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07-23-2017, 11:47 PM | #11 |
Avi by @CSarracenian
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I was expecting Parad to be defeated like Heart in Drive because it's so odd that he decided to change side so easily. I rather it be a one off team up to defeat Chronos. With just a few episodes left I guess they don't want to make Pallad or Kuroto the villain again,.
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07-24-2017, 01:45 AM | #12 |
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what makes Parad's attempt at redemption great is that Parad's essentially a child, would throw a tantrum if he didn't get to play with Emu and 'killed' other just to get attention. It's like a bully learning how it feels to be bullied and realizing what they did was wrong.
This definitely goes in the Ex-Aid Hall of Fame for Best Episodes of the Series. I can't get enough of just how good the writing in this Episode was for Parad & Emu.
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07-24-2017, 07:54 AM | #13 |
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Man... Am I the only person who cries when Parad apologizes to Emu like a little kid to his mother and when Emu reconciles back with Parad. This is why Ex-Aid is so good, especially when they handle the drama. I agree with TheGloryXros' words about Emu. Emu is still a human and the ways he handles his emotions and how he reacts are so splendid. It doesn't really make Emu such a Gary Stu character. He knows that Parad can't change unless he is learning his lessons the hard way. I'm so touched with how Emu, no matter how angry he is to Parad, can still open for forgiveness. I never cry during Kiriya's death, Kuroto's death or any sad scenes on the series. But, I cry so much during such a heartwarming scene.
One thing to note, I'm surprised that Masamune doesn't realize about the Reset function. He just looked so stunned after using it. Though, it's such an overpowered ability so it's understand if they can't introduce it earlier. Other than that, this might be one of or the best episode in Ex-Aid. It has an amazing action, heart wrenching drama, heart warming scenes, and also the lesson for your life too. It's like a full pack of goodies in one episode. I found it funny that Ex-Aid teaches how to treasure your life much better than Ghost whose overall plot was about life.
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07-24-2017, 05:25 PM | #14 |
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This was a great team up. The fist bump at the end was the best.
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07-24-2017, 10:56 PM | #15 |
Avi by @CSarracenian
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tbh I'm surprised I haven't seen any edits of the fist bump Emu and Parad do with Fist Bump from Sonic Forces
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07-25-2017, 02:21 AM | #16 |
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Just finished watching this episode...just wow is all I have to say...wow...such a beautiful episode...
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07-25-2017, 10:54 AM | #17 |
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Great episode, some really good acting especially from Kai Shouma , the scenes underwater were really great, Gemdeus appears next week.
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07-25-2017, 05:18 PM | #18 |
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Wait, you mean a character who died in Ex-Aid didn't actually DIE?! Say it ain't so! Utterly fantastic episode. It took all the little niggling issues from last week and ironed them out into something truly excellent: - So I guess I was wrong about Parad being the final villain (short of some real crazy stuff happening in a very short time), and while I'm okay with that to begin with, since the ending I was imagining was basically Drive Part 2 and thus redundant, this episode did a lot to make Parad's redemption work. Like a lot a lot. I'll cover what I can but I know I'm going to miss bits of what made this so good. - Short-term, Parad's actor kills it when asked to be a sobbing mess, and really comes off as someone who's suddenly trying to process a whole lot of ideas that used to be completely foreign to him. Comparisons to a child are quite apt. - One bit I also loved that Excite! Subs either didn't feel was important or didn't pick up on the significance of was that, calling back to Poppy talking about Parad wanting to have a heart, Emu specifically tells Parad he now has the heart to understand how important life is. Complete with a dramatic pause. It's why Parad immediately picks his head up off the ground when Emu says it. - Long-term, they've made it very clear since very early on that severe existential angst about being a game character is the root of his villainy, and of course Lovelica's death hit him quite hard, so none of any of this is out of nowhere. - And of course with the way their connection has been shown to work over and over, it should go without saying Parad has the potential to understand Emu's morals. - Hey speaking of Emu have I mentioned lately how cool Emu is? I mean I haven't because he hasn't done anything super cool in a while but holy wow when Emu is bringing his A game he's seriously like, top tier Rider protagonist, and every time I forget that, an episode like this comes along. - Also it happens just after the sceencap I took but I love how Kiriya gives this big goofy grin after finding out Emu totally played all of them. Like he's super proud of Emu for managing to surpass the master, as it were. - I'm still not sure about all this SYMBOLISM! though. Over on TV-N's forums I saw it said that Hiiro's wacky CGI tear was essentially the show trying to manufacture emotion where there was none, and while good ol' Takenoko's opinions on Ex-Aid are rarely something I agree with, that remark stuck with me specifically because I feel the show HAS plenty of emotion without all the theatrics. I don't need a metaphorical cutaway of Emu saving Parad from drowning to understand that Parad is touched by his kindness. It doesn't need to be raining for me to understand that sad things are sad. I don't even think it's a matter of talking down to the audience so much as the show getting a little too creative for its own good. That being said it's definitely not enough to drag the episode down. Anyways, this week rocked and next week looks hype. I'm also happy Ex-Aid saved me from having to go dig up a Ryuki screencap by not actually "resetting" the way I thought it would. Much like Parad's whole deal it avoids being derivative, and if Masamune has crazy Bugster powers, that might mean there are some revelations yet to come that might even give him a real motivation! Yay!
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07-25-2017, 05:39 PM | #19 |
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Just watched it. Great episode. One thought I have, though, is that I think the reset is why the show will depart from True Ending. True ending happens if the reset does not. At least, that's my guess.
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07-25-2017, 06:17 PM | #20 |
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I reallllly need a gif of Parad and Emu doing the fistbump as Cronus is getting pummeled by their finisher.
Excellent episode right there! The way they explained Emu killing Parad last episode and the impact it had on Parad was just perfectly done. I really didn't think I would ever be much of a Parad fan, but seeing him break down sobbing and apologizing for his lack of regard for life it was just an incredible moment. Emu has repeatedly shown himself to be quite clever in situations like these (I can't imagine a single other Rider character coming up with a plan to teach their enemy a fear of mortality by pretending to kill them), it really makes him stand out as a main character. Onto other topics though, I agree that Reset is probably the explanation for the whole True Ending deal. I also have no idea how it WORKS exactly, and I have a sneaking suspicion we won't get TOO much of an infodump on it either. Looking forward to these last few episodes!
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