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Not so much cut out entirely, but cut in half; Mutsuki's' arc in Blade dragged on for way too long with minimal payoff. A big factor as to why I don't like the last act of the show.
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I think the same line of thinking we have for that arc of Zero-One could be applied to most "bad" subplots and arcs. Like, even Clone Makoto in Ghost, you know, there's a fundamental concept there of Makoto having this problem he feels the need to not "burden" his friends with that's solid, but there aren't a lot of real beats to that storyline. But if you beef it up a bit, maybe make those fights less repetitive in some way, or even incorporate some of the lore from the Specter V-Cinema to give things more interesting context, suddenly it might be a lot more worthwhile. It's all hypothetical and with the benefit of hindsight, but I think asking how a subpar story element could be improved is a little more interesting than just throwing them out entirely. Knowing what branches to cut is obviously an important part of creating a strong narrative too, but, I don't know, I like to believe everything is done with a purpose, or at least has the potential to be given one. |
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On a more positive note, yeah, completely agree on both counts of this being something that could be spread to more series; and that I always like to think there's a purpose behind something! Zero-One's tournament arc was just very recent so it's extremely fresh in my mind, but... hm. Maybe come back later and I'll have some choice words for Build's last third. |
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But, even after thinking, there's nothing that comes to mind as an instant cut so much as "Maybe this could be rejigged a little". Ma-clone-to came to mind, but as silly and nonsensical as that was, it was at least trying to do something with Spectre's character! Same with Daddy Katsuragi - narratively, it's odd, but there's something of emotional worth in there! Maybe I just haven't seen enough Rider shows to comment, but cutting an entire arc without suggesting how to replace it with something better isn't coming to mind. If I had to be pressed, maybe Den-O's finale arc, I guess? Even then, you can't just scrap the ending, you need *something*! That's my conclusion at the end of this. Make Kai less bad. |
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