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04-03-2021, 06:16 AM | #1 |
Have Zord, Will Travel
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The time has come for a confrontation with Master Logos to learn the truth of his intentions.
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04-03-2021, 07:43 PM | #2 |
Reiei
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Durandal really be a force to be reckoned with despite being only at his base form. Tho, it is his debut so of course he'd be more powered than usual. Love to see Shadow again, too!
Rintarou uses Elemental Dragon on Nagare, really doesn't do much apart from powering his elemental and letting them escape. That's cool. Touma absolutely gets decked by Durandal, but Yuri's always there as the healer. Kento-Kun finally comes to Sophia's rescue! That was nice! Now she's finally with the others again and can do something! Tho, judging from how she looks in the next episode's set pics, there's something beyond her rescue. Neko Megid and Zooous duel next week. No Tategami or Forbidden Zooous yet. Which is weird. Now I'm curious where Falchion fits here. |
04-03-2021, 07:46 PM | #3 |
Alias: ZeroEnchiladas
Join Date: Aug 2015
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Falchion's probably next month given what we've seen of the scans. Which is sort of insane because that means they're filming two months ahead?
Granted, completely understandable because I doubt they want to get hung up like they did with Zero-One. |
04-03-2021, 09:52 PM | #4 |
MegaSilver
Join Date: Aug 2015
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This was a crazy ep. Durandal has time control powers he can avoid an attack by blades and keep himself safe with his powers. He not to be taken lighty maybe when blades get his final form he freeze Durandal that be fun to see.
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04-03-2021, 10:01 PM | #5 |
New Member
Join Date: Mar 2021
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Why do all of the bad guys keep getting OP powers: Black Hole manipulation, control over time and space, immortality, and regeneration?!
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04-03-2021, 10:04 PM | #6 |
Reiei
Join Date: Sep 2018
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Because they have to? To make the victory sweeter? It's not like the heroes don't get as OP as they do. Tategami will be able to basically 'freeze' Durandal's time powers and Saber's final form will obviously be the strongest it can be, maybe even rewrite the story as he see fits.
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04-04-2021, 12:29 AM | #7 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Wonder World
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Current emotion : angry to durandal.
Mann, that was a dirty fight. Need a subtitle for this episode. |
04-04-2021, 12:26 PM | #8 |
The Immortal King Tasty
Join Date: Jan 2012
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Kamen Rider Web outright said it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call the show "Kamen Rider Blades" for these next few episodes, and it's very much looking like that's the case. And you know, that's awesome, because Rintarou is awesome.
From the outset, he was essentially everything the traditional secondary Rider is not (which of course mostly went to Kento instead), and that characterization immediately struck a chord with me all the way back in the second episode. Where other secondaries might be brooding, Blades was optimistic. Where they were aggressive in their manner, he was always dignified. Where they were defined by dedication to strongly self-motivated goals, his character centered on his immense loyalty to a larger cause. Where other secondaries had themselves, Rintarou had his family. He had a place in the world he deeply believed he belonged, that filled him with pride and purpose, and the show did a great job establishing all that over the earlier part of the show. So of course, violently smashing that to bits is bound to make for some great drama, yeah? The recent stretch of Saber has moved Rintarou into the background pretty significantly, as his shredded heart largely keeps him out of the action, especially as a Rider, but it's to the credit of that great characterization that I've never felt like he's been forgotten about to this point. On the contrary, I've really enjoyed the way Saber has built up to the inevitable "Blades gets his groove back" storyline, and think explicitly making him the last of the main Riders to leave Sword of Logos was a brilliant, very natural choice for his direction. We've gotten plenty of great, if smaller, moments out of him in that stretch, and as usual for Saber, the payoff is turning out to be worth it. It's a cool episode overall -- I loved how Durandal's crazy spacetime powers were portrayed, seeing Yuri being comically unflappable is always a joy (as was seeing his other forms for once!), and of course the general plot was great, but I think I mostly want to call attention to my two favorite specific moments in the episode. The first is right after the opening, where Touma reacts to the news Rintarou is finally defecting as though he's a kid on Christmas morning or something, complete with him excitedly running down the stairs like he's trying to catch Santa before he leaves. Or at least, that's where my mind went with that anyway. The point is, I just thought it was super adorable and earnest -- like, of course hearing he can finally hang out with his best buddy Rintarou again would be like the best present ever for Touma, right? It establishes a mood that carries all the way through to the big climactic hostage situation where Rintarou pours his heart out, which leads me into the second thing. I've mentioned a few times how much I love the very specific angles Saber approaches its characterization from, most recently talking about Kento's return, and here too, I thought it was just amazing how Touma asks Rintarou to walk back his melodramatic declaration that the organization is better off destroyed, and Rintarou immediately admits he's just venting. I'm not sure I can adequately describe why I feel this way, but that was the moment of that exchange that made me go "oh, yeah, I'm watching Saber" in particular. Like, this show doesn't feel the misguided need to plunge Rintarou into some total nihilistic depression where he's inconsolably lashing out at everyone for several episodes or something, and I love that? That scene from episode 10 of Touma, Rintarou, and Kento all making that promise to have each other's backs is one of my favorites in the whole series. I've been waiting for them to call back to it in light of all the insane turns that have happened since then, and I wasn't disappointed. Great episode, and it's kind of crazy to think this is only the start of a big story arc for Rintarou rather than the end.
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04-05-2021, 04:37 AM | #9 |
Bat Hero
Join Date: Jul 2017
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Once again, Fish Sandwich blows it out of the water with their retrospective.
There's nothing I can add to the conversation about my thoughts on the episode. I'm loving Saber even more than I already did. I laughed at all the friendship talk (I'm a sucker for that when it's done right). I cried at Rintaro's brink-of-death therapy session. And... just. This series is SO WHOLESOME. I love how the show's established its many characters since the initial clutter of episodes 1-14. I love how the relationships feel like relationships. Rintaro and Mei are cute af. Touma is literally my favorite rider protag, leaping in front of Emu, Takeru, Gentaro, Shotaro, and Aruto. Friendship and chivalry save the day. Kinda surprised there isn't a centaur/griffin/basilisk/[insert medieval mythological creature here] Rider. There's a lot wrong with the show at first glance (too many characters introduced right away, not enough explanation on plot points for some people, seemingly no communication between writers, the Meggido kinda aren't there at all after Act 1, etc), but it all manages to come together in the end. I love how this show's turned out. The show could inexplicably and spontaneously have Kurayami, Desast, or the Omniscient Book (yes I'm using IzuSubs) be the main bad guy, controlling Master Logos from the shadows (or maybe they are Master Logos, whatatwist), and I wouldn't complain as long as the ride getting there (and getting out of there) was fun. In short: I am fully expecting either Kento, Desast, or Kurayami to end up being the big bad guy. If Master Logos stays the main evildoer the whole way through, though, I'll be pleasantly surprised at such a subversion of tropes. If the Omniscient Book is what ends up being the true villain, then sure, go on ahead, Great Eyezer/Gammaizers 2.0 that's fine. I wholly expect Touma to get a final form sword; whether that be summoning the sword from its WRB a la Ultraman, getting a new Emblem and book, or doing some sort of weird combination of all 11 blades. IIRC, it looks like they're filming a lot in advance, likely so they don't get held up in case another production stall happens. It seems to be paying off, whatever they're doing/planning. And I'm HERE for it. |
04-05-2021, 05:00 AM | #10 |
Reiei
Join Date: Sep 2018
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Touma is literally my favorite rider protag, leaping in front of Emu, Takeru, Gentaro, Shotaro, and Aruto. Friendship and chivalry save the day. I am fully expecting either Kento, Desast, or Kurayami to end up being the big bad guy. If Master Logos stays the main evildoer the whole way through, though, I'll be pleasantly surprised at such a subversion of tropes. If the Omniscient Book is what ends up being the true villain, then sure, go on ahead, Great Eyezer/Gammaizers 2.0 that's fine. I wholly expect Touma to get a final form sword; whether that be summoning the sword from its WRB a la Ultraman, getting a new Emblem and book, or doing some sort of weird combination of all 11 blades. Side note: I feel like Touma would be an even more greater protagonist if he was set around early Heisei. Considering that set leaks of possibly Logos' rider form were already out before any mention of Dezast or Storious, there's definitely something about those two. Dezast's suit looking a tiny bit more beat up in his latest twitter posts may also signal that the suit's been moving around again. Also, toy leaks already had Touma's final form be a sword. It's a 5000-ish yen toy, which means it's a little more bigger than a WRB. It will definitely use all the Seiken I'm sure, but the design might go for something like Zero Two in terms of design complexity or simplicity. I'm guessing it's a sword that either goes into the sheath or a 'sword' that goes onto the belt, but then becomes an extension for Rekka. Kinda like the DJ Gunblade. Last edited by TheRaizin; 04-05-2021 at 05:03 AM.. |
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