The Vice Guy! No Advice Needed
- Original Airdate: March 22, 2020
Written by: Naruhisa Arakawa
Directed by: Kyohei Yamaguchi
Summary
While Shiguru is away for work, the rest of the cast watches the behind-the-scenes of a movie starring him. Some admire the stoic front Shiguru always has, though Juru wonders whether it's a good thing.The Yodonhelm strikes again, and Shiguru meets up with the rest of the team just as he's about to have a lunch break. When Kiamai Blue reaches to the leading Bachat, however, Vice Jamenshi puts a vice on his head and escapes, temporally putting him out of commission.
Retreating back to the base, the team tries to get rid of the vice stuck on Shiguru's head. However, Sayo has to leave for a while before she can make a breakthrough. Shiguru has to bear through the pain as he's about to do a shooting next.
Juru, Sena and Tametomo keeps a lookout for Shiguru to make sure he's okay. He requests an improvisation, integrating his vice to the scene as a trap laid by the enemies. The character he's playing entrusts his comrades to handle the situation without him, but at a request that they'll return safely. The acting is a success, but Tametomo notices him perspiring from stress.
After returning to his room, Shiguru finally break and cries out in pain. The curtain opens up, revealing Sena, Juru and Tametomo busting him, but Shiguru quickly goes back in his stoic character, insisting that he isn't feeling any pain. The four are then alerted of Vice Jamenshi's attack.
Kiramai Yellow instructs Kiramai Red to leave Shiguru out of the battle since he is heavily handicapped by the vice, but Jetter protests that Shiguru just wants to act cool and shines the brightest in his resilience. Juru then has an idea-enacting the scene Shiguru played earlier, Kiramai Red requests handling Vice Jamenshi while Shiguru temporally stays back. Shiguru approves, requesting the other rangers to return safely.
Tropes specific to this episode
- Mecha Expansion Pack: Helico and Jetto is added onto Land Mage to become Kiramazin.
- Not So Stoic: Eventually, Shiguru drops the act when he thinks he's alone and accidentally reveals his vulnerable side to the rest of the Kiramagers. By the end of the episode with some encouragement from Juru he's agreed not hold back his emotions as much when he's around his teammates.
- Pop-Culture Pun Episode Title: The episode title is a reference to the film Truck Guy: Comment Unneeded note , the first film of the Toei-produced Truck Guy series.
- The Smart Guy: This episode gives Sayo chance to be the brains of the team by making use of her medical field. She diagnoses the curse inflicted on Shiguru and tries ways to getting rid of it, though she has to put on hold for her real job.
