Samurai Sentai Shinkenger/Fridge

Fridge Brilliance

 * Those books Shitari is always referencing? A copy of the Shiba clan's records. How'd he get that? That's why the book is so battered and worn.
 * So if as implied (and outright stated in Mako's case), several of (if not all) the Skinkengers have Samurai parents who fought alongside Takeru's father, why don't the Skinkengers know each other from childhood? The same reason we don't see Chiaki's two friends after Act 03 . To stop them from being drawn into the conflict with the Gedoushu. Takeru was only close enough for his dad to pass on the title of Shinken Red because he was the next Lord.
 * Furthering the prior bit of logic, we can infer a few things about the Shinkenger's parents. See the series WMG page for the speculation.
 * Notice how a lot of Ayakashi seem pissed as hell to enter their second life. Despite angry threats from enlarged monsters are just a usual trope of Super Sentai, it actually makes sense here; despite the scale and power increase, they're that much closer to destruction. In fact, by the show's own canon, they've already died once. And they know the next time, it's Game Over.
 * As of Act 44 and 45, Takeru's reluctance for the others to risk their lives for him take on a whole new meaning.
 * Various bits of dialogue and scenes take on a new context after The Reveal. There are several Chekhovs Guns sitting around the show, and not just in regards to . Damn, Kobayashi's good!
 * Takeru bitterly refuses Jii's suggestion to summon the vassals in Act 1. Why?
 * In fact, both of Jii and Takeru's conversations bookending Takeru's opening scene Badass display take on new meaning:
 * The scene where Shishi Origami is handed off to Takeru in the burning mansion:
 * Act 12: When Jii addresses the armor in the mansion's common room.
 * Even certain character interactions can be seen in a new light-- compare and contrast Yeah, Kobayashi and the rest of the staff, cast, and crew hit this one out of the park..
 * Don't forget when Takeru initially doesn't want Genta to join, both because he doesn't want to put Genta in danger and because he's afraid that having his childhood friend around will make it harder to keep up his "Distant Lord" persona.
 * Don't forget when Takeru initially doesn't want Genta to join, both because he doesn't want to put Genta in danger and because he's afraid that having his childhood friend around will make it harder to keep up his "Distant Lord" persona.

Fridge Logic

 * If the Shiba mansion is protected from Gedoushu by Mojikara, how did Dokoku ?
 * We don't get to know how strong the Moji is; it certainly can block the Nanashi and Ayakashi, but also possible is that they just don't opt to blindly raid the mansion with 6 Samurai and several anti-Gedoshu precautions inside.
 * In the first episode, Jii has both sharp and suction cup arrows at his disposal to send messages to the vassals - Kotoha gets the only suction-cup one, but the one fired towards Mako, in a location where she's surrounded by children, is the lethal type...
 * Here's another Super Sentai one: I, like a lot of fans, wondered how  in the finale of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.  Then it hit me -- this was the ultimate sign of respect.   Perfect Samurai behavior.
 * Here's another Super Sentai one: I, like a lot of fans, wondered how  in the finale of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.  Then it hit me -- this was the ultimate sign of respect.   Perfect Samurai behavior.