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10-08-2018, 02:46 PM | #21 |
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I think I'm at the place with Zi-O right now that I was with Wizard: the show has some elements that I like and I really want to enjoy it, but I'm just not that into it. I still have some high hopes for the series, but I think it's suffering right now from trying to establish the main cast, establish the villains, do anniversary tributes with returning characters, and tell some kind of two-part story all at the same time. Hopefully the show will improve once we have a better handle on the characters, but for now it's pretty rough going.
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10-08-2018, 09:30 PM | #22 |
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Hey everyone, guess what time it is!
Time for more understated, yet somehow even cooler behind-the-back explosions. Koichi Sakamoto knows what the people want. I utterly adored this episode. It's definitely got most of the same problems that have been hounding Zi-O since the start (namely questionable story logic and a whole lot of missed opportunities), but between my guy Takkun stealing the show even when he's just standing around, the increasingly strong characterization of the main cast, the way the plot pays off all the setup from last week, and the once again excellent action, this is my favorite episode of the show so far. They really exceeded my expectations when it came to blending the Fourze and Faiz plots together by not only having some clever twists (the shooting star thing was very smooth), but using the revelations of the Another Rider's motives to effortlessly pivot the story in a darker, more melodramatic direction that matches up perfectly with Faiz just as much as the last episode matched Fourze. I also cannot understate how much I appreciate Sougo giving Geiz the Faiz Ride Watch as a gesture of trust. That was a shockingly proactive move from him and is just one more sign that he's gradually growing into the interesting character he was meant to be. He gets more and more kingly with each passing episode. The following dual timeline fight using Over Quartzer to highlight the teamwork going on was equally nice. The whole concept of Geiz coming from the future and the ups and downs his relationship with the guy he's pretty sure is going to become an evil overlord one day has is just filled to the brim with dramatic potential, so the more focus that aspect of the show gets the happier I am.
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10-08-2018, 09:52 PM | #23 |
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You know, if there's one thing I do really like about Zi-O it's that the writers have clearly done their research on the original shows. I've really enjoyed all the minor details in these last two episodes like Takumi not being able to drink the hot tea or Ohsugi still having Sonoda's photo in his desk.
Also, I friggin' love the Another Rider designs. I hope Bandai never makes figures of them because I will buy them all. |
10-08-2018, 10:33 PM | #24 |
TN's Resident Gunpla Nut
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You know, if there's one thing I do really like about Zi-O it's that the writers have clearly done their research on the original shows. I've really enjoyed all the minor details in these last two episodes like Takumi not being able to drink the hot tea or Ohsugi still having Sonoda's photo in his desk.
Also, I friggin' love the Another Rider designs. I hope Bandai never makes figures of them because I will buy them all. Imagine when S.I.C does Zi-O, we get additional armor parts to swap out to make the Another Riders too? |
10-08-2018, 11:00 PM | #25 |
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Something that I noticed that's a small touch but I appreciate it. Zi-O has the rider armors attach to his front while Geiz has them attach from the back similar to how the toys and the toy armors attach. Pretty neat!
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10-09-2018, 02:11 AM | #26 |
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do you think they ever gonna create another zio(im not mean oma zio) for movie maybe some special
also i think wizard will be 2 parter |
10-09-2018, 06:40 AM | #27 |
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Oh hey, this is a pretty fucking messed up episode and I'm not even halfway through it as of typing this sentence. A-Fourze headbutting Kusaka was a neat callback as Genatarou would often headbutt his foes too. This is surprisingly deep for a mere monster of the week too, Kamen Rider hasn't had a good regular Motw with this depth since I want to say Drive right? I really feel terrible for Sakuma because I've had to mourn before and yeah if I were part of this show I'd probably end up doing the same. Hora's reaction to Another Fourze means Swartz is the wild card of their group. Oh, and can I just say that Faiz Armour looks fucking amazing? Using the FaizPhone to make that knuckle thing's cool too, especially with the OP playing during one of the baddest finishers I've seen
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10-09-2018, 08:21 AM | #28 |
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For a show that supposes to rely on past Riders returning, Zi-O has been pumping out decent Motw stories except for Another Build. I just wish the show will give the returning Riders more things to do, like a team up fight with Sougo and Geiz before their powers are erased
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10-09-2018, 08:34 AM | #29 |
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10-09-2018, 09:06 AM | #30 |
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Yeah, it will definitely happen in Heisei Forever. As for in the show, maybe we'll have to wait until Decade and Den-O show up since neither of them should be affected by Time Jacker's Another Rider. Den-O is a Singular Point, Decade comes from a different world and unlike Build, he never merged with the main rider timeline
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