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Kamen Rider Die watches Kamen Rider 555
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05-28-2020, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by
Kamen Rider Die
Hey, so, more thoughts on why that Yuka/Mari scene was so great.
A while back, I said that I don't think Yuka is really in love with Kaido or Keitaro. And, y'know, after this past episode? I still don't.
Yuka's lived an intensely traumatic life, and her views on romance have been warped by those traumas. She viewed Email Keitaro as an escape from pain, not anyone she was truly connected to. She viewed IRL Keitaro as a distraction from complicated feelings, a way that she could ignore her confusion. She views Kaido as a way to define herself, as a way to feel useful. And feeling useful is the core of Yuka's self-worth, how she knows if she's allowed to feel happy. The things she mentions to Mari in this episode about Kaido, it's about how useless she feels and how he'd like her better if she could do more for him.
All of those things, they're intensely unhealthy. These are not pure emotions, they're someone trying to paper over a lifetime of abuse. It's running from tragedy into a completely different identity, that of Someone's Girlfriend.
The thing that makes me love the Mari and Yuka scene, then, is how much that doesn't happen. How we don't see Yuka contorting herself into a shape that's more pleasing to someone else, but how she's comfortable, happy, accepted.
Yuka's probably never had a friend, let alone a friend that was a girl. Her relationships with men are all based in supplication, in deference. She follows Yuuji's lead, she accepts Kaido's judgment. With Mari, all of that is off the table. Mari doesn't make any demands on her. Mari doesn't judge her. Mari allows her a space to be open about her fears, to feel joy in her dreams. It's simple friendship, and it brings out Yuka's happiness in a way that I'm not sure anyone else ever has.
She doesn't need a man to attach herself to, she needs a friend like Mari. That's why I'm glad we got that scene.
I agree that Mari is a good friend for Yuka and now that you bring it up, the first girl she ever bonded with. However, I must continue to disagree with your perspective of Yuka's motivations. While she is trying to find her place in the world like Takumi, she's actually a very selfless person who genuinely cares a lot about Kaido's welfare, not just her own. She may have used Keitarou (IRL) to make herself feel better but that definitely doesn't apply to Kaido. She really does just want him to be happy, even if that means she can't be with him.
I'm not sure if you were being hyperbolic when you said "she doesn't need a man to attach herself to" or just that you meant she needs more in her life but there are certain boxes that romantic partners tick which friends, as great as they are to have, don't. Friendship is wonderful for sure, but I think it's realistic for Yuka to want a boyfriend, the same way even Takumi sometimes expresses a passive interest in finding a girlfriend.
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Originally Posted by
DreadBringer
To be honest, when I was younger what I heard was Faiz having a good and engaging story. I even convinced one of my friends to watch Faiz that he talked about which ones with good story (he collected KR series but only for collection, not watching them). But I didn't delve into the discussions further that what lies beneath that for people was actually the flaws like misunderstandings and melodrama. I think probably with this thread, the valid one is going back to what I heard when I was younger again. OK so apart from Faiz, what's the actual thoughts for Inoue?
Apart from Faiz? Well I already mentioned how I consider Faiz the Jetman of Kamen Rider. Black Condor is my favorite Black Ranger in all of Super Sentai, he's such a bad*ss in every scene. I think Faiz and Jetman are Inoue at his best. They have drama, comedy, romance, action. I mean, what don't they have? Jetman also has the highest number of destroyed park benches I've ever seen! Inoue really used to have some kind of beef with park benches.
Kiva is pretty good and has a lot of what made Faiz and Jetman so enjoyable, although it has a few problems. When Die reviews it, I'll definitely have some opinions.
Agito and Hibiki are okay but inconsistent, especially Hibiki.
Just don't watch Shougeki Gouraigan! Inoue at his worst. Trust me, it's not worth it. Unless you really want to see for yourself. I don't advise it though.
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Originally Posted by
Fish Sandwich
So, I don't really have much to contribute to the discussion at the moment (it's hard to play contrarian when I agree with so much of what Die keeps saying, plus this was a stretch of the show I don't remember the subs having any real problems), but I do just wanna say I, I don't know, I just really like how positive the vibe this thread has going is?
I mean, Die, you've said a lot of nice things about my Kuuga thread, but I don't think you realize how much of a service you're doing to all the destitute Faiz fans out there right now. I didn't realize how much my life needed someone
else
gushing about how fun this wacky bunch of weirdos (and Yuuji) is until I had it.
I made sure to mention this in my first post in this thread. Definitely grateful to Die for facilitating discussion of this awesome show that doesn't get much attention anymore compared to recent shows. The way these characters have their own lives and problems beyond the plot makes them so much more human and relatable and that's something I think Faiz does best. Not everything has to be about fighting monsters, that's maybe the best part of superhero genre, but I still enjoy seeing these characters just doing normal human stuff. It allows you to really appreciate what's at stake when the fighting monsters part actually happens.
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Originally Posted by
Kamen Rider Die
--555--
I liked the conclusion, but it’s still the weakest part of the episode for me.
Faiz gets a power-up, and it looks
boss
. The quick run through of the enemies followed by a slowed down instant replay? Really great visual. And it’s nice that Takumi’s faith in Orphnochs could be rewarded, as he let’s the pizza shop owner go live a life of making pizzas and being very specific as to what angle you should bow to the customer. (Forty-five degrees.) And, man, I love that Yuuji wakes up from being murdered and
the first thing he says
is that he couldn’t save Takumi. God,
yes
. And of course the next person he sees is Faiz!
Who he wants to murder!
The weak part, though, was all of the Kaixa stuff. Way too many unanswered questions in this one. How did Kaixa defeat Houjou? Is Houjou still alive? What was Kusaka doing in that weird warehouse? Why didn’t he answer his phone? (Other than, it was Takumi and he didn’t care to?) Where did he get the Accel watch? I get that this will all probably be dealt with in the next episode or two, but it’s such a weird thing to skip over that the Accel stuff in the end didn’t completely work for me. It was fun to watch, but the Kaixa stuff was just too mysterious to stay unaddressed this time out.
Still! Takumi and Yuuji in a whole episode that deepens their connection! Always something I’ll enjoy!
Looks like I'm the first to mention this but the insert theme, People With No Name, debuts here. It has a much faster pace than Dead Or Alive which is a perfect compliment for the much faster Faiz Axel form. This form is a lot less colorful than the default and definitely my least favorite of the Faiz forms but it's still okay.
I'm glad that Takumi's sympathy for Orphenochs finally paid off with him sparing Master's life knowing he hasn't lost his human soul. When Master asks why, Faiz responds indifferently "Who knows?" but of course you know Takumi was just trying to hide his feelings again. He doesn't want Master to think he cares!
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Originally Posted by
Androzani84
Kusaka having the Accel Watch is an artefact of an earlier version of the toyline where the item was intended for use by Kaixa. For whatever reason, they changed it when it came to design the advertising. Personally, I don’t mind the lack of explanation, since I kind of get bored when EVERY power up is treated like a religious artefact that was touched by Jesus himself.
But anyway I digress. Because they chose to give us Faiz Accel instead of Kaixa Break (that was the name they had planned, by the way), Faiz ends up as one of five KR shows where only the lead Rider gets a power up (the others are Hibiki, Kabuto, Decade and OOO[Birth Day doesn’t count]). Ironically, that practice is more at home in Super Sentai. Most of the Power-up warriors in these pictures I’m about to share? Most of them are one user at a time, or one user period.
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/...20180928192748
https://twitter.com/4thdocactinfig/s...695607810?s=20
I don't understand why Faiz Axel and Kaixa Break had to be mutually exclusive anyway. Kaixa Shot is just a repainted Faiz Shot after all so surely Smart Brain could've made another watch device compatible with Kaixa Gear. Faiz and Kaixa will both get more stuff later so I think it's weird that they ultimately decided not to give Kaixa the first power-up when it probably would've made more sense, especially with this being Kusaka's "heroic" return from his road trip to save Takumi.
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