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01-22-2024, 11:48 AM | #81 |
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I'm of two minds on this one, as is apropos for the Double thread. On the one hand/foot, yeah, it's not the best place to have a Memory port if you want to get the drop on someone, or do anything quickly. On the other hand/foot, at least it's in a place no one's going to accidentally see it? No one in the show is looking for Memory Ports yet, but it's only a matter of time before the cops start getting these sorts of details from Double.
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01-22-2024, 12:39 PM | #82 |
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I'm of two minds on this one, as is apropos for the Double thread. On the one hand/foot, yeah, it's not the best place to have a Memory port if you want to get the drop on someone, or do anything quickly. On the other hand/foot, at least it's in a place no one's going to accidentally see it? No one in the show is looking for Memory Ports yet, but it's only a matter of time before the cops start getting these sorts of details from Double.
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01-22-2024, 02:46 PM | #83 |
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You just wanted to type "Anomalocaris", but that's fine.
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01-22-2024, 05:32 PM | #84 |
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I think for me, the biggest problem is that the episode refuses to pick a lane at the end. Shotaro admits that it's wrong to keep lying to Asuka, but he just waves the problem away by saying that someone will tell her someday, and it'll all work out. It'd be just as infuriating if the show concluding a mystery by saying that the heroes decided not to prevent a crime, but assumed that the cops would probably take care of it, so that was good enough. Kind of sucks to have a major problem solved off-screen, at some future date, based purely on our optimism!
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KAMEN RIDER W EPISODE 7 - “LOOKING FOR C - PHILIP CAN’T STAND IT”
I don’t know that it’s a particularly intriguing mystery, as far as that sort of thing goes. Roachstar’s identity isn’t even vaguely teased, beyond probably being a high school student, and no one seems to be trying to put any clues together yet. It’s an episode that’s about trying to figure out, like, Point One of this whole story, since we don’t even have a client to give us some basics. (I do love that the client just throws a rock through the Narumi Detective Agency’s window, and Akiko’s like Hey Money. Akiko, you’re gonna have to spend that money to replace the window your client broke when they hired you! This is why you’re all broke!) The bulk of the episode is just getting us up to the point where we learn that Dango’s former dance partner is Chizuru, who left him for the swim team. The entire episode is spent getting there. It’s a fun episode, but it all feels like prequel for finding out why these two broke up, and how their rift can be mended. Quote:
Luckily, the path to get to the basic setup of the mystery is relentlessly fun. The couple Roachstar fights are visually impressive and clever in their tactics, while the Mick chase is tense and unexpected. And the gags! So many good, very weird gags in this episode! Getting Philip out of the basement makes his partnership with Shotaro even more tenuous, and I laughed out loud at Philip asking Shotaro to hurry up and beat Roachstar so Philip can get back to his investigation. Both parts of Double are hard at work on their plots this episode, and it makes this thing feel twice as good as any episode that preceded it.
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While it's incredibly weird to have so much of this episode's Philip plot resemble a test run for Gaim's first act, I don't think this thing is terrible by a long shot. It's a little weak in some areas, but it more than makes up for it with an assured tone and some great character work. I like seeing Akiko and Philip team up for a change!
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01-22-2024, 06:00 PM | #85 |
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Sure, but this isn't optimism, exactly -- it's assuming someone else will solve the problem for you, based on nothing you've witnessed to date. It'd be like, instead of finding a reason to spare a villain, the hero just went "I'm sure they'll reform at some point, so there's no sense trying to bring them to justice," and not even confronting them.
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01-22-2024, 09:53 PM | #86 |
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SHOTARO HIDARI HARDBOILED DELUSION DIARY EPISODE 2 - “WHAT IF AKIKO WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL?”
The best move this insane episode makes is to just have Akiko do Miyabi’s introductory scene from Episode 7 line for line, in the same manner as the original performance. It’s extra funny for not trying to be wacky or absurd… which is great, because the end of the dream sequence is Roachstar showing up to a synchronized dance with Akiko and Philip, who is dressed like Luffy from One Piece. No way to top that for bizarre non-sequitur humor. The dream is funny, and the stuff around it – Philip instantly buying into Akiko’s sudden desire to be a politician – is equally agreeable. Tough to say a lot about a three minute short with about three jokes in it, but I think the execution here was top notch. Very funny stuff!
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01-23-2024, 08:20 AM | #87 |
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Honestly, if they ever bring back Yamamoto as Akiko for a reunion special, say when she is middle-aged for example, I could see her being the mayor of Fuuto and stuff.
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01-23-2024, 09:36 AM | #88 |
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But then how would she have time to lead Girls Remix?!?!
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01-23-2024, 09:53 AM | #89 |
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When they started to do the parody of the politician intro I just started grinning so much because of how perfect it was. Then in comes Philip in the iconic Bug Catcher Trainer outfit before Roachstar busts in and they all start synchronizing? Very great.
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01-23-2024, 09:55 AM | #90 |
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When they started to do the parody of the politician intro I just started grinning so much because of how perfect it was. Then in comes Philip in the iconic Bug Catcher Trainer outfit before Roachstar busts in and they all start synchronizing? Very great.
These don't have much to talk about, but man are they fun to witness thus far.
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