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09-01-2013, 01:05 PM | #1 |
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Okay, so by this point it's fairly obvious that Wizard has not been the most popular Kamen Rider series ever. It's frequently decried as boring and unwatchable, and Haruto gets a lot of flack for being the most boring main Rider ever. Now I'm not going to argue that the show is being undeservedly bashed because hoo boy, does it have a lot of problems (although I'll always argue that Haruto is one of the best main Riders of the Heisei era), but it does seem that the recent episodes have been going over very well with a lot of viewers.
I haven't seen the most recent episode (49) yet, but I'm already hearing that it's really awesome. Add to that a lot of other good moments and plot reveals lately, and it seems like Wizard is pulling out all the stops to bring us a very dynamic, exciting, and engaging conclusion. But is it enough to save the show? A good ending is probably one of the most important things a serialized show needs and the lack of one can really hurt a show's overall reputation ('sup, 555) while a good one can be a major selling point ('sup, Blade). So, assuming Wizard can pull off a truly great finale in the last few episodes (not counting the weird little coda that will be 52 and 53), do you guys think it will be enough to improve the show's overall image? Is Wizard going to go down as just a dull, poorly paced mess, or will it be a rough ride that's worth it because the final destination is so great? What do you think? |
09-01-2013, 01:11 PM | #2 |
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I take offense to the last option.
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09-01-2013, 01:12 PM | #3 |
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09-01-2013, 02:12 PM | #4 |
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I'm doubtful. It's shown no promise through it's last few episodes and I don't have much hope for it anymore.
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09-01-2013, 02:35 PM | #5 |
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Like any television series, the ending can either make a good show even better is or lower a good show to hated levels.
My opinion of Kamen Rider Ryuki took a nosedive once I watched the last episode. Granted, my hatred came from one terrible character being the crutch of the entire Ryuki universe, that could not be fixed without remaking the whole series, but it still was a bad ending. If this series is truly going to have a bad ending, it'd have to surpass Ryuki levels of pissing me off. Wizard's situation is somewhat unique though, it created story out of nothing. The only other Rider series I've ever heard of doing that was Kuuga with N-Daguva-Zeba. While Wizard already had the characters in place, it still had created story relating to Wiseman's origin, explaining the purpose of wizards and phantoms, Koyomi's purpose and the philosopher's stone Its not like Blade where literally in episode 2 you see Kenzaki bleeding green blood and speaking Undead giving you the mystery that reveals that Kenzaki is a Joker from the get go Wizard's ending could make this enjoyable series even better. Is Wizard deep with its themes like what someone will do for others, hope, and despair? Not until the end, but at least I don't regret watching it like 42 episodes of Kamen Rider Kuuga. Last edited by Powerman293; 09-01-2013 at 02:37 PM.. |
09-01-2013, 03:51 PM | #6 |
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Hey now, Goseiger might have its flaws but its far from an "irredeemable mess".
Anyway, I don't know if any of these options really apply to me. I think the show has felt like a chore to get through, but if it has a good ending its not going to have made it worth it. But at the same time, nor have I really completely given up on the show altogether. I think as long as we get keep getting good episodes until the end, I'll be happy. Not happy enough to highly praise the series, but happy enough that it won't be a show I constantly damn every time it's mentioned.
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09-01-2013, 03:55 PM | #7 |
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09-01-2013, 04:10 PM | #8 |
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If it helps any, Goseiger was the first Sentai I watched all the way through. It was great and I see no reason for the hate on it.
Now on the topic of Wizard, I havent even seen past episode 3 but from the two episodes Ive seen its pretty good. The designs arent half bad either.
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09-01-2013, 04:11 PM | #9 |
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If it helps any, Goseiger was the first Sentai I watched all the way through. It was great and I see no reason for the hate on it.
Now on the topic of Wizard, I havent even seen past episode 3 but from the two episodes Ive seen its pretty good. The designs arent half bad either. |
09-01-2013, 04:16 PM | #10 |
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*Brofist back* Actually, that might be my reasoning for hating Megaforce, as it is the first PR Ive seen the Sentai before I saw the US Adaptation.
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