ToQ 30: The Birthday Celebration

This week on the podcast, we’re playing the Determis on their own turf, because we're watching the Ressha Sentai ToQger episode "Station 32: Determination"! How can we be both correct about some assumptions, but also totally floored? How could that model station get even better? And how much can a Japanese show for children make two adult Australian men cry? The answers to these questions and more await-- on this episode of Ranger Danger ToQger!

This week on the podcast, we're making sure not to get confused and end up where an over-sugared songstress keeps her legions of rats (The Hyper Kesha Vermin Hall) – because we're watching the Ressha Sentai ToQger episode "Station 31: The Hyper Ressha Terminal"! How is it possible for one of our most urgent questions to be answered in a more impressive way than we could have possibly imagined? How many conflicting motivations can one show manage in a single fight? And... is this episode specifically what people were referring to when everyone was referring to "Peak Television"? The answers to these questions and more await-- on this episode of Ranger Danger ToQger!

This week on the podcast, we're wondering if people in Japan do the "for he's a jolly good fellow" part-- because we're watching the Ressha Sentai ToQger episode "The Birthday Celebration"! What bizarrely evokes the first RESIDENT EVIL film? What aspect of the episode does Mat suspect Power Rangers would've never adapted? And why does it kind of all fall down at the end? The answers to these questions and more await-- on this episode of Ranger Danger ToQger!

This week on the podcast, we're desperately looking for a track switch-- because we're watching the Ressha Sentai ToQger episode "The Meeting with the Oncoming Train"! How is this episode like Michael Mann's HEAT? What does Right do to an energy wave that makes us lose our minds? And... which villain actually scores a tangible victory? The answers to these questions and more await-- on this episode of Ranger Danger ToQger!

This week on the podcast, we might be watching an episode about us? Because we're watching the Ressha Sentai ToQger episode "Uncool but Cool"! What bit of physical comedy shocks us? Who goes all Wile E. Coyote? Why are we delighted by where some pudding goes? The answers to these questions and more await-- on this episode of Ranger Danger ToQger!

This week on the podcast, we're exploring geothermal energy-- because we're watching the Ressha Sentai ToQger episode "A New Power"! What made Mat gasp? What genius bit of worldbuilding might've been implied? And why do we feel like this one doesn't QUITE hold together? The answers to these questions and more await-- on this episode of Ranger Danger ToQger!

Do you live in Canberra, Australia's capital city? If so, this episode is specifically for you. That's right, you, the person reading this. Listen to it ASAP!

This week on the podcast, there are no buds in the suds— because we’re watching the Ressha Sentai ToQger episode “The Fight That Started in a Bathhouse”! How does Akira manage to find yet another way to endear himself to us? What guest role steals the show? And what is the ultimate evil?

This week on the podcast, we’re asking that you don’t turn left when exiting Cinderella— because we’re watching the Ressha Sentai ToQger episode “Station 25: Right Out of a Fairy Tale”! What’s a weirdly recurring plot mechanic in this series? Why do revert to being “Move” obsessed? And why are we confused by an not-so-naked Emperor?

This week on the podcast, we're your dream junction rotation-- because we're watching the Ressha Sentai ToQger episode "Station 24: Pass the Junction"! How does the stunt team wow us this week? What's so classic video game about this set-up? And... does Mat FINALLY CALL IT?! The answers to these questions and more await-- on this episode of Ranger Danger ToQger!