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So Your Humble Hosts have had a bit more time with the newest member of the Kiramager crew and uh we’re still having some trouble with the guy. But we soldier on regardless because if nothing else, there’s some intensely clever Super Sentai stuff going on even if Silver’s kind of frustrating. So, in this … Continue reading Laser Knees 117 – (That’s a Bit Too) Quick, Silver

It’s our last episode of Laser Knees before the Covid-induced hiatus hits and, unsurprisingly, your favorite (we’re just going to assume, don’t bother correcting us) hosts have some observations to make. In this episode, Sono appreciates some playful tweaking of the rules, Aleph takes issue with some common “wisdom” about kids who are jerks, and … Continue reading Laser Knees 115 – Burning Bridges

It’s time to brave the dark depths and horror of these quarantimes to fight the terror!  And to do that, an old friend’s popped back up to take the reins from ToH all-star Narahisu Arakawa to… mixed emotions.  So join your incandescent interlocutors for another wild ride toward the heart of the fun with Mashin … Continue reading Laser Knees 114 – That New Machine

We’re back with another episode of Laser Knees, taking a look at the newest Super Sentai series, Kiramager!  Our crazy diamonds have been shining up a storm with new toys and unfortunate implications and your incandescent interlocutors are here to see what, if anything, can be polished! In this episode of Laser Knees, Aleph is uncomfortable … Continue reading Laser Knees 113 – The Gunner’s Shovel’s Dream

Well, things are going strange for our heroes and also for the actual real world.  This episode was recorded around the time where Rio Komiya had been in (then thankfully out) of the hospital with Covid19, so once more:  We’re happy he’s okay and also happy that Toei shut down filming while he was recovering. … Continue reading Laser Knees 112 (not 242, oops!) – The Happiest Days of Their Lives

It’s that time again, and just in time, too! Dark clouds hover on the horizon, threatening to drown out all of our joy! And into that looming horror comes: Kiramager! In this episode of Laser Knees, your tolerably-humble hosts enthuse passionately about the first three(!) episodes of the newest Super Sentai series, one which brings … Continue reading Laser Knees 111 – Shine On, You Crazy Diamonds!

Yes, your favorite(?) tokusatsu nerds are back! Fighting the virus to put out some long-overdue thinks about the last stretch of RyuSoulGer! In this episode, Kureon steps on someone’s dramatic moment, Aleph ponders directoral competition, and Sono wants to know why we aren’t talking about Master Black doing some serial killer mess. |Right-click “Save As” … Continue reading Laser Knees 109 – Return of the Grongi Magician!

Sometimes, you get scared.  And these episodes of Ryusoulger show us that the key to getting past that fear is MARK DACASCOS (who, incidentally, was almost the first Red Ranger in the original pitch for Power Rangers)!  More info in the as-mentioned below! And if YOU need help being distracted from whatever you’re afraid of (the … Continue reading Laser Knees 108 – OTO SMASH!

Besides the big plot stuff, these episodes of Ryusoulger also feature Rikako Sakata, aka Miu from your hosts’ much-beloved Kamen Rider Fourze! Uchu kitaa! Which is a heck of a way to start some episode discussions that are gonna turn into kind of a bummer, if we’re being honest. On this episode of Laser Knees: Our Heroes … Continue reading Laser Knees 107 – Curtains.

It was Christmastime when we found out two things about Bamba; one we knew and one we didn’t.  The first is that Bamba gets down (no surprise, really), but the most important is that Bamba also REALLY loves Christmas.  And that’s awesome. So in this episode of Laser Knees, Your Humble(ish) Hosts have a laugh about … Continue reading Laser Knees 106 – Bamba (Still) Gets Down

It’s time to return to some more of those awesome dinosaur soul’d soldiers on this episode of Laser Knees! In this episode: Sono enjoys seeing Kureon get to cut loose, Aleph wonders if a director is losing their touch, and our beautiful boy Tyramigo is slandered! |Right-click “Save As” to download|Episode Length 1:14:28| DinoKnight Sentai … Continue reading Laser Knees 105 – Vile and Vicious Slander

In this episode of Laser Knees, Our Heroes enter a short path of trials! And while they begin their journey to self-discovery and improvement, Your “Humble” Hosts make a podcast about it!  In this episode of Laser Knees, Sono appreciates the core drama of an episode, Aleph admits a sad lack of understanding of the … Continue reading Laser Knees 104 – Time, Trials, and Towa, Too!

Aw.  Well.  Crap. Pardon the language, y’all, but Your Humble Hosts are a suffering from a punch in the gut this time ’round and hope it’ll make for some interesting listening. In this episode of Laser Knees, Aleph thinks the eponymous space dragon is actually really adorable, Sono has some suppositions to offer on the … Continue reading LaserKnees 103 – How INCREDIBLY Dare.

In this episode of Laser Knees, Your Humble Hosts get a little emotional.  And why?  Because a LOT happens in these episodes of Ryusoulger.  Among those things are an attack by a creepy-cute pumpkin monster, Aleph takes a moment to examine some possible angles of unexamined sexism, and Sono appreciates Bamba and Nada. |Right-click “Save As” … Continue reading Laser Knees 102 – Beyond the Black Rainbow

In this episode of Laser Knees, we’re covering a couple episodes of Ryusoulger and these are some fun ones!  In this episode, we get some returning Toei tokusatsu actors, Aleph continues to wish Koichi Sakamoto could be trusted not to be horny on main, and Sono 100% called it (see episode 100). |Right-click “Save As” to … Continue reading Laser Knees 101 – #CalledIt

Holy wow!  It’s been 100 episodes of TOH! Network Super Sentai breakdowns!  From Sono and Ammit branching out from the UnKamenCast with Aleph in tow to the present day!  From Zyuohger to Kyuranger to LuPat and here into the mid-section of Ryusoulger, what a wild ride it’s been.  One full of ups, downs, and long … Continue reading Laser Knees 100 – Just Plain Mean

The Sentai remain super and the knees still have lasers on, so your humble hosts are back to do some catchup on one of the best Super Sentai in quite some time, RyuSoulGer! In this episode, we meet the seventh dinoknight, Sono respects Kureon’s artistic integrity, and Aleph takes issue with Sebastian the Crab. |Right-click … Continue reading Laser Knees 99 – Familiar Sartorial Choices and Heartbreak

In this episode of Laser Knees, your favorite a podcast that you definitely probably listen to, the Ryusoulgers do some soul-searching and your Humble Hosts do a little, too! This time ’round, Sono decries mean-spirited writing, Aleph admires the best adult at the YuGiOh tournament, and we all agree they can’t all be winners. |Right-click … Continue reading Laser Knees 98 – The Collectible Soul-Trading Game?!

Dino KITAAAAAAA! It’s time again for another episode of Laser Knees where the moon powers are made up and the points are physical matter!  In this episode, Sono appreciates Wyzul not being the absolute worst, everyone’s terribly emotional about the return of the dead, and Aleph reminds us about the most powerful force in the … Continue reading Laser Knees 97 – Extended Fourze Reference

It’s time for another look at our favorite (or, well, at least our currently-airing) dinosaur-based Super Sentai with your favorite* hosts! In this episode of Laser Knees, Sono adores magic paper, Aleph is proud of his son, and we all learn that following rules just because they’re rules is not as good as knowing what … Continue reading Laser Knees 96 – Robot Dinosaur Baseball Bat