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03-16-2020, 03:54 PM | #11 |
Dai Shogun
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The firefighting scene was excellent. Really well done.
Yup. He's no longer connected to the Arc and thus no longer part of their equation. That irritates him and it's an interesting setup. This isn’t just Metsubojinrai.net re-launched, this is bigger. |
03-16-2020, 04:59 PM | #12 |
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The bigger question now is if he's not connected to Arc and presubably Zea, then what is he connected to? Or is he the first of his kind to be fully autonomous?
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03-16-2020, 05:15 PM | #13 |
Dai Shogun
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I wouldn't be surprised if Jin's conscious ends up becoming a new satellite of sorts. |
03-16-2020, 06:55 PM | #14 |
Reiei
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I would guess the latter, he may be an autonomous connection network of his own, that would explain how he can control other HumaGear. He's like the Arc and Zea, but contained in a single body.
I wouldn't be surprised if Jin's conscious ends up becoming a new satellite of sorts. |
03-17-2020, 01:42 AM | #15 |
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I would guess the latter, he may be an autonomous connection network of his own, that would explain how he can control other HumaGear. He's like the Arc and Zea, but contained in a single body.
I wouldn't be surprised if Jin's conscious ends up becoming a new satellite of sorts. |
03-17-2020, 07:58 PM | #16 |
The Immortal King Tasty
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Don't mind Aruto, folks. He's just looking for Rising Hopper's screentime. I enjoyed this one a fair amount. It's still just barely teetering above an average I feel Zero-One should be better than, but, you know, I did all the complaining last episode. If I wanted to whine about something specific, it's maybe a bit cruel to tease the idea of Hiden ultimately losing the competition to prove the value of HumaGears because a HumaGear was more concerned with serving humanity properly than winning, which is pretty much exactly the kind of dramatically interesting irony that would spice up the story in the ways I'm looking for. On the other hand, though, the firefighter storyline was absolutely my favorite of the four takes we've had on this concept so far. The banter between Homura and Ichi Ichi Kyunosuke is great, and I think both of those actors did a fantastic job elevating an already perfectly serviceable script. On which note, if Kamihoriuchi ever breaks out of directing tokusatsu to do some gritty primetime drama about firefighters, I think it's safe to say he'd be just as suited to that. Although at this point, I'm not sure there's anything he wouldn't be suited to, besides making something look boring. Even the finishing moves are extra on-point this episode. Check out how perfectly this one draws your eye towards Vulcan, despite him being so small in the frame, it's brilliant! Speaking of Vulcan, I also have to give my boy Fuwa major props for just grabbing Yua by the arm and demanding she come do exciting hero s*** with him. You can tell how absolutely fed up he is with Gai's crap by this point. That's especially great, because the heroes all being less fed up with Gai than I am is one of the big reasons my opinion on him started souring so quickly. It was a frustrating disconnect, but here, we actually see them properly confronting him for how insanely shady he is. I mean, I know it's still like "do laws exist or don't they?", but I'm willing to cut the show some slack on that. I also quite liked Yua's little moment of being taken aback by Aruto's care for his employees, which still isn't much in the way of advancing her arc (I guess she speaks her mind slightly more openly than usual in the subsequent conversation about who deserves the win?), but at least isn't a beat we've seen a million times, and, again, Kamihoriuchi's direction is stellar. I look forward to seeing this being both bolded and underlined in the coming weeks.
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03-18-2020, 02:13 AM | #17 |
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My frustration with the show and the characters warping itself to make Thouser a threat is overpowering all other feelings. The firefighter stuff was cool and all, but it was all immediately pushed out of my mind by how much I despise the show's current status quo.
What was the deal with that dramatically-shot fight in flames between Jin and Thouser... This is the first time they've met so there's no emotional tension and Gai doesn't even care once it's over. The fact that they fought to a draw is also incredibly iffy to me, not only because I wanted Jin to kick Gai's butt, but also because this means Jin is below Metal Cluster's level. |
03-18-2020, 07:56 AM | #18 |
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What was the deal with that dramatically-shot fight in flames between Jin and Thouser... This is the first time they've met so there's no emotional tension and Gai doesn't even care once it's over. The fact that they fought to a draw is also incredibly iffy to me, not only because I wanted Jin to kick Gai's butt, but also because this means Jin is below Metal Cluster's level.
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03-18-2020, 01:56 PM | #19 |
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There was a lot I liked about this episode (along with some things I disliked, but what else is new?) The fight between Zero-One and the Panda Raider was an interesting change of pace. It seems like a lot of fights in Kamen Rider are just melee brawls with the occasional gunshot thrown in, so it was nice to see one where ranged attacks, stealth and tactics played a bit more of a role.
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03-18-2020, 10:07 PM | #20 |
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My frustration with the show and the characters warping itself to make Thouser a threat is overpowering all other feelings. The firefighter stuff was cool and all, but it was all immediately pushed out of my mind by how much I despise the show's current status quo.
What was the deal with that dramatically-shot fight in flames between Jin and Thouser... This is the first time they've met so there's no emotional tension and Gai doesn't even care once it's over. The fact that they fought to a draw is also incredibly iffy to me, not only because I wanted Jin to kick Gai's butt, but also because this means Jin is below Metal Cluster's level. I suspect Jin is holding back. |
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