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05-10-2024, 03:04 PM | #211 |
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So there's something fascinating to me about Poker. It might've been stumbling upon the Travel Channel one night and there being some Poker Games being broadcast in cool looking arenas with cool graphics. But I've always enjoyed watching it, never playing it though.
Never felt I was good at it. This also includes whenever I attempted to play Poker Night at the Inventory 2. Fun Game, hilarious character driven banter, I wish I knew how to play but I somehow managed to bluff my way enough to unlock some cool skins and backdrops. This is to say, I enjoy watching poker related episodes in my shows. It's why despite it's average nature, my favorite episode in the DMC Anime is its Poker Episode. This episode is the same, there's this fun tense atmosphere and yeah I'll agree that the Horror is a bit obvious, considering they got Kohei Murakami as a guest star. Especially considering who wrote for this episode. But it's still rather fun to see how Kouga outsmarts this Horror in the end. That said... Quote:
The only other thing I'll note is that the episode actually makes a mistake on one certain thing: In reality, Three-of-a-Kind is actually worth more than Two Pairs in Poker, which kinda makes for a plot hole in regards to this episode. But whatever. I guess you could maybe interpret that as the Horror cheating to get what it wants, or something.
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05-10-2024, 03:40 PM | #212 |
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Episode 5: Hell There are claims that this episode wasn't written by Toshiki Inoue. And I refuse to believe them, because an episode where Jinno from Kamen Rider W jerks off to manhole covers that a Horror Lady proceeds to use as weapons is the exact sort of thing that he would write. While that alone would've made this episode incredibly memorable, I also dug the underlying message about how alternative forms of art go underappreciated. Like, yeah, most people wouldn't see any sort of artistic value in manhole covers, but what's to say they can't be? Doing such intricate designs would take alot of work, not to mention welding expertise. And welding is in itself a recognized art form, so. But yeah, this was an overall fun one. It's the second episode so far wherein the Horror is the main focus, and for me it mostly worked. My only real issue is the ending, which, I mean, I think I get what it was gunning for, but really the line Zaruba gives about the incident not being tied to a Horror just left me more confused than anything. But man, first Zi-O, then Changerion, and now this. Manhole Cover gets around.
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05-10-2024, 03:42 PM | #213 |
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please keep your lies out of this thread, thank you.
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05-10-2024, 03:43 PM | #214 |
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Admittedly, this thread does remind me that I seriously need to watch Makai Senki and the Red Requiem movie before that at some point myself. Haven't watched anything Garo related since the Beast of the Demon Night special back in October as part of my own annual Halloween marathon at the time.
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05-10-2024, 03:46 PM | #215 |
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It's odd but I'd like to imagine it basically being, this guy was so deep into the abyss he stared deeper in somehow and pretty much died from shock or something. And in his final moments he just hallucinated to hell and not back because well yeah...
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05-10-2024, 04:44 PM | #216 |
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Episode 6: Letter Raia, from Kamen Rider Ryuki! You've come back to me after all this time! So, I really liked this one, but at the same time it managed to really disappoint me, if that makes any sense. The disappointment came in in that, at first it seemed as though Rei was about to get a focus episode, something he was very lacking in when it came to the original GARO. But instead, 90% of the episode focuses on an elderly couple and their mourning over a son that they lost in a war. And while it wasn't what I initially wanted, I felt like the whole story was pulled off really well and I ended up liking this episode a whole lot as a result. It actually really surprised me that, while Amemiya helped write this episode, he didn't direct it, as the whole thing has his style all over it. The only thing missing being angelic/gothic women. The guy has a real knack for taking characters who on the surface would be very deeply flawed or even unlikable and giving them rather complicated motivations and feelings. By the way, if you're wondering who did direct this episode, that'd be Ryu Kaneda, who also did some episode of the original show(including the famous Fish Tank episode!). So it's not like he's totally out of his element here. And yeah, the imagery is pretty good in this one. I especially liked how the tree transformed to fight at the end. Very creative. And that's already ontop of the very obvious symbolism it had going on with the moon in some shots. But yeah, really liked this one. I dunno if this is setting up some sort of trend for the rest of show, given how many episodes have focused on the Horror plots moreso than the main characters, but if the stories keep being as good as this, then I don't think I'll have any real complaints.
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05-10-2024, 04:45 PM | #217 |
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Yeah, I could see that. Death from shock is a thing, even if it is somewhat rare.
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05-10-2024, 06:46 PM | #218 |
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Ah now this one, this is one of the Makai Senki related ones I recall clearly. Mostly in that this one involves just Rei in the Horror Plot. While we don't get much on him, and mostly the Couple & Horror, we still get a few nice bits from him.
Also it's just a tragic turn of events, a couple grieving for their son and the Horror taking full advantage of that to turn them into monsters. Then at the end, when it's all said and done they're just begging Rei to take their lives, except he can't because no matter the deeds they did they're still human and he has a code to uphold. I totally get your feelings on wanting a bit more focus on the cast though. I feel like you'll probably get your wish from what I can recall of the season. Though I imagine the way they're utilizing the Horror Plots is partially because we're familiar with the cast and we're more continuing off of character beats we were previously shown than starting entirely fresh. |
05-11-2024, 06:32 PM | #219 |
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I totally get your feelings on wanting a bit more focus on the cast though. I feel like you'll probably get your wish from what I can recall of the season. Though I imagine the way they're utilizing the Horror Plots is partially because we're familiar with the cast and we're more continuing off of character beats we were previously shown than starting entirely fresh.
But hey, either way, I'll do my best to enjoy what I'm given.
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05-11-2024, 07:37 PM | #220 |
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Episode 7: Flash An episode wherein Koga has to escort Quirinus Quirrell to deliver the pelt that's used for the brushes that Alchemists use. As one might expect, it's not going to be that simple. On the surface, this is essentially Makai Senki's' equivalent to the seventh episode of the first season; Featuring an absolutely bombastic duel wherein the over the top action just continues to escalate. But um, great action aside, I personally don't think it works quite as well here? Part of what episode 7 of the original GARO work as well as it did was due in part to the great character work that was used as a build up beforehand. We got to know Rei as a character, and the way inwhich he ran polar opposite to Koga fueled nearly every event in the episode. Here? I barely have any idea who Red is, and as such I'm not nearly as invested. That's not to say the episode in and of itself is a total wash or anything. The fight between Koga and Red is really good, featuring some great wire stunts done across some really cool set pieces. And I get the idea of adding to the mystery of who exactly Red is by showcasing how powerful of a foe he's making himself out to be. And yet, my favorite stuff from the episode was pretty much everything else. Koga getting embarrassed by the antics of his friends was such a wonderfully humanizing moment for the guy. The interactions between Kaoru and Leo were really touching despite how simple they were. And as always, Zaruba continues to have absolutely no filter which leads to some great laughs. It's all the little character moments that really worked for me. They're just totally unconnected to big fight during the climax. Plus, you know, the sound design wasn't nearly as good in this episode as it was in episode 7 of GARO, so this episode loses by default.
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