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08-21-2017, 09:32 AM | #21 |
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His shoes are actually checkered red on the inside and checkered blue on the outside. Not like Build who has 2 different colored shoes.
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08-21-2017, 12:41 PM | #22 |
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Also, a very underrated part of this Episode I would say would be the scene where Poppy gives her final words to Kuroto, and when he sees her essence in front of him. The way they interacted really does a great job of "show, don't tell." With no words you can tell the amount of emotion Kuroto has for losing someone who was not only a valued product of his....but also, if people remembered, his MOTHER. I really liked that scene. |
08-21-2017, 03:30 PM | #23 |
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^ Both of you are correct in how I interpreted all that. Completely down to the tears in my eyes.
Gonna have big shoes to fill there Build. Big shoes.
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08-23-2017, 12:29 PM | #24 |
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Oh Poppy, I would love to complain about this show offing the female Rider, but it was such a touching and heroic death I really do not mind. Even if her and Parad are probably gonna be revived, it was still very emotional. I also loved them using the Level 1 forms of all things, it was a cool callback to the beginning of the show. Build also looks like he will be fun, I liked how playful he was. How in the world did Gamedeus revive Salty though, wasn't he deleted? Next week, goodbye Ex-Aid!
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08-23-2017, 04:06 PM | #25 |
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I know there's no way this will happen but if it's like when Ghost did something similar in its (sort of) finale and Emu defeats the final bad guy by just straight up Rider Kicking him in chibi form, I might have to instantly bump Ex-Aid up to my favorite Rider series. I think that's a joke, but then if this somehow happened it might stop being one.
... I love you too, Ex-Aid. So, uh, wow! Great episode? Do I even need to say anything more? I mean I'll try but man, I just don't even right now: - Apparently not even a master of structure like Yuuya Takahashi could find a way to make the obligatory next Rider cameo natural. First of all, given Build's premise, I'm not sure the timelines here could possibly match up (unless Japan is just that f***ed 24/7), but having Shin-chan awkwardly wandering around in a form he hasn't used in ages for no reason? I suppose "Somebody confuses Genm and Ex-Aid" is at least a bookend. So that's neat. It's not a big deal anyway. Especially since it seems the finale isn't going to have Build? - Everything else was utterly fantastic though. Poppy's great. Parad's great. Chibi Ex-Aid is great (and never should've left the show dang it). Great stuff, all around! - Speaking of bookends, "Let's end this with a finisher" was exactly what Emu said way back when he did his first Rider Kick in the premiere. It's the little things that really make all the difference. - I find it hilarious Poppy specifically told Kiriya to lay off the lies given that, in light of some people's confusion when Emu "killed" Parad, I've realized that Emu actually plays people way more frequently than Kiriya does. - Hey, did you guys know this show is over next week? Time flies, doesn't it?
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08-23-2017, 06:27 PM | #26 |
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I remember when the first shots of the suits were out and people were whining about them and saying that that was it, this show would be terrible. I commented at the time that the suits may be odd, but what little was known of the story might have potential.
Yeah, none of us had any idea what we were in for.. This show has been an absolute treat to watch and I am very sad to see it go. I both look forward to, and dread, the upcoming final episode. Especially as it will likely be awhile before I get to see the movie. |
08-24-2017, 05:09 AM | #27 |
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Well, that was amazing. Poppy's death was handled really well, the Level Ones showed why they existed in the first place(!) (and were useful!) and Parad earned his redemption. Build felt shoehorned in... but I'm guessing Toei will forget all about that come actual series time. Unless its like Ghost, and they screw the timeline trying ot tie it in. Eh, it doesn't matter.
And, as mentioned above, it is nice to see Dan Masamune stick around this long. Even though someone should have just thrown a rock at him while he was monologuing.
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08-24-2017, 08:11 AM | #28 |
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Can't really say what hasn't been said before, although I add that find it hilarious that Dan was the one who lost to Build.
Remember his big debut last year in Ghost was him mowing though Gamma with a bmx bike and then beating up Necrom and Specter in the epilogue... And now he's getting blown away by Build in this episode's cameo turns out what goes around comes around buddy. |
08-26-2017, 01:30 PM | #29 |
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I largely loved the episode, but the plot point that Poppy - and apparently only Poppy - could cure everyone of the Bugster virus by killing herself was pulled outta nowhere. Parado was standing *right there*. "Hey, I'm pretty sure I'll sacrifice myself to atone for my crimes in the next twenty minutes, so why don't I do it instead?" While I'm on the topic, it cured infected humans, but did nothing to Masamune or the other Bugsters walking around? Also, the trope of the female who nobly sacrifices herself is just ecch.
Despite the out-of-left-fieldness, I otherwise enjoyed the episode. The Build mistaken identity was surprisingly satisfying given that it nearly didn't serve the plot. (I'm assuming the one way in which it did was to establish that Genm is down to three lives that will be inevitably consumed in the finale.) Unless it does something offensively stupid in its finale, this'll go up there with Gaim, Den-O, OOO, and Kabuto among my favorite Rider series... and considering how ugly that damned driver is, that's quite a feat. I'm not looking forward to the end of this show, which is a pretty significant compliment given that I'm looking forward to Build. It's also rare to see a Rider show about which so many folks on this board seem to be on roughly the same page. I'm hoping against hope that Build is as enjoyable, but as it is, I suspect it'll suffer the Drive problem of having to follow a generally-beloved series. |
08-27-2017, 02:42 AM | #30 |
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I'm really surprised no one's mentioned the kinda big plot hole in this episode. That being, how did Genm get the purple PMAX gashat back? Last we saw it was with the other proto gashats in Masamune's posession.
Not gonna lie, I really don't see the point of killing off two characters this late that, thanks to the movie, we know for sure are going to return. Why bother? And I have to agree- the Poppy thing was really out of nowhere. Props to Kuroto's actor though, for still getting up the feels with his "you can't just disappear without the Game Master's permission" line. Genm really is the best character on this show. But let's be honest, this episode wasn't about Poppy and Parad dying, it was about the final boss being defeated by the return of Level 1! That was a great twist that fit with the series lore, and it was nice to see them again. I will be honest...that shot of the Level 1's running at Gamedeus from the back was BY FAR the worst CGI I have seen in Kamen Rider so far, but it was well worth it. Genm Level 1 actually fought! Lazer's wheel things are guns after all, like I originally thought! And of course, Build. I love how he's got the Spiderman-esque laid back banter thing going on, I've always wanted to see a rider with that. |
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