that it's originator is fascinating to see~unfortunately the whole thing leaves an uncomfortable taste in your mouth as a viewer~🤷‍♀️

The Enemy Within

I would vibe with this episode soooo hard if it wasn't for it's unfortunate & demeaning depiction of SA & the implications it leaves for Kirk's character~it's such a shame bc the evil copy & transporter malfunction becomes such a staple plotline in the series-

example of Honda's directing & one of his best pictures he made 🤗

having a throughline in wanting to help Mothra & humanity~also the evil capitalists in this are great~! some evil shitheads who are trying to profit off Mothra's egg~the film doesn't shy away from greed corrupting at all depicting the violence they cause very starkly~a fine-

-how different Godzilla & Mothra are from each other~😌 it really is a great precursor to Tsuburaya being able to come up with & depict so many elaborate monsters later in the Ultra series~the human characters are beyond great this time with each a different worldview while still

Godzilla Vs. The Thing~? (rewatch)

that streak continues (as despite what the US title says~🤭) Godzilla encounters Mothra for the first time~& the dichotomy between the two monsters creates one of the best monster brawls in the entire series~the choreography is so unique due to

attitude towards commercialism which makes the whole crossover a whole helluva lot less cynical~it blends together a King Kong~Godzilla~& salaryman comedy masterfully~one of my favorite Godzilla suits & a franchise great~if you've never seen the OG the highest of recs too~!

King Kong Vs. Godzilla (rewatch)

now this is what I'm talking about~!! the dream team of Honda/Tsuburaya/& Sekizawa hit a stride here unmatched in any film franchise imo~!! (& that started with Mothra the year before even~!) just like Mothra this flick's got a whole deprecating-

Kainé feet~😋

The audience size here is also kinda nuts, the people yearn for Tokusatsu.

you're so gorgeous someone's going to undoubtedly say 'didn't know they hired The Rockettes for this party'~😌