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Kamen Rider Saber Episode 24- "Burden of the Future on the Shoulders of the Father"
The power of Primitive Dragon has startled the swordsmen, and Rintaro is ordered to steal the new WonderRide book.
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Oh yeah, Touma makes use of Lion Senki here. Notice the blue on the belt.
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i'm sorry but rintaro in that shot
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Burden on the shoulders of the... father?
We haven't seen any fathers in this yet, have we? ... OH GOD IS CALIBUR NOT KENTO BUT KENTO'S DAD??? |
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Saber sure has become Kingdom Hearts.
And by that I mean Calibur just popped out of a Corridor of Darkness, did one thing, and then left through the Corridor. Ah, just like good ol Kingdom Hearts. |
Calibur walking off to a dark portal being succeeded by a shot of Tassel's house being empty is rather ominous, along with the music. I love it!
Tassel being Calibur? That's pretty interesting in and of itself, but I feel it's that Tassel went out of his way to steal Kurayami and/or free Kento from it. Edit: Now with subs, apparently the Primitive Book goes berserk cuz it has the soul of a lonely child in search of something. What is that something? Probably a nakama/tomodachi. Which is why Elemental Dragon looks like that. Now, the hand-holding design of Elemental Dragon now makes me go: "Awww...." |
Off, this series has just massively offset the cosplay potential spectrum of my current book collection. Now only my Kenzan gear is accurate.
Anyway, yeah, joke aside another fairly good episode. I like Primitive Dragon Lion’s finisher a lot. |
I look forward to reading the comments here when Tassel is revealed to be the new Calibur. :p
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Man, at this point I might as well just come in here each week, make like Yuri and say "最高だな!" and be done with it. This show is totally overflowing with things I'm enjoying like crazy and I struggle to even point all of them out. I guess a big thing to focus on with this one is just how much all the characters continue to impress as individuals with appropriately personal motivations?
- First off, I don't think I've ever really talked about Reika yet, and I should really fix that right now, because she's been a fantastic part of the show ever since the new year! A lot of it is in the incredibly strong performance Angela Mei lends to her, I think. Reika's words are often hard to take at face value, so it's her face that's really doing the talking. The way she can look devoid of all emotion while paradoxically seething with contempt for her disloyal subordinates is something else. The sort of Red Scare style of how she manipulates the swordsmen is fascinating to me, as is the way the show is building the mystery of her true motives and loyalties. You can tell a lot from just small touches in this episode like how different her tone towards Master Logos is, or how she hesitates to directly lie about her order to take Primitive Dragon back originating from him. You get all these hints waiting to be pieced together, and given the genuine payoff of details like Calibur constantly ignoring Kento really early on, I have some faith in Saber to make that wait worth it. - Ogami really shines here, continuing a trend of Buster and Slash being two of the coolest characters in the show. That conversation he has with Sora isn't any more deep or complex than his stuff usually is, but it makes that into a strength by emphasizing how being a straightforward dude is how Ogami lives his life to the fullest. It should feel redundant to have another Rider decide to follow Touma after a couple duels to test his resolve or whatever, but I thought it differentiated itself enough from how Daishinji went about it to work all over again. Things like Ogami explicitly asking Touma to use his Books too (also meaning all of Saber's main forms showed up yet again, which you know I liked!), or just that very tough guy "well, someone's gotta look out for you" when he announces his intent to leave the organization went a long way. - Rintarou continues to be in a super interesting position, and while it looks like he'll truly be in focus next time, even here, the scene of Ogami telling him and Ren about his decision really got to me. Him saying he can't betray his family is one little line, but it had a ton of weight behind it. Again, ever since this second big arc started, the whole idea of the Riders having to question what they truly value the most has drawn so much more personality out of everybody, and for Rintarou in particular, you can just tell how much all of this is genuinely painful for him. It's pretty upsetting to see Rintarou suffering this much, and that's how I know the story is gripping me. - Oh, and speaking of characters I know I like because of the constant trauma they're subjected to, Touma sure is having his usual time here, huh? Granted, overall, things are starting to look up a bit, with Buster now openly on his side and all, but we're also shown here that he's currently completely incapable of escaping the very angry book making him flip out and attack everything around him, so he's not exactly having a great day, either. I'm continuing to enjoy Primitive Dragon's weird animalistic behavior, and the lore revelations about why the book is the way it is are definitely quite promising. I always love when new forms tie their designs thematically to the narrative, and knowing what I've learned here and from magazine images, yes, I'm quite excited by the idea Primitive Dragon's hand is secretly reaching out to be held. I think that's about the gist of what I wanted to cover. The only other thing to really mention is how hilarious I find it they pulled a Faiz episode preview trick by casually showing us Calibur's cameo here ahead of time, which was the kind of moment that would've worked nicer as a surprise, for sure. That's not a complaint with the episode itself, though, which was as stellar as Saber seems to reliably be at this point. As always, looking forward to more! |
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I mean, a book powered by the soul of a sorrowful child that drives swordsmen berserk and makes them destroy all in their path seems like something SOL should keep locked away, and they were... but Master Logos says it will bring them great glory, wants it left with Touma, and is heavily implied to have just handed it over to Storius. Even if he plans on Touma getting through the child's loneliness and unlocking Elemental Dragon as a force for good, this is still a very untrustworthy way to go about it. And I wouldn't be surprised if his true plan was to use Touma for some evil scheme to seize more power for himself. It's still too early to really tell, but I have a theory that Reika isn't the traitor, she genuinely thinks she's doing the right thing but has given her loyalty to a treacherous leader. Basically, she's further along the path Rintaro is starting down. Or if she is the traitor, it could be because she knows SOL has become corrupt. In either case, when we look back at this, it might turn out that lying about the Master's order and trying to get Primitive Dragon away from Touma was the least treacherous thing she's done so far... |
Also, that moment when berserk!Touma started coming towards Mei? I got chills. Attacking monsters or your fellow riders while berserk is one thing, but attacking an unarmed civilian, especially one who's been your ally the whole time, makes it way scarier.
It also shows that when they say Primitive Dragon will destroy anyone in its path, that does mean anyone, even people who don't threaten it or get in its way at all. Anyone unlucky enough to catch its attention is a target! |
I don't look around enough to know if someone has already decoded it, but I'd also like to note that the website gives a clear look at the "tale of sorrow" that Touma shows to Mei, which is pretty fascinating. The two pages tell a story evidently about a "dragon of the beginning" (less literally, a Primitive Dragon) who loved humanity and lived in peace with them in ancient times, only to awake after a long slumber to find humanity had long since forgotten the bond they once shared, and had hunted all the other dragons down as monsters. The dragon of the beginning then wandered the world for countless years in search of friends, so consumed with sorrow and loneliness that not even death itself could stop it from continuing its search, even as its body was reduced to nothing but bone.
...Which, is uh, yeah... pretty sorrowful alright! I really do love when the production staff puts this sort of extra effort in, though. It adds weight to the show saying there's all this deep lore if someone actually bothers to write up some of that lore, you know? Makes the show's world feel considerably more lived-in than if all these books were just gibberish. |
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...can anyone point me to the direction of active fansubbing of this show?
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I really liked the moment where Touma in Primitive Dragon actually uses the sword on his head to attack Legeiel.
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This was a good episode.
Does anyone else feel like Toei took the criticism of Buster's floppy sword and actually improved upon it? The Dogouken Gekido is looking a lot sturdier in these recent fights! |
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I am the single ONLY person in this universe who was insane enough to predict that it'd be Tassel using Calibur and I feel so so goddamn validated right now
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I still think it’s Kento, personally.
After all, it’s Espada’s Suit Actor playing Calibur this ep... |
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Really good episode. I'm enjoying the ongoing moral dilemmas that the Logos-aligned Riders have been going through. For a bunch of characters that got thrown at us really quickly, I'm still starting to get a good sense of them and to sympathize with them.
Except Ren. Ren still sucks. I've mentioned it a few times over the years, but I love it when a Rider has a powerful form that's dangerous to use. Primitive Dragon, in particular, reminds me a lot of PuToTyra with how uncontrollable it is and how Touma can't even control when he uses it. I'm also a big fan of how brutal its fighting style is. I'm legitimately curious to see if the show is going to take Legiel (sp?) out for good; wouldn't miss any of the villains since they're so dull, but I've assumed that they were going to be around for the long haul. Anyway, looking forward to Obviously Evil Lady becoming the next Rider and giving us what looks like a cool suit and a reprieve from the "where's my female Rider!?" crowd. Quote:
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I mean. What would be the point of Tassel being Calibur in the show ?
In lore I can see it. He is probably part of the first men and could be there when Kurayami was created and maybe used it first. But right now in the show what would "Tassel is Calibur" tell us from the writers and what does it cause for the characters in the show Like imagine Calibur being beaten or something and henshin back to reveal Tassel, Touma and co would just be "who the hell are you?" and there wouldn't be any drama about it. Just confusion. I can only see Yuri that could have an interaction and start to chat casually with him since we already seen them together but for anyone else it would be a "meh" moment to me. For the sake of drama it "has" to be Kento or at least someone who can be recognized by main characters. Kento is the obvious choice, could be Kento's dad (and Daishinji/Ogami would be shocked etc) or Kamijo (but I really doubt it). |
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I think the REAL curveball here would be that Kento is Calibur... but like Yuuri, Tassel is the Kurayami
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I rewatched it and damn I thought Legeiel absorbed the human-made Megid Alter Ride books. It was actually just the regular Alter books.
Woulda been too dark I guess if Legeiel used those and taunted Touma about it. |
I think i called it earlier last week it's either kento dad or tassel. Tassel seem like another KR ebony from ghost that can fight and psoe cool for a bit, but end up reduce to gag later on like ryusoul brown rusted taint. However, judging from scans since he uses jaoh i might bet is kento dad or entirely new character unless master logo personally use the sword since we know reika might be the one that stole it. There's a slim chance it can be desast. Toei is using him for meme now on their socials. He's being hype up as the new gremlin , but he sure take his time off very well often.
There's only one sword left since we even count the movie one falchion. It might be master logo unless the villain faction gain one or make their own. There's rumor that the new spring rider doesn't need a driver. It's weird that all the swords are divided among the north, but the south have so much foot soldier and is bigger than the north in sheer number and power. Ps with yodonna gone, reika steps up. Ironically, both are bffs gravure idol cosplayer that known eachother for a while. |
Once again, this episode was amazing. But since everyone is already talking about how crazy and awesome (and secretly kinda heartbreaking) Primitive Dragon is, or what the heck is going on with last-minute Calibur, I'd like to say that I like how everyone gets a little moment this episode.
Like, even though this episode is mostly about Touma and Ogami, even the swordsmen we haven't seen in a while get some time in the spotlight. Mei continues doing everything she can to help, despite not being a Rider. Daishinji gets to show his expertise by analyzing the Primitive Dragon book, and hints at the next Rider's sword. Yuri mostly just helps fight, but he's pulling his weight on the team. Reika is showing some doubt in Master Logos' plans, and shows off her powers for next episode. Rintaro is hurting alot this episode. The Sword of Logos is his family, but they keep leaving and sawing the group is messed up. I can't even imagine how that "betrayal" would feel. And even freaking Ren is having second thoughts. (though, I feel like this is the first time he's had any thoughts) He doesn't know what the right thing to do is anymore, which is a pretty big step for someone as stubborn as him. I like where all of this character stuff is going. Can't wait to see more of it. |
Buster continues to be one of the best Riders in Saber, though seeing Touma prove his strength to the other Riders has made for some very entertaining fights. So it seems Szabella (I don't know how best to write this) is making her move (finally...) and I'm staring to think Master Logos is more suspicious than her. Since after all, as I've said last time, he let Storious walk away with the forbidden book, and there was that one scene where it appeared he had Sophia hostage, and now he's saying stuff about obtaining great power. Though just because he might be evil, doesn't mean working with the Megiddo, since he might pull a Cronus on us or something.
And to whoever brought up that Kingdom Hearts reference: "Did somebody mention the Door to Darkness?" Also, where's Tassel? Is the next episode going to start with unceremonial silence then cut to the opening? Anyway, Szabella joins the fray and attacks our boys in the old northern base, and Rintaro goes full on secondary rival Rider (though they do it very well). |
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