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05-28-2014, 01:16 AM | #10691 |
Man with a plan
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I saw something on TV tropes about how Wizard is a deconstruction.
Kamen Rider Wizard deconstructs the old classic Kamen Rider trope of having good monsters. For a while, the Kamen Rider Franchise had quite the number of monsters who become good guys, or at least be neutral with varying degrees of good, particularly in the Heisei era, where the monsters in most cases were either human once or took the guise of a human. Kamen Rider Wizard went both ways with that, as Phantoms were human, but were just essentially an inner demon ripping apart and taking control of their human host, called Gates. However, the show wags at the audience with the idea that not all Phantoms are evil, much like the previous shows. However, every time they did, they point out just how absurd that is when the Phantom's personality almost counterbalances the Gate's personality, as the Phantom uses the memories and feelings of their Gate and uses it to their advantage. In two cases, the Phantom managed to convince their victim that there's good in them... only to kick them to the ground and dash any hopes of that. There is a case where a Phantom believes he's still human... And he is, but only because he was so evil to begin with that he pretty much became a Phantom as opposed to having a Phantom rip him apart. It's reconstructed with Haruto's Phantom, Dragon. Even if Dragon is a petty dick who only wants Haruto to fall to despair, he's somewhat surprised when Haruto begs him to lend some power and that he gives him hope. Eventually, he warms up to Haruto and when he gets killed, revives as a being of pure hope, ready to give Haruto all the hope he can muster. LOL as if Wizard was smart enough to do that. |
05-28-2014, 01:43 AM | #10692 |
The unKamen Rider
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So I can't remember the last time I watched an episode that wasn't the newest Gaim..just been busy ya know. Gonna get back to watching Faiz I think, I was really enjoying that and do wish I had been able to go through the little watchthrough that Locke, Winston, and I were doing but alas...
That said, I'm not sure that I'm going to do write-ups for every episode like I had been. I may chime in every now and then if something really catches my attention worth making mention of but, while it didn't really hurt my enjoyment of other seasons, and I did really like having discussions as I was watching..I dunno, it seems to really slow up my viewing and I stop and take notes and write my posts as I watch a lot and it just kinda makes it more job-like than just sitting back and enjoying the show. I don't recall if I did an episode by episode for Ryuki, I certainly recall discussing it as I watched though, so maybe I'll go back to how I did things before. That said..I don't remember what episode I left off on for Faiz, Kabuto I think I was on like..4 or 5, something like that.
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05-28-2014, 01:55 AM | #10693 |
「蝙蝠騎士の魔界<ブラム>」
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So I can't remember the last time I watched an episode that wasn't the newest Gaim..just been busy ya know. Gonna get back to watching Faiz I think, I was really enjoying that and do wish I had been able to go through the little watchthrough that Locke, Winston, and I were doing but alas...
That said..I don't remember what episode I left off on for Faiz, Kabuto I think I was on like..4 or 5, something like that. This is why I keep a word document listing everything I'm watching and what episode I am on
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05-28-2014, 02:00 AM | #10694 |
Big Bad Wolf.
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Yeah I got to the late thirties, realised the show was just going round in circles, got confirmation it never goes anywhere and decided to not let it waste any more of my time.
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05-28-2014, 02:07 AM | #10695 |
The unKamen Rider
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Ah, well congrats to Winston for being the one to tough it out between us hahaha. I really did want to finish, but..fuckin' life right?
I finish what I start though, so even if it does ultimately go nowhere I'll see it to the end. We tend to have fairly comparable opinions though, what did you think overall of the series Locke? And Winston, what did you think? And damn, word document seems like such a no brainer way to keep my place. I usually just left the tabs open and hope that my browser didn't reset hahaha.
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05-28-2014, 02:18 AM | #10696 |
Big Bad Wolf.
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I loved Faiz action, suits, designs and effects and pretty much hated everything else. Well everything but Mari, so gorgeous~
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05-28-2014, 02:26 AM | #10697 |
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Ah, well congrats to Winston for being the one to tough it out between us hahaha. I really did want to finish, but..fuckin' life right?
I finish what I start though, so even if it does ultimately go nowhere I'll see it to the end. We tend to have fairly comparable opinions though, what did you think overall of the series Locke? And Winston, what did you think? And damn, word document seems like such a no brainer way to keep my place. I usually just left the tabs open and hope that my browser didn't reset hahaha. Oh, and it's movie Paradise Lost is the best Kamen Rider movie that ties into a show EVER in my opinion. So yeah, I liked it quite a bit and would recommend it.
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05-28-2014, 02:51 AM | #10698 |
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Faiz is a pretty good show in my opinion. It's flawed, and the flaws mostly come from episodes that are fairly average, a few characters that aren't developed that well, and some stories that don't make a whole lot of sense. The action is really good though (triple rider kick, that is all), and while some aren't developed too well, others have some damn fine development and are great characters all around (Yuka, Kusaka, Takumi, and Lucky Clover), and some really cool suit designs. It's also really, really funny in a lot of places (I nearly died so many times from laughter). If you can get past the flaws, it's a really nice show that I'd say deserves a definite watch through.
Oh, and it's movie Paradise Lost is the best Kamen Rider movie that ties into a show EVER in my opinion. So yeah, I liked it quite a bit and would recommend it. The action in it is awesome, and I love the Orphnochs. So much to love about Faiz when you get past its flaws. The movie is one of the better ones out there.
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05-28-2014, 02:52 AM | #10699 |
Man with a plan
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You know the actress was like 15 at the time Faiz was made right?
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05-28-2014, 10:26 AM | #10700 |
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Kamen Rider Black 13-15
Okay time for more zany Gorgom plots. In 13...: We're going to send the Crab Mutant out to kidnap the mothers of newborn children and mind control them to raise our crab mutant eggs which will be the front lines in our army to take over the world!!! Okay, so...wouldn't it make more sense to capture experienced mothers instead of new ones, Gorgom? I mean the mother of the child of the week was on her second kid, but the general plan seemed to involve specifically finding new mothers. Also the Gorgom sure are overconfident in their mutants ability to kill Kotaro, despite that NEVER working out for them. I really like the scene in Kotaro's secret base/garage where he works with a microscope to find out the crab mutant's weakness. Very classic superhero-y. I'm unclear if the mothers were mind controlled or not, because as soon as the important one saw her son, she snapped out of it and the others seemed too as well. Oh and the scene of Kotaro saving a random puppy was pretty awesome. In 14...: Ha, we've failed countless times t defeat Kamen Rider Black, but I'm sure our strongest mutant, Mammoth Mutant will defeat him with his freezing breath! Oh...he was defeated within five minutes by Kamen Rider Black. Well...we'll just have to inject it with Taurin extract from Tuna, but we'll have to steal tuna from the local fisheries to do so! I like how the Gorgom scientist always goes to this villainous "horned" hairstyle whenever he is doing some mad scientist thing. There's really no need for it! Kotaro must be pretty smart in the science department, seeing as he found out the Crab Mutant's weakness last time and this episode, he immediately figures out what the Gorgom are trying to do to power up their mutants. I was NOT expecting Kotaro's sisters to sing a rendition of the ending song. And I know, only one of them's his stepsister and the other is Nobuhiko's girlfriend, but they're basically both his sisters. I'm glad they haven't forgotten that Nobuhiko's missing for another ten episodes though. And 15.. Okay this plot is actually the most disturbing one the Gorgom has come up with yet: Children can be incredibly cruel to insects and animals, so let's teach them to pass on that cruelty to other human beings with the GORGOM MUTANT CURRICULUM. We will spread this form school to school with the help of our Turtle Mutant, therefore making the future of humanity the perfect soldiers for Gorgom! Mwahaha! But yeah, that's actually pretty messed up. They teach kids to bully others by making kids who don't obey their rules to walk on a balance beam, carrying buckets filled with water over what appears to be ACID while the kids who are mind controlled toss soccer balls at them. WHAT. Also, I was incredibly confused when Kotaro saw the image of the kid in the soccer ball. At first I thought he was somehow trapped IN the soccer ball, which still would not be the most bizarre thing to happen in this show. Turtle Mutant, like most of the mutants, has an awesome design. He's a pretty creepy one though. The Gorgom implied they have more though. In fact they had three Bat Mutants. I guess that's so they can have past mutants return in a later episode? Not that it'll matter since Kotaro will probably still Rider Kick them into oblivion, haha |
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