Recap: Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger, Final Episode – Your Handle

Recap: Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger, Episode 48 (Final) – Your Handle

At the ISA, Director Tokoyari and Maimi are met by Shirabe and agents who are placing them under arrest for conspiracy and collusion with enemy aliens. Shirabe has video proof of this and it has already been broadcast around the world.

Mr. Naito is also under arrest as he watches the live broadcast with his nephew.

Tokoyari says he underestimated Shirabe, but he will not resist arrest. He is interested in seeing how she will be able to keep going. Shirabe declares that neither she nor the Boonboomgers will be defeated.

Tokoyari laughs that she has no idea the power that is behind him on this.

As Grantu declares himself Spindo’s shield, he summons Nejiretta to take on the Boonboomgers. They fight the soldiers as Grantu fires upon them as well. Sakito arrives to join them in the fight and Shashiro charges toward Grantu who warns him to not even try it.

Grantu says he has given his life to protect and fight for Spindo and he finds that very fulfilling. Shashiro says Grantu is not keeping his hands on his own wheel, so there is no way that he will be able to defeat them.

The Sanseaters arrive and Dekotorade sets up his camera to broadcast this battle to the world. The children cheer the Boonbooms on and their chests begin to light up. Seeing this encourages the rest of the peoples to also cheer for the Boonboomgers. Just then, the princess’ pendant begins to light up as well.

Shashiro says that he let go of his wheel because he believed in Taiya and his team. But what has Grantu done? He relinquished his grip on the wheel to Spindo. “Where is your drive?”

The Boonbooms and Shashiro are able to push Grantu back. He says Spindo’s drive is his drive and he swore loyalty to him back then.

The others lend Shashiro their power as he delivers a Champion Drive at Grantu. Grantu remembers the day Spindo told him he is no longer scrap. “I will always be with you,” Grantu says as he explodes.

Suddenly, Gassholin from the earth begins to power Grantu’s staff. Spindo says it is never ending Gassholin from all the screams of Earth from poverty, war, and conflict. Spindo says he was born on a trash planet like this one. And now along with Grantu’s own screams, Spindo relishes at this unending supply. As long as there are screams, Spindo will be immortal.

Spindo storms through the Boonboomgers, forcing each one of them to dehenshin.

He says that amidst the garbage dump of screams, he had a thought of making the whole universe scream. Thus making him immortal while ensuring a screaming world run by him.

Taiya pushes himself onto his feet, saying that if that’s what Spindo wants, then he will just have to create a world with no screaming. Spindo mocks that as simply talk of a losing team. But Shashiro says they are not losing because they have faith.

Mira says every time there is a scream, someone will always come running. Jou says being saved encourage you to do the same for others. Genba says they call that “love” ion space. Sakito agrees with Taiya that maybe they can</I. create a world with no screaming.

Taiya asks if Spindo wants to race with them into their world. Spindo says racing is something he does alone. He then sends a huge fireball at them.

The Sanseaters cover their eyes from the impact. But BunBun suddenly appears. He has been reborn thanks to the cries of faith for the Boonboomger that were delivered to them. Shirabe cries with joy.

Taiya realizes that energy from everyone’s feelings was the final key. BunBun says that if they all unite their power, they can change screams to smiles and then they can create a world full of smiles.

That’s the ultimate bakuage!

The Boonboomgers henshin.

And they do a full roll call.

The world cheers and those bakuage feelings continue to fuel the Boonboms.

Spindo can’t believe the screams are drying up. The Boonbooms give Taiya and BunBun their power, saying it is only fitting for them to finish this once and for all.

Taiya and Spindo deliver a Champion Drive finisher at Spindo. But only his hat goes flying in the air.

Why didn’t you finish me off, Spindo asks. Taiya says there are still things left for him to do including releasing all of the planets from Hashiryan control and face the court to get him to pay for his crimes. “Way to shame me,” Spindo says.

BunBun says he will testify for Spindo. But Spindo says no one else will take control of his wheel. He adds that thinks may be bakuage now, but after he’s gone, Earth will go back to norm and the world will once again scream and fight.

Goodbye my Bun, Spindo says as he turns to sad and his hat flies in the air.

Several months later, Director Tokoyari and Mr. Naito have been sentenced to jail.

Taiya visits Mr. Naito in jail and asks if he was against him from the very beginning. Mr. Naito says encountering the Hashiryan turned him greedy. He asks Taiya not to ever come see him again as it will just be painful for both of them.

Taiya says that he will be going to space, so he won’t be able to see him anyway. He has entered into the BBG. And while he is gone, he has asked a trusted friend to look after the kids.

Sakito and Byundi are at the restaurant where Mira is working part-time. Sakito says he will remain on Earth to help keep Taiya’s dream alive. He encouraged Taiya to not waste anymore time with BunBun’s dream. That’s why he easily agreed to taking care of the kids while they’re away. Mira says that’s very kind of Sakito and he says it’s so Taiya will have no worries heading into the BBG.

It’s also thanks to Mira, the former owner of the BBG who helped return it to normal and clear BunBun’s name.

Sakito tells Byundi that he has one request: Go to the BBG and race with his best friend again.

Shirabe watches as the Sanseaters pack up and drive off onto the highway to look for a new world.

Maimi approaches and congratulates her on becoming the new ISA director. Shirabe says she wouldn’t have had the video evidence against Tokoyari without Miami who it turns out handed the video over to Shashiro. Maimi says Shirabe’s passionate feelings had an effect on her.

Shirabe commends Maimi on her trickery and Maimi says she’s a pretty good actor, yeah? Maimi leaves after giving the new Director Shirabe words of encouragement.

Shirabe heads to the Garage where she proposes a job for the Boonboomger. The ISA would like the Boonbooms to deliver bakuage to all planets still suffering from Hashiryan stragglers.

Taiya accepts the job and says they will also be joining the BBG in the comig season. Before that, they will have to return the princess’ necklace as well as help release Genba’s father as much as possible.

Shashiro says they will also have to find a way to weed out the corruption from the galactic police. Byundi says he will get his network of cleaning buddies to help with that.

And finally, BunBun’s dream. The Boonbooms say they will all make sure to deliver BunBun to the BBG.

BunBun tells Shirabe that the fridge if stocked with curry. He thanks her for all she’s done and hugs her tight. Shirabe begins to cry and she thanks him too, hugging ever tighter.

Sakito tells Taiya to hurry and get to the top podium. He says he only wants good news from Taiya.

The Boonbooms hop into their Cars.

Sakito and Shirabe watch them take off onto the sky.

Sakito asks if she wants to head back and have some curry. All of a sudden, Byundi appears with a two bowls. Sakito asks why he is not in space. Byundi replies that he hasn’t shown Sakito his novel yet. “Stop trying to be so cute,” Sakito says as he hugs Byundi. Shirabe grabs the two bowls of curry so Byundi doesn’t drop them.

Later, the Boonboomgers and BunBun are at the BBG ready to race!

Episode Thoughts

I’ll have a full Season Wrap-Up tomorrow. So let’s just talk about this finale and perhaps this Final Lap as a whole. (And also to get some criticisms out of the way so we can be more overly positive in the Wrap-Up lol)

As good as it was, I think this finale kind of highlighted how rushed this Final Lap has been. Of course, one of the biggest themes, if not the main theme of the season was about being able to grab hold of your own wheel. And a big part of this episode hangs on the idea of Grantu giving up control of his wheel to Spindo and Spindo taking control of his own wheel because of his past experience and growing up and trash planets and all that.

As emotional and exciting as it was for the Boonboomgers to be powered by the smiles and cheers of the people, Spindo’s own story and motivation for his villainy felt a bit flat and hollow. Or maybe more accurately, it felt underdeveloped. Which, in a season with well-developed characters and overall story, it just appears even more glaring.

The show needed to expand on the idea of letting someone take over your wheel for a time or something. Having someone give you driving lessons to help guide you until you can take control of the wheel later on, if we are to continue with the driving analogies. Lol

Just like MadRex did for the Sanseaters, apparently Spindo did for Grantu. But I don’t think the show gave us enough about them and especially Spindo to truly have as big an impact as possible here. He was merely a foe for the Boonboomgers to defeat rather than a full character.

That said, the episode was at its strongest when it focused on the Boonboomgers and their resolve and their bonds with each other. The teamwork and friendship, the hallmarks of Super Sentai, resonate so much. The best heroic qualities you can get on Sentai. And Boonboomger effortlessly delivered that part of the episode and story at least.

And that’s thanks to having a full season of great character-driven story. The finale would’ve absolutely fallen flat without that strong foundation having been set across 47 episodes.

But again, the episode just highlighted the fact that these characters and this story deserved a lot more time. They could easily fill more episodes with the Boonbooms traveling to different planets to liberate them. More on Sakito delivering smiles for the kids while the others are way. Shirabe ascending to the becoming director of the ISA and working to reform the agency.

All of these stories and more deserved to be told. But the season was just so full that they had to squeeze as much as they could in these final episodes.

But nevertheless, this was still an exciting and emotional episode and a solid way to end this wonderful season. Excellent action sequences. Fun final scenes.

My Season Wrap-up will be posted tonight after midnight PT. And my updated Sentai rankings possibly Thursday.

But bottomline is Boonboomger has been an overall amazing season that has secured a close to top spot on my Sentai list.

Thank you to the entire cast and crew for a fun year. And congratulations on the amazing season!

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