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I remember coming into Zi-O's first episode still on the high from the Build final. That crushed me, but hey, new year, new show, a chance to start over (and also hey Mr Build and Mr Cross-Z seem to be in the previews that's wild). And what I got... is fine. You can't hope to match 49 episodes of build up and character attachment, and Sougo's introduction here... he's alright. He's not any sense of a real grounded character, but I don't particularly mind. After a while, like others have said, he grew on me with his strange, otherworldly charm and complete blasness to everything. I suppose it does take a certain kind of person to become a Demon King, and perhaps it's not hatred, but just sheer obliviousness to the consequences.
But who cares about him because Woz is there and that's sick. Also I feel like I need a bit. I'll work on that and get back to you. |
I know like two things about Sougo, one is a slight character revelation that comes later and the other is that he wants to be a king. Weird stuff overall. Anyway I'mma try to watch the first episode today!
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It was nice to see Sento and Banjou, even if they don't really do anything other than help establish the show's premise. (I mean, there's a really good chance that they're also in this story to help color in the Sougo/Geiz "partnership", which is starting almost as adversarially as Kamen Rider Build's duo.) They barely get a couple words out about Sougo's RideWatch before Tsukuyomi blasts them -- with the Faiz Gun -- and splits with Sougo. It's, as Legend appearances go, not entirely a bait-and-switch. Quote:
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I hope you dig the episode! |
I'm rewatching alongside the thread! My inital feelings on Zi-O on my first watch are......complicated. I really couldn't place how I felt about the show at the end of my first watch. Hopefully rewatching and discussing the show alongside everyone will help me figure things out!
I can confirm at least one thing.......This first episode is kinda weak, for me? First eps of KR usually do two things: either get me invested in our main's journey, and/or get me interested in the world/mysteries the show is setting up. And Zi-O......kinda underpreforms on that? Sougo seems like an average, albeit a little weird, kid. The problem is, I feel like we barely get *anything* about him in this ep about him other than "I want to be a king!". So it's hard to get invested in the first step of his journey, or even have a shred of belief when he declares he's going to become the most beloved overlord. Like I'm kinda baffled we spend more or less the entire episode with him and my feelings about him are more or less "He is a character that exists!" and that's it? Like others are saying in the thread, Sougo is very much an Acquired Taste™ when it comes to Rider protags, from what I've seen people either adore the guy or just feel massively indifferent about him. I forget what my final stance on the guy was, but it was somewhat positive? Hopefully the later episodes can kickstart my memory on the more likable aspects of him. Anyway, I at least remember being interested in our 3 other main characters. Woz's being the man of mystery overseeing Sougo's growth, Geiz's bloodthirsty chase after Sougo, Tsukuyomi trying to take the more rational approach in stopping the overlord's rise to power, Oma-Zio showing off his powers on some poor resistance group...they were all very good starting points for their characters for me. Quote:
Anyway don't have a fun gimmick to add to the thread, just excited to hear other people's thoughts on the show. I've read a lot of your reaction threads, but this is my first time being able to particpate from the start. |
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All them other kids are real good, though. Them, I believe. |
As the guy with a an avatar that has ZI-O be a major part of it .... even I admit this wasn't exactly the most compelling way to start the series lol. Yeah I'm just going to echo everyone else sentiments that Sougo is going to take some time for you to get handle on. And I even disliked the dude when the show first started. But then I grew to enjoy the character as time passed on.
My only other complaint for this episode is that this is supposed to also be part 1 of the Build tribute but to be totally honest you could've replaced with any other Legend Rider like Kuuga or Ex-Aid and scene wouldn't have changed all that much. I wished the first episode was like Decade entirely focused on just the title character. Sure Wataru was there but that wasn't part of the Kiva tribute. This is so it feels unsatisying that Sento and Banjo are just thrown in for one quick scene |
I still can't believe minor gag character Taro Satou got so popular he's back, in Legend Rider form.
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I will be sure to shout out the moment Sougo Gets Good, so we can all bookmark it for later fans. Quote:
Narratively, it's valuable for establishing the scope and structure of this season. We need to, in the first episode, see that this is going to be an anniversary season with legitimate guest stars, and that means The Guys From Build. It also helps to have Sougo travel back in time, just a little bit, so that we know that he'll be visiting actual places, not just CG Dinosaur Times. Thematically, like I said before, I think it's purposeful to have the previous Rough Start partnership in here, to contrast with Geiz, uh, trying to murder the show's title character. I'd hoped that the Zi-O episodes would draw parts from the shows they're honoring, and Two Guys Who Want To Kill Each Other But Then Become Friends is the thing you want to get out of Build. |
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