Although, while it was Blazar who made the Brace and coin appear, it was up to Gento to actually trigger them. It appears that Blazar forcing Gento in the first episode was more about showing him how it works, and leaving the transformation as a suggestion to Gento in the second episode. It would mean (and the rest of what we've seen so far seems to corroborate this) that Blazar cannot communicate with Gento verbally or telepathically.
Well, yes, of course. He had to force it the first time since it was the only way he had to communicate how it worked.
What concerns me is that when the Ultra and host don't communicate, there's little exploration of their relationship, or what it means to the host to be joined to an Ultra. There's quite an interesting situation here, with Gento being joined without consent or communication (though he seems to be okay with it) and not really understanding what's going on, but how much will they be able to explore his thoughts and feelings about all this if he can't communicate with Blazar, or can't tell anyone about what he goes through?
The ideal thing would be for at least one other person to be in the loop, which has been a fairly common thing in the New Generation era. But so far this is feeling like something of a throwback to the Showa-era shows in some respects; at least episode 2 felt a lot like a Showa homage.
I mean, my question is, how much of what Blazar does is Blazar, and how much is Gento? The howling and threat posturing are clearly Blazar, but there was that moment in the premiere where he looked at himself in confusion, which seemed to be Gento's mind coming through. So was it Gento that saw the endangered soldier and prompted Blazar to intimidate Bazanga into backing away? Was it Gento who decided to use the Spiral Burrade as a fishing pole? I get the feeling there's a mix of both personalities in play, that Gento's will is influencing Blazar, but it's mainly Blazar in control. Which might be why it feels dreamlike to Gento, if he's somewhat dissociated during the merger.
I think I actually kind of miss the "inner space" of the previous NG series. It was introduced as a way to show off the toy gimmicks, but it helped give insight into the hosts' POV and mindset and their relationship with their Ultras (where applicable). I can understand the desire to stop using the gimmick, but it does remove a useful tool.
