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I'm speaking for myself here, obviously, but I've always felt Takeru had to take a real journey to get the point where he's willing to throw away his chance at getting his life back to save Kanon's. Maybe that comes off weak to some people because "well, obviously the hero is going to do that", but to me, it was always less about his moral capacity for that kind of thing (which he had from the start), and more about having the courage to go through with it (which he definitely did not), and that was constantly being challenged throughout the first dozen episodes in ways I found super interesting. Makoto, I mean, I love the guy, but he's just another supporting character to help show why the real star is worth caring about. And speaking of Takeru's friends, I'm going to go ahead and mention while I've got the chance that, as for Akari only becoming defensible in the back half? One of her coolest moments came before the series even hit the double digit episodes: https://i.imgur.com/kud5xv4.png And that's just one of them! Quote:
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Anyway, I think this is going to be one of those agree-to-disagree situations. To me, the speed at which the show burned through plot points in the early going kept me from being able to get a sense of either Takeru's character or any growth thereof. It was a lot of Things Happening, but not a lot of Things Mattering. I feel like the show just assumed a connection between the audience and Takeru, so they skipped over a lot of helpful character building in favor of rocketing through Eyecons and showcasing his feud with Specter. All of the stuff about Makoto's desperation and dedication reflecting on Takeru, man, I'm just not sure I saw that, at least not in a way that made me connect with Takeru. Mostly in a way where I was like Makoto Is Making A Lot Good Points Re: Assaulting Takeru. But where I can't disagree was Takeru choosing to sacrifice his resurrection for Kanon. That, yep, got it, understood why he'd make that choice, loved that show did it, loved how zen he was afterwards... but felt like they used up a lot of that good will with his dad just being like What If I Became A New Coat For You To Wear And Also I'm Bringing You Back To Life For A Few More Weeks Go Get Those Eyecons Again. But, like, that moment, when he decides to save Kanon, I can't imagine how someone could dislike that choice, or dislike Takeru for making it. Like, what franchise do they think they're watching?! It's just, for me, all of the arc stuff that defines Takeru's character, that uses a supporting cast member and secondary Rider to codify and personalize his heroism, all of that is in the Alain/GanmaWorld arc. Everything you're saying about how one character's unwavering desire to save someone else reflects on Takeru, or how his heroism comes into a starker relief, like, he does all of that with Alain, and they both come out looking better for it! It's tough for me to fly the flag for the Makoto/Takeru arc as some character defining high-point, when the Alain/Takeru arc is sitting right there. I will say, though, that Makoto's best stuff is in the first dozen episodes. Once Kanon gets to live outside his pocket (uh), it's like the show never had a great second act for him. He got a little lost in the shuffle, narratively. It's so weird to be doing so much thinking about Ghost after all of these months. I'm digging it, though! It's nice remembering the good things PHOENIX LIKE A PHOENIX THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. |
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The Makoto thing, it's just that, to me, his goal seemed more immediate and personal, while Takeru's seemed less so. I realize I'm suggesting that Takeru not wanting to disappear seemed impersonal and inconsequential, and a lot of that was down to how the show portrayed Takeru in those early episodes. With Makoto, I got what he was fighting for and I could see the lengths he'd go to. It wasn't that him being darker and tortured was inherently more interesting (not generally my type, when it comes to Riders), it was that there was a clarity to his actions and an energy to the performance that really popped in those early days. Honestly, I think my favorite secondary Riders are the total weirdos and goofballs. Beast and Birth are two of my favorite Kamen Riders and they are thoroughly weird and incredibly genial. Like, Ex-Aid's awesome for having a group of secondary Riders whose wiki subcategory could just be A Group Of Assholes. They're variously guilt-ridden and vengeful, but it's mostly that they're pricks? I don't know. I find it hard to take Dark, Serious Riders seriously, so any show that wants to play around with that type gets me excited. It's maybe a testament to either how terrific the Makoto story was or how little I enjoyed the start of the Takeru story that Specter was my favorite thing about those episodes. |
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