things get really silly. A gate to Cray opens, leading to the salvation of Cray from Void.
Which turns out to be black fog.
Which Blond Ezel blows away on his own, cementing his Gary Stu status as well as making every inhabitant of Cray carry the Idiot Ball for the second finale in a row. The one good note is Garmore making a pretty blatant 'It'll Be Back', giving hope for Void to be handled competently in future. Ezel and a suddenly good Glory Maelstrom unseal the trapped Clans.
After this, Aichi finally reunites with his lost Royal Paladins, and have a heartfelt reunion. Aichi then brings up his promise not to just use Gold Paladins to get Royals back, and through Takuto's PLOT MAGIC, the Royals turn into the 'Liberator' Gold Paladins to appease his wishes. We go back to Earth with Limit Break as the insert just to have us suffer it one more time, and we discover about the Royals to Golds plot convenience. Season end.
To sum it up, the one reason to watch this is Leon. It's incredible easy to be Rooting For The Empire given Leon's sympathetic motivation and hammy performance next to Aichi's generic nakama speech and ridiculously easy victory. Void is likewise easily defeated, making the Clans of Cray seem even more pathetic when Ezel oneshots the force. All in all, a terrible end to a bad Filler season. Vanguard can do better.