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03-06-2021, 04:55 PM | #311 |
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I sort of figured this was the case (there're too many great visuals to be anyone else), but I appreciate the confirmation! It's definitely an episode that knows what the right tone would be for this story, and hits it with every scene.
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03-06-2021, 04:56 PM | #312 |
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I haven't watch this episode in a bit, but from everything I hear, this episode is loved among fans. Can anyone confirm or deny?
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03-06-2021, 07:14 PM | #313 |
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if I remember right the comedy is completely on point so half way through there's no tension from the hostage situation and now it's all from Ryutaros being a murder hobo
EDIT removed a spoiler from the original post as I made the over tired mistake of not double checking if I had my episodes right Last edited by Zatyme; 03-06-2021 at 07:24 PM.. |
03-06-2021, 09:31 PM | #314 |
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So about that one hostage... he used to save the Earth in 1997 while in high school. Exactly a decade prior to when this show aired in Japan.
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03-07-2021, 02:44 AM | #315 |
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Oh yeah, this is one of my favorites. Everything is firing on all cylinders here and it's fantastic. The humor is so on point - both the physical slapstick and the wacky writing (I love how this whole thing got kicked off because a guy was thinking about robbing a bank, saw a police officer, and panicked). The whole thing is just a pure delight: Hana accidentally beating up the robber, everyone breaking for lunch, the Imagin of the Week's ridiculously slow dialogue, the random shot of everyone sitting in the bath house with flashlights shining on their faces... it's impossible to highlight all of the good moments.
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-Best Airi episode for me, I think. It’s the comedic twist on her kindness from 7/8, where she’s sweetly oblivious to whatever danger might be occurring. (The bit where she’s walking into a scene of a man pointing a gun at Hana and she just goes Oh Hana’s Here Hi Hana! Best underplayed reaction for comedic effect ever!) There’s just the power to her tranquility that takes a tense situation of men making terrible choices and transforms it into a scene of everyone enjoying lunch together. Insane! Could never work on another show, but I bought it 1000% here.
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03-07-2021, 10:51 AM | #316 |
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Oh yeah, this is one of my favorites. Everything is firing on all cylinders here and it's fantastic. The humor is so on point - both the physical slapstick and the wacky writing (I love how this whole thing got kicked off because a guy was thinking about robbing a bank, saw a police officer, and panicked). The whole thing is just a pure delight: Hana accidentally beating up the robber, everyone breaking for lunch, the Imagin of the Week's ridiculously slow dialogue, the random shot of everyone sitting in the bath house with flashlights shining on their faces... it's impossible to highlight all of the good moments.
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Oh yeah, this peak Airi. I've always loved how she seems so calm and almost unaware in the face of the chaos that is the show she lives in. This episode dials that up to 11, though, with her just seeming like she's almost out of touch with reality but in a fun and quirky way. I will never not love how she just marches past a police line to walk into the hostage situation. This is the arc that made me an Airimirer, too (but in a wholesome, non-creepy way).
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03-07-2021, 12:12 PM | #317 |
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Just going to add on to how great Airi is in this one by mentioning that I grabbed this screencap during my rewatch, which I felt really summed the entire episode up:
This entire scene had me in stitches, and it's not even because of this particular frame, or any specific exchange of dialogue – just the whole scenario was hilarious, and after skimming back through it, I think the secret ingredient is Ishida? Very predictable answer from me, I know (and obviously the main ingredient is still Airi), but that rewatch predates me getting any sort of decent handle on direction in Kamen Rider, so looking back now, what jumps out at me is that there's no music in this scene at all. It's just the ambient noise of helicopters and police sirens somewhat faintly in the background, something that would ordinarily create tension, but instead just adds to the surreal vibe. Nothing happening in the scene seems to quite fit with any of the other things happening in the scene, and the end result is totally brilliant.
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03-07-2021, 12:23 PM | #318 |
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This entire scene had me in stitches, and it's not even because of this particular frame, or any specific exchange of dialogue – just the whole scenario was hilarious, and after skimming back through it, I think the secret ingredient is Ishida?
Very predictable answer from me, I know (and obviously the main ingredient is still Airi), but that rewatch predates me getting any sort of decent handle on direction in Kamen Rider, so looking back now, what jumps out at me is that there's no music in this scene at all. It's just the ambient noise of helicopters and police sirens somewhat faintly in the background, something that would ordinarily create tension, but instead just adds to the surreal vibe. Nothing happening in the scene seems to quite fit with any of the other things happening in the scene, and the end result is totally brilliant.
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03-07-2021, 03:10 PM | #319 |
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KAMEN RIDER DEN-O EPISODE 15 - “BATH JACK PANIC”
It’s for sure my favorite mode of Kamen Rider, when someone who’s making a dumb choice in their life isn’t treated like a villain to defeat, but a person to be helped. Even though the bike thief took multiple people hostage, there’s a need to hear him out when he’s confessing that things just got away from him. When the bath house hostage becomes the next hostage taker (!), everyone’s still like How Do We Help This Guy So This Doesn’t Happen Again. It could come off as the show not taking the stakes seriously, but it feels to me like it’s just how a hero should work. Monsters need to be detonated, people need to be helped. That’s it. That’s the formula. And it’s a good one! I could watch a million episodes about Kamen Rider casts working together to figure out how to get someone back on the right track (sorry), which is a thing that bothered me a lot about the last two stories. 13/14 didn’t have a human interest story at all, really, and 11/12 put all of the improvement on the victim, not the perpetrator. Here, it’s two guys who are clearly making rash decisions that they instantly regret, and it’s up to our heroes to improve their fates. Getting to see basically the entire cast coming together to juggle this bizarre set of circumstances and potentially save several lives… yes? Forever, please? Quote:
It helps that this particular story has so many fun moves to it. The hostage-taking happens incredibly fast, and then it’s just one insane turn after another as Hana and Airi get involved, Ryotaro keeps leaving and returning, the Imagin try and contribute to various levels of effectiveness (Ura: Very! Kin and Ryu: Not So Very!), and the whole episode keeps the plates spinning perfectly. I cannot believe how packed this episode was! It’s like night and day from the last two slogs of episodes. This thing was dynamic and clever, from first to last. Breathtaking in its humor, its empathy, and its craftsmanship. A massively entertaining return to form.
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Best Airi episode for me, I think. It’s the comedic twist on her kindness from 7/8, where she’s sweetly oblivious to whatever danger might be occurring. (The bit where she’s walking into a scene of a man pointing a gun at Hana and she just goes Oh Hana’s Here Hi Hana! Best underplayed reaction for comedic effect ever!) There’s just the power to her tranquility that takes a tense situation of men making terrible choices and transforms it into a scene of everyone enjoying lunch together. Insane! Could never work on another show, but I bought it 1000% here.
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03-07-2021, 03:21 PM | #320 |
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Like, Cubi and Music Note are interesting because it shows us a version of the Ganma that aren't that into subjugating/destroying humanity. It's a fun thing to consider, and it plays into the show's themes. If the whole show was just sympathetic monsters and shades of grey, I'm not sure it'd work as a superhero show? You need monsters to detonate, and you can't be wondering afterwards if the Kamen Rider who did it is a remorseless murderer.
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