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04-14-2024, 06:21 PM | #861 |
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Episode 10: Family Portrait All talking, but all very interesting. This episode had serious .hack// vibes. The short of it is that this episode is both about family, and the role memories play in the bonds we keep. As our small band of heroes journey off to Venus for a direct fight against the Immortal Nine and the Usurpers, they find a stowaway Cyan whose personality seems to have taken a major shift. And like with alot of the show, there are many things that are portrayed in a very down to earth way. Just like in real life, many will stick with others solely due to a perceived blood relation, just as how the Immortal Nine stick together despite half of them also wanting to kill eachother. There's also Cyan and Hank, with their bonds they had with others despite the perceived lack of direct relations. Hank ended up seeing Conner(Noid) as his son despite everything, and although Naomi would argue against Cyan and Rouge being sisters, Rouge chooses to follow in the example set by Gene, and does her best to welcome Cyan with open arms. But the underlying snake in the water to all of this: Can anyone's' memories really be trusted in all of this? The Puppetmaster has already modified Rouge's' memories, and they've yet to be fully fixed either. Ontop of that, the Immortal Nine all recall a past together that Gene has little to no recollection of, and Cyan notes a voice that takes command of her personality on occasion. With all the Neans in this line up, have all of their memories been modified? There's some other bits of foreshadowing throughout the episode as well, but as I usually do, I'll wait until later to reveal if I ended up getting it right or not. Though let's just say I chose this specific thumbnail for a reason. It's the lead up to the climactic fight on Venus, and I had a good time with it.
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04-14-2024, 06:32 PM | #862 |
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You know I wasn't expecting Cyan to go from "Kill Rouge" to "Yay Big Sis Rouge!" but hey, I'm here for a absolutely sugary sweet episode that basically gives me diabetes. This is an episode where Metallic Rouge specializes in what it does best, the character work and interactions.
It feels like there is some truth to the way the Immortal Nine speak of their time together, but considering how long its been since then. I forget if they've said how long its been since Eva died, but I could have sworn it was somewhere longer than a decade, long enough for memories to sort of sway and fade in regards to Gene. But speaking of family, I love how there's this clear divide between both sides whenever we cut between them. You have Cyan, Rouge, Naomi, Eden and Ash hanging out, and it's all comfy, sweet, lot's of fun. Meanwhile the Immortal Nine have some dinner with Gene and while there is some light form of fondness here and there, it's more disturbing than anything else. It's only until Aes & Alice are alone with Gene that any reminiscing feels natural and not forced. But overall it's one of my favorite episodes in the show where instead of rushing into the finale we take one final relaxing rest stop with all of our characters. The calm before the storm if you will. |
04-15-2024, 04:49 PM | #863 |
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But speaking of family, I love how there's this clear divide between both sides whenever we cut between them. You have Cyan, Rouge, Naomi, Eden and Ash hanging out, and it's all comfy, sweet, lot's of fun. Meanwhile the Immortal Nine have some dinner with Gene and while there is some light form of fondness here and there, it's more disturbing than anything else. It's only until Aes & Alice are alone with Gene that any reminiscing feels natural and not forced.
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04-15-2024, 07:48 PM | #864 |
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Episode 11: Target Planet So upfront, one of the major twists I was predicting did not come to pass. To get it out of the way, I was speculating that Eva might've had an affair with Ash, given that Ash mentioned a divorce awhile back. And while that ended up not being the case, the other twist I was predicting is not entirely off the table, and given how this episode was structured, I imagine we'll see if that one will come to pass next episode. But no, rather, it turns out that Gene's' real father is Eden, which honestly raises a whole not of questions and concerns. Ones that I expressed during the only episode of the Kikaider anime that I felt a bit iffy on. If you know what I'm talking about, well, then you know what this episode pulls. Outside of that, this episode continues with the show's' themes of examining freedom and the various ways people can use and abuse it. Sylvia continues to preach of revolution, but doesn't realize that she's doing the exact thing that she accuses the humans of doing. It's a slippery slope that we still see people fall into today. Perhaps even more so with the advent of the internet. Shout out to Gene in this episode too, because not only does he get the rawest line in the show so far, but it turns out that I was right in my prediction that there was more to him than what he lead on. The reveal that he set out to kill the Immortal Nine because he learned of what Sylvia was plotting does not at all contradict what he said about wanting revenge, and shows that he has his own ideas about how to ease humanity into the idea of coexistence with Neans. Rouge and Naomi have surprisingly little to do with this one, but that offered a nice change of pace, especially since it seems we're not headed into the action climax of the show as a whole, and I look forward to it.
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04-15-2024, 07:58 PM | #865 |
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I'll give Sylvia this, she at least admits that she has stained her hands with Nean blood as well. Does it absolve her of anything? Absolutely not. But I appreciate the self-awareness for what little it does.
Either way this is a fun lead in to our final two episodes after the breather we got last time. We've got a bit of action, urgency, some shocking revelations courtesy of Eden, and more of a mystery brewing with Cyan and that voice she's heard. Granted by this point people were wondering if the show was foreshadowing a bit too hard but I'll get into that next episode and how I might be slightly dense. Side note, it's only now that I realize the ID Core analyzer has a blocky human shape indention on the top of it. Which you know, given what we saw it doing last time, I can only assume what or rather who that spot is for. That said, the dub's been solid so far, but next episode is really the episode I've been waiting for to hear in the dub. |
04-16-2024, 06:58 PM | #866 |
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I actually didn't notice that. Huh...
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04-16-2024, 07:54 PM | #867 |
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Episode 12: Mask Graveyard There is ALOT going on in this episode. Like, I haven't bothered looking into if the show was originally going to be 26 episodes or not, but I honestly believe it. Because really, the content of this episode alone was enough to fill up like four episodes of any other anime. There's two climactic battles, the culmination of Naomi's' character arc, and the reveal of the Puppetmaster's' identity. And yeah, I called that it was Rouge's' father, who turns out to not actually be dead. It was either going to be him or Eve, though I will say that I did briefly consider it to be Ash(hence my screenshot of him with the pancakes), and my mind was totally blown at that idea. But regardless, despite just how much is going on in this episode, I do feel that it was all handled the best it could be given the circumstances. I've seen far worse pacing in many other shows, and if nothing else, the atmosphere was on point throughout the entirety of the episode, and the moment where Naomi gives Rouge her Id was very touching. Alot of the episode also reinforces a big part of the driving theme behind Metallic Rouge; That no matter you choose to do, there will always be consequences, which is why it's important to stay true to your feelings and do your best to ensure you live with as few regrets as possible. Sylvia and Yellow Jacket might both be crazy, but they're doing what many others fail to do: Be true to who they are and fight for what they believe in. Ideologies will always conflict, that's just a part of life, but by remaining true to your own ideals, you can at the very least live peacefully with yourself. And if not, well, maybe that's a concern you should address. Very interested in seeing where the final episode will go.
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04-16-2024, 08:23 PM | #868 |
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Maybe not 26, 24 though, yeah. Honestly I'm just glad this show got the extra 13th episode since most 1 Cour stuff is usually only 12.
Anyway this is a pretty packed one with a lot of cool fights in it. I really love how the Sylvia fight ends with her catching Rouge off guard. I knew her staff extended but I never thought she'd go for a backwards extension to grab Rouge's ID like that. I also enjoyed Eden's and Grauphon's fight for how brief it was, though it certainly carried the weight and flash it needed. Fun stuff. Speaking of fun stuff though, the scene where Naomi tries to put logic in front of her and detonate the black hole reactor only to rush back to Rouge was something I was waiting for. It's such a big scene for her and Rouge, and the VAs did a really good job nailing it. Also let's talk about the Roy Junghardt reveal. When watching this the first time around and weekly, I completely forgot how Roy's voice sounded because he so scarcely shows up, especially when you watch weekly. Hell I don't think the original JP version put any filter on his voice in Cyan's head like the English Dub did. I only got the idea to play back certain scenes when a friend of mine noted that his voice was the one playing at that was his guess as to who the Puppetmaster really was. That said I do find it interesting how each side basically has a similar structure with the main three of each one. You've got Gene and Roy, Rouge and Cyan, then finally Naomi and Opera. |
04-16-2024, 11:03 PM | #869 |
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Just realized how Yume Miyamoto who plays Rouge has three toku or toku-adjacent works for her resume now. This, Gridman, and Zenkaiger.
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04-16-2024, 11:11 PM | #870 |
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Speaking of Sentai-inspired anime, has anyone else taken a look at Sentai Daishikkaku? Looks like only two episodes have aired, and, yeah, Sentai is fully baked into its premise, as the story is told from the perspective of a villain-army grunt soldier. I'm diggin' it.
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