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Kamen Rider Zi-O Episode 44- "The Call Of Aqua 2019!"
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07-22-2019, 04:42 AM
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Very solid episode.
Interesting that Aqua has his own Time Mazin, and a prototype at that. It's awesome that they got Michal's actor back since he was only in a single film. But I like how they build on his role and give him the position of a time enforcer. It works with his backstory in MegaMax where he ended up returning to 2011. And he's from 2051 - Tsukuyomi's timeline, based on when Tsukasa took her back in the Kabuto arc, happens in 2058, so it's reasonable to believe Michal would know who she is.
Then there is his goal of bringing Geiz back to 2068, contrasting with how Sougo is open to letting the ex-Time Jacker's call Kujigoji-Do home. I think this is a good way to develop Geiz's character - to show that he doesn't necessarily NEED to be there anymore, he just wants to be, but it's hard for him to accept that.
Glad to see Tsukasa's still in the picture and his scene with Tsukuyomi was quite moody. It's nice to clear up his motivations, if only a little.
Sougo is a really nice guy and his scene with Uhr felt really quite genuine. On the ex-Time Jacker side, it was funny to see Ora struggle with cooking and also Sougo's uncle shocked at how Michal was eating the okonomiyaki wrong.
This wasn't a Drive tribute but the presence of Another Drive made this kind of feel like one. I think the design is pretty cool and it's nice to see the "Donyori" effect again. Fits with the theme of the Another Rider's having the monster powers of the respective show it represents. Another Drive being Ora was pretty twisty too.
Aqua pulling out Eiji's "tomorrow pants" was a great callback (especially with the TaToBa jingle) but must have seemed super awkward to those who haven't seen MegaMax lol. I love Aqua's henshin, the belt effects are a throwback to Showa-era Rider henshin's. Fight scene was great too with tons of practical water effects.
And we finally learn more on Tsukuyomi. Her real name is Alpina and she is the source of the timelines converging since she is from a different reality altogether. It seems like the A.R concept from Decade is coming back full-force, first with Tsukuyomi's story and also with Schwarz's goal. From the brief glimpse we got of the kidnapped runner in the beginning, I can only theorize that Schwarz is kidnapping people to populate his own Alternate Reality.
And as Another Decade, he summons Riders from separate realities too. The assortment of movie Riders was exciting to see, since we've seen a few of these guys so sparingly. Fuma, Rey, and Dark Ghost didn't do much but the guys at Toei seem to LOVE G4's missile launcher.
Lastly, with Drive's RideWatch still being a big deal and considering all the attention it's been given, it will be a real bummer when it doesn't get addressed in the show and relegated to the film instead. Unless they have some other surprises for us. Kind of doubt it, but we do see Drive fighting alongside Grand Zi-O next week. All of this seems like it's building up to some kind of huge Drive tribute, so hopefully the film delivers on that promise (though it doesn't seem likely, based on everything I've seen).
Oh, and Daido Katsumi/Eternal's back next week. That's a pleasant surprise! I honestly didn't see this one coming but it makes a ton of sense. He's tight with Toei and TV-Asahi and his actor also sang "SURPRISE DRIVE". So it's kind of a double-tribute (no pun intended), if you will.
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