I’ve forgotten what represents what, but I’m pretty sure the show’s
been stringing together a long-form metaphor that conflates curry rice with
Flamenco’s exploits. Yes, I’m serious.
It came up a lot earlier on, when our pal was just toying with the thought
of vigilantism, and his cop buddy was musing on the varying levels of authenticity
that a curry connoisseur encounters. Again, having not re-watched those
episodes, I can’t recall what the specifics were, but I know it isn’t a coincidence
that curry’s being brought up again as the show’s going hog wild with this
fantasy.
(And yes, I’m still convinced that we’re now a few episodes deep
into the series’ dream portion).
Unless I’m misremembering something major, my best guess at the point is
that if you really believe in yourself, and your dreams, and you’re serious
about chasing after them, then you can’t settle for anything second rate in any
part of your life. And this episode addresses one of the less pleasant sides of
that: namely, disassociating yourself from negative old friends.
The fact that Sammy’s cop buddy is continuing to be a grouchy naysayer
- - even in spite of the fantastical adventures Flamenco’s going on - -
puts an even finer point on this. Flamenco’s observation that he needs to
evolve out of seeking advice from the norms makes it even clearer. Success can
feel like moving on to another reality where so much more is possible. In this
show, that’s what literally happens. And that very real insight
is big part of why this show’s proven to be a much more substantial deconstruction of tokusatsu than GATCHAMAN CROWDS.
Of course, while we’re on the subject of realism, the show totally
dropped the ball by softening the gag where Flamenco Girl literally just rolls
out of the closet. She’s been missing for days, she’s expressed a serious
fetish for men in uniform, she's staying at cop buddy's apartment… and somehow she's not hooking up with him?
Watch, "Document! We are the
Flamengers!!” and
decide for yourself, then read my comments about the previous episode.
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