Ultraman Omega 07 – Didn’t Earn Its Ending… Again – Going Ultra – Presented by Henshin Inspection
Episode 7 of Ultraman Omega is quasi unremarkable.
To be clear, there are things you could remark on if you really wanted to. If you felt obligated to talk about the episode, you definitely could. I just don’t want to. And honestly, that’s kind of the problem.
This was another weak episode, not because it was small or quiet, but because it felt uncommitted. The episode technically functions, but it doesn’t feel intentional. Emotional beats are resolved without being earned, story elements move forward mechanically rather than dramatically, and by the end I was left more confused than engaged.
That’s frustrating, because I don’t think Omega is struggling to find its voice. I think it already has one.
I’m not asking for every episode to be a huge mythic swing like the Miko and Makoto episode, which I still think is excellent and honestly justifies Omega’s existence all by itself. But even a restrained or low key episode needs clarity, cohesion, and purpose. This one doesn’t quite get there.
Mechanically Functional, Dramatically Hollow
Yes, things happen in Episode 7.
We get another meteor kaiju, which at this point feels less like a story beat and more like a required checkbox. Trigger Run is a cool name. The suit is neat. It’s a good looking creature, a good toy, a good statue. All of that is fine.
But everything surrounding it feels mechanical.
By the end of the episode, there’s a big emotional moment where Sorato jumps onto Kos’s back and affirms their friendship. And that moment simply doesn’t land for me.
Earlier in the series, their relationship was handled much better. They clashed, they fought, and they resolved it through action rather than explanation. I didn’t even love the fight itself, but the resolution worked because it trusted the audience to understand what had changed.
“You’re sick, stay in bed, don’t fight alone” is not a strong setup for a major friendship affirmation. Kos was already nursing Sorato back to health. Ayumu was helping too. This wasn’t a turning point. So when the episode ends by telling us they’re friends, it feels like Omega is repeating something it already did more effectively.
This is especially noticeable because Episode 6 had a similar problem. That episode also ended on a strangely happy note, despite one kaiju being dead and its mate being paired with it as if that were something to celebrate. Once again, the emotional tone of the ending doesn’t match what actually happened.
This is where Omega keeps losing me.
The Streamer Subplot and Tonal Confusion
Then there’s the streamer character, Wolfie.
I genuinely don’t know what this subplot was trying to accomplish. Wolfie is visually loud, tonally broad, and completely out of sync with Omega’s otherwise subdued aesthetic. If this was meant to be satire, social commentary, or critique of influencer culture, the episode never frames it clearly enough to land.
And that’s the issue.
It’s not that I missed the point. It’s that the episode doesn’t commit to one. The streamer isn’t positioned clearly as a problem, a joke, or a thematic contrast. He’s just there. The result is a subplot that feels disconnected and distracting rather than purposeful.
Lore Inconsistencies That Undermine Trust
One moment that really bothered me was the discussion about whether the kaiju came from space.
Sorato claims this kaiju has been on Earth for a long time, on a planet that supposedly didn’t have kaiju before Omega arrived. This isn’t framed as a mystery or a revelation. It’s just stated.
That’s concerning.
If Omega were intentionally playing with its mythology, this would be highlighted as strange or unsettling. But it isn’t. The show simply contradicts its own setup without acknowledging the contradiction, and that starts to erode trust.
This isn’t about the show “losing its voice.” It’s about consistency. At this point, I’m genuinely curious about who’s steering the narrative. Who’s the head writer? Who’s keeping track of the mythology? Taguchi earned a lot of praise for Blazar and Z, and rightly so, which makes Omega’s growing inconsistencies stand out even more.
Final Thoughts
There’s not a lot to say about Episode 7, and that might be the most damning thing of all.
Seeing Gamora again is always cool. He’s a classic kaiju and it’s fun to revisit him in any form. But nostalgia and suit design can’t carry an episode on their own.
This episode didn’t frustrate me because it was small or restrained. It frustrated me because it felt unfinished in its thinking. It resolves emotional beats it didn’t earn, contradicts its own setup without intention, and ends on a tone that doesn’t line up with what we actually saw on screen.
What did you think of Ultraman Omega Episode 7?
Did it work for you? Did you enjoy it? Or is this one of those episodes you already forgot about because it left so little behind?
You can find links to my other Omega discussions in the pinned comment. Until next time, this is MJ with Henshin Inspection and Going Ultra, signing out.
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