These two episodes seem to be trying (perhaps a bit too hard?) to make up for the relative crappiness of the last two.

I like the whole emotional heart of Shoutarou not being able to tell Akiko about her dad. I like how it parallels the case they're on. I like Sonozaki family members getting a clue as to W. I LOVE Shoutarou possibly (probably; he is actually good at his job for a reason) grasping the clue in the museum. And I LOVE Phillip and Shoutarou having a conversation that's not about the case. It's almost like a Bechdel test.

I kind of felt like Akiko was living too much in her own personal idiom (the way she whacked Shoutarou for doing repeatedly in the first two eps), and that she had definitely been watching too many detective animes, but OTOH, Shoutarou seeing her father in her was a rather nice touch. These two episodes were heavily based on needing to know what happened in "Begins Night" which the adverts seem to indicate Would All Be Revealed, Just Go See The Movie! Is everything actually laid out in the series itself, or do I need to hunt down a copy of the movie to d/l too? I do plan to eventually get this entire series on DVD (the way I have Moebius and Kuuga; still working on completing Agito), but that's going to wait until it's all actually out on DVD....

I've started watching Kamen Rider W. This is, actually, all hoshikage's fault. Which is not really a change.

So, four episodes in I'm still trying to decide if it's slashy or not. Oh, I can see where it could be... but ATM I'm getting "platonic slash" vibes from it, if that even makes any sense. (I'm also thinking that Philip occasionally gives Mirai a run for it in the "cute blond-ness" category.)

This led to a conversation last night wherein I ranked W as third slashiest of the toku shows I've seen (Moebius, Kuuga, W, Agito; in that order). Wonderful Husband actually disagreed with me, saying that Kuuga was slashier than Moebius. I love that we have discussions like that and can both actually support our arguments. (For reference, Agito? Is not very slashy at all. No matter how cute Hikawa's actor is.)

Still alive.

Went on Sunday with hoshikage and two of my cousins to the California Renaissance Faire, which now has the distinction of being the tiniest renfaire I've ever been to. Practically postage stamp sized. But we saw Sound and Fury perform the smuttiest rendition of "Testecles and the Sack of Rome" yet and had a good time.

hoshikage has been using her visit to show me the wonders of Ultraman Moebius. In return, I pester her for more fic and she writes it. This is all working out wonderfully well, I feel. So now I have once again stepped down the dark, dangerous path of tokusatsu shows. Le'sigh.