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Kamen Rider Zero-One Episode 2- "Are AI Enemies Or Allies?" Discussion
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You know, I've watched this episode in full twice, and the climax... way too many times, and I think I'm not actually done saying good things about it yet.
I can't stress enough how absolutely masterful the entire back half or so is. I didn't even
mention
there being bike action in my first post, and that's crazy when that entire sequence was so good. But the scenes right before and right after that are somehow even better.
The way the show maximizes the drama by contrasting Aruto and Fuwa's big moments of resolve before they transform, each of which would've been a cool scene on its own, is great because putting them right next to each other emphasizes that much more how much their perspectives differ. The way everything is edited together is
perfect
, and I really appreciate how the music jumps up in intensity
exactly
when Aruto slaps his belt on (see also: Zero-One making his exit at the end), and then keeps building until Fuwa opens his Progrise Key. Fuwa not being able to work a children's toy should just come off as ridiculous, but somehow they actually managed to communicate and sell the idea that there's some kind of super tough lock on that thing.
And then there's the sort of match cut between Zero-One and Vulcan both running into battle with what I presume is Vulcan's theme music playing which is... like, mere text just can't do it justice. That's why I didn't bother trying last time, but I feel the need to vent this out even though anyone who's seen the episode probably knows all this already. I mean, how cool was the spin on Aruto's catchphrase where he's clearly shaken up as he's delivering it? Again, that
shouldn't
land, given we've only heard him say that line one other time so far, but it does!
There's some real emotional weight here, and just to loop back around to where I started, I appreciate that Aruto and Fuwa's repsective backstories (raised by a robot vs. almost murdered by robots) give them
extremely
understandable reasons for feeling the way they do about HumaGears. They actually did such a good job building up Fuwa in particular that any potential Inoue-esque shenanigans in the future involving his stubborn inability to overcome his prejudice will actually be
totally believable
given the kind of trauma he's obviously carrying.
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