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07-18-2019, 07:07 AM | #31 |
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He even tried to stop Muteki having it's debut, even before seeing if it was a threat or not, by freezing time during the henshin sequence. |
07-18-2019, 06:43 PM | #32 |
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Hey everyone, guess what time it is!
Time for these two to sort out their toxic relationship already. They've been at this since 2009. For f***'s sake, Takumi and Kusaka have managed to patch things up by now, why can't you guys? Kaitou, are you still mad about Super Hero Taisen? Because if it's any consolation, you're far from the only one who was angry about that movie. Fortunately, this episode is a lot better than SHT was, though. It's not great. I still feel like astonishingly little was accomplished, with a lot of the drama here feeling completely redundant. Hiryuu didn't budge an inch from where he was previously, my previous comments about Geiz in this arc still apply, all the Time Jacker backstabbing didn't feel too different from what's come before... It's essentially like Zi-O's Greatest Hits or something. A lot of old material that, as good as it is, just isn't fresh and exciting, and it drags down my enjoyment of the arc significantly. I've already seen Sougo and Geiz flirting a million times. I already knew Woz would never turn against his overlord. We already found out Tsukuyomi was Swartz's sister. It feels like this could've been two episodes easily and maybe even one, if they really trimmed the fat. The whole point of this entire arc seemed to just be to build up to one motive rant from Swartz, as well as him getting Decade's powers. And again, all of that is cool, but I generally get to expect more from this show. It especially bugs me that Sougo didn't seem to grow or learn anything from this whole experience. The action is good, but I'm starting to come around to the idea Grand Zi-O's fight scenes could use some more effort after that awesome debut. Considering it rivals Muteki with how late it came into the show, I don't think it was too much to ask for under a dozen notably crazy and creative fights to send off the Heisei era. At the very least, that Rider Kick would've been way cooler if everyone was doing their unique poses instead of matching Zi-O, but I want more than that. Why can't we have Kuuga blasting out of one of those doors on the Try-Chaser to grind someone against the front tire like he always did? Have Kiwami Arms show up throwing all its weapons at Another Zi-O while Grateful Damashii sics a ton of historical figures on him at the same time. What if he did his finisher with the Saikyou Girade while Blade was also doing a Royal Straight Flush in King Form and Kiva was there in Emperor From charging up the Zanvat Sword? I'll admit I'm probably overestimating the show's budget asking for this, but go crazy! Grand Zi-O could've been the most memorable, amazing final form we've ever had if it was portrayed as such. Imagine if every single time he summoned a Rider, it was from a specific point in their respective shows. That's not even a budget thing. It's just a matter of putting the extra effort into the script. Unfortunately, as it is, Grand Zi-O is merely pretty cool. Which, like these episodes, is enough, and I don't want to give the impression I hate Zi-O now or something, but if I see room for improvement, I'll call it like I see it.
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07-20-2019, 08:28 AM | #33 |
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Again, watched the OverTime double release, so to review - it was alright. The problem with wiping Geiz and Tsukuyomi's memories is that we get no new insight into their character, and while it's nice to see Geiz'c character development in fast motion, as if to remind everyone that it's not flip-flopping when it fucking makes sense, it's nothing we haven't seen before. The Time Jackers finally get to do something, and it's be disposed of by Schwartz, and you know what? It's fitting they go down so easily. As people in this thread have said, they're useless villains, but, in hindsight? It makes sense. Schwartz is the mastermind behind all this, as much as Hora likes to believe otherwise, and he's not going to give powers to people with more than three brain cells to run together.
That brings us to Kaito. I've seen Decade, I've seen SHT, I've even watched the Diend movie that the Den-O cast were in for some reason. And boy, do I hate his guts. I know it's cliche, wanting Riders to fight for good and all that, but Diend? He's not even an anti-hero, he's just a troll, and his "it's about me" attitude got old back in 2011. So to have it in 2019, especially in a move that gives the bad guy exactly what he wants (Decade's powers, in another question of 'How the hell do Ridewatches work', essay coming soon) is pretty annoying. Is he my least favourite secondary? Yes. Good stuff is that even with their minds wiped, I do like the characters, so it's still an enjoyable watch, and seeing Hiryu get his ass kicked is satisfying enough, even if he's not quite been enough of a threat compared to Schwartz. Of course, that's the point, but it's still a little off. And Hiryu is a villain who I like for just being so petty, btw. His entire reason for thie arc is 'You took pity on me, stop being so above me, Sougo you ass', which is, if you put it through the usual Another Rider obsessiveness, is understandable. Not, you know, being molested as a child, whoever said that. Seriously, ewww. Also, Another Kuuga showing up just raises further questions about the movie. Shirakura, what a hack. So yeah, overall, enjoyable, but nothing much of substance. But, looks like we're moving into the endgame. Plus, Aqua's back, so I'm big hype for that.
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07-20-2019, 03:18 PM | #34 |
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Pretty substantial episode, even if a lot of it fell flat.
Schwarz kind of comes off as a dull villain, even with his motivations fully revealed. Okay, so he and Tsukuyomi come from a royal bloodline and he was jealous that she was chosen to be the next ruler. But if stealing her powers would make him so powerful, why did he choose to erase her memories and send her to a different timeline in the first place? And what about his goal to steal Decade's Rider power? Why didn't he do that back when Tsukasa was allied with the Time Jackers? The whole thing seems poorly planned. Tsukuyomi and Ora get their powers stolen. Schwarz finally betrays his comrades and we start to see an alliance between Ora, Ur and the heroes, which is a fairly interesting development all things considered. And of course Hiryu was a red herring. He's not really even in the episode till the end. The heroes reunite and they set the timeline back on course. So a lot happened, but it just didn't feel super satisfying. I suppose the Decade elements of this episode made up for some of it. Seeing Tsukasa transform alongside the Zi-O Riders was awesome, and it was neat that he could beat the Another Riders in his base form (makes sense though, since he also has the power of all the Heisei Riders). Kaito continues to be unpredictable, first returning the Grand Zi-O Watch to the ex-Time Jackers before helping Schwarz steal Decade's power. And the Decade vs Diend fight was fun to watch, even with how brief it was. I also liked Tsukasa's remark about him ("he never had those powers, but he was always this way" lol). I was hoping for more interaction between the two but I'm sure there will be more coming. Finally, the timeline is restored but Tsukasa is no longer Decade and Kaito has the Another Zi-O II Watch. I'm excited to see what capacity the Decade cast play during the endgame and the appearance of Another Drive and Decade next episode as well. Oh, and Aqua. Never thought we'd see him again! Some final side remarks: Pretty cool to see Another Double, Ryuki and Kuuga in the show finally, and the all-20 Rider kick was pretty badass. Still wish they'd get more creative with Grand though, like how he was in his debut. Last edited by Xtreme RX; 07-20-2019 at 03:25 PM.. |
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