[Kamen Rider Die]

KAMEN RIDER CLUB MEETING – QUIZ: KAMEN RIDER URBAN LEGENDS!! EPISODE 08



First, nothing in this world will ever be loved as much as Miu loved that Salamander Kaijin; adorable, the glee in her eyes. Second, I matched Miu’s joy with watching Tomoko (and her partner, I don’t know who, some dead-weight) finally win a quiz and get to celebrate with her toy; addictive, that little triumphant smirk.

Finally, man, Ryuusei clearly did not like doing this! I understand that it's got to be hard coming on with Quiz 8 when everyone’s already used to rhythms of these bits of ancillary media, much like it’s tough to be the new cast member months into an established ensemble, but he was not good here. The “Thinking Time” segments were just dead air, as were all of the times the cast watched clips of Skyrider. He didn’t really goof around or try to entertain, which (judging from the rest of his career into the future) speaks to him being a more dedicated actor that doesn’t want to do much of the goofy side-project stuff, or at least not being too much of a natural when asked/ordered to participate.

I say that, and I think it's a defensible theory off of this installment, but I remember him being really good at hosting the stunt team talk show from the summer’s Net Movies? Maybe this one was rough because they filmed it too early after him getting hired, or maybe he just needed a bad one under his belt in order to do better next time, but this one was kind of a rough watch. Not my favorite quiz, despite being such a good one for Miu and Tomoko!