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11-30-2020, 03:35 AM | #16271 |
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Although... binging a bunch of these stage shows had the down side of highlighting just how much lower energy the Zero One has compared to all the others, from both the cast and the audience, no doubt due to the present circumstances. I don't know if I even saw a single child in the seats... It's kinda depressing, but not surprising!
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12-02-2020, 04:44 PM | #16272 |
Showa Girl
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Kamen Rider OOO Episode 12
One of the things I was really looking forward to about this rewatch was rediscovering moments that made me smile. And that scene right there? It's one that stood out to me a lot in my original watch despite being such a small moment, and even if it was just for structural reasons. It was just really nice to see a small scene dedicated to Eiji being very, very willing to hand over the OOO driver if he came across someone who was more suited with more skill and resources -- he's just doing it because he's who's available after all, and despite the martial arts skills and swordsmanship Toku heroes magically seem to pick up once receiving their henshin device; he's clearly not that fit for battle. It's well-timed, too; as from the last half a dozen episodes you'll easily have gleaned by now that Eiji is very very very far from a selfish person, so you can't possibly read him passing on his driver as a self-motivated move. Rewatching now? Yeah, I think much the same! It's a little more interesting in retrospect realising how all of this fits into Eiji's psyche and state of mind (he and Takeru should probably share notes at therapy, come to think of it) and how this is something OOO is really good at; setting aside small little scenes and lines of dialogue that build details on both the characters and the world around them. It's a great way to let everyone breath and everything feel so much more natural and grounded. Moral in this episode's a bit more basic than I'm used to with this season (you gotta put in the work to reach your goal), though I... kinda get it. It certainly helps that both our character of the week and Gotou are being pushed by something else and beyond the Greeed's influence aren't portrayed as selfish or anything; Tsukuba mentions a fair bit of goading and bullying in his past while Gotou is literally trying to save the world. I like Gotou a lot in this episode, by the way -- "I've just been acting like I'm saving the world, but I wasn't doing anything!" might not work that well for me within the confines of the episode itself, but it's a pretty perfect way to demonstrate the difference between him and Eiji and finally make him come around and start respecting him. Seeing that happen and he and Eiji finally teaming up is one of those "Yes yes YES FINALLY!!!" moments that you often get from two rival riders; so it's impressive to me just how well it's pulled off with a single Rider and a guy who's got nothing but a lot of determination (and a bazooka). Man, I REALLY hope he gets that medal system they're hyping up; I'm rooting for him! (Sagohzo was also in this btw) Kamen Rider Ghost Episode 8 I think this one could very easily have been one episode. Just, strictly speaking, not a lot actually happens in it that didn't happen in the previous episode beyond a bit of exposition. What we get is the same -- character of the week runs in and says his friend's missing, the gang all looks for him, he's found Doing Some Ganma Stuff, Takeru arrives and beats an adorable bee kaijin with Billy the Kid. Not an awful lot to talk about, here! What it DOES do differently is have Makoto learn a thing or two about Takeru's father that does not paint him in the best light, before promptly confronting Takeru in a very emotional fight. And it hits, honestly! They really made me feel something when Makoto just assumes his henshin pose right after Takeru asks him if he's his childhood friend, and the whole fight is a desperate plea from Takeru as it seems like his world is once again about to fall apart. The poor kid's been through revelation after revelation that leads him to depression after depression; it's no wonder this is getting to him this much! It doesn't clearly affect him right until the end, but... damn it's a good fight. Really think it could have been in the last episode, though. I dunno, really felt like the writer accidentally made 26 minutes of content and had to double most of it to pad it out.
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12-02-2020, 04:49 PM | #16273 |
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... wooo. Well, between work and procrastination and my own self-imposed rules and other Toku (I started up Tiga the other night; I'll have to talk about that at some point), it took me a bit; but I've finally done it! Until this weekend, that's me finally, FINALLY caught up with every episode of OOO and Ghost as per my release date watch order. These episodes aired on the 28th and 29th of November respectively, so from here on out I can actually watch episodes as I wanted to.
Looking forward to it, honestly! Think I done a pretty decent at job at spacing these episodes out, unintentional as some of it might have been; and it'll be nice to actually watch a past show in a weekly format (that isn't Gridman). So far? I've been LOVING both of these shows! At the point they're at, OOO has been living up to the hype and I'm finding a lot more value in Ghost than I had before. Will I make a thread? Maybe? I dunno; I actually didn't think I'd get this far with regular blogging, but it's turned out to be pretty fun especially in how it's forced me to think about all these episodes. It'd be quite the year ahead, but hey; Die's already watched both of them so I definitely wouldn't have to worry about conflicting threads! ... oh good god the movies are soon
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12-02-2020, 06:24 PM | #16274 |
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Is this the Ghost episode where Takeru just goes Newton and bails on the fight while throwing barrels at Makoto (I haven't seen Ghost since it aired, Rider vs Rider fights tend to blur together)? Because that's definitely something I still remember vividly. Makoto, angry and full of rage, daring Takeru to take him on after all these years, and Takeru, numb to the core, doing the bare minimum and walking away.
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12-02-2020, 06:35 PM | #16275 |
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Is this the Ghost episode where Takeru just goes Newton and bails on the fight while throwing barrels at Makoto (I haven't seen Ghost since it aired, Rider vs Rider fights tend to blur together)? Because that's definitely something I still remember vividly. Makoto, angry and full of rage, daring Takeru to take him on after all these years, and Takeru, numb to the core, doing the bare minimum and walking away.
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12-02-2020, 06:41 PM | #16276 |
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It really is the perfect thing to illustrate the key difference that's been preventing him and Gotou from getting along, which is that Eiji has no particular sense of pride, and Gotou seems to be legitimately incapable of understanding the concept that someone might not share the same values as him, hence why he thinks he's being mocked after Eiji says that line in your first screencap – the idea of someone not craving that kind of power the way he does goes against his entire worldview, which makes him feel belittled, which is extra bad, because his entire worldview revolves around pride. It's quite the cycle this guy's trapped in! So uh, yeah... it's not a Kobayashi episode, but the characterization really is still there, at the end of the day. I didn't even start this post thinking I'd end up with anything significant to say... Quote:
I think this one could very easily have been one episode.I dunno, really felt like the writer accidentally made 26 minutes of content and had to double most of it to pad it out.
I specify "I think" because I honestly have a tiny bit of trouble parsing that particular section; it seems almost like it stops mid-sentence, and is followed by a huge block of "citation-needed" text describing other bits of the formatting like the narration and use/non-use of cold opens.Still better maintained than the average Rider Wiki page, no doubt... At any rate, this episode does have my favorite Ghost/Specter fight, and that alone makes it all worth it. Good characterization to get me invested, AND great choreography that managed to convince me the Gan Gun Hand is actually super cool? Sign me right up! Quote:
... wooo. Well, between work and procrastination and my own self-imposed rules and other Toku (I started up Tiga the other night; I'll have to talk about that at some point), it took me a bit; but I've finally done it! Until this weekend, that's me finally, FINALLY caught up with every episode of OOO and Ghost as per my release date watch order.
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... oh good god the movies are soon
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12-02-2020, 07:15 PM | #16277 |
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It also says on the Japanese wiki that Ghost overall atmosphere was "lighten" which makes me a bit sad because the Ghost fighting style in Surprise Future was really cool and would've love to see more of that.
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12-02-2020, 08:03 PM | #16278 |
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best episode 10/10 all the oscars
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12-02-2020, 08:15 PM | #16279 |
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Congratulations! I doubt I've been making much of a secret out of this, but just for good measure: I've really been enjoying reading your thoughts on both these shows; I'm glad you've managed to keep this up so far.
Suits with duller tones characterised as physically very powerful do seem to be your jam, huh? I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss the potential that Surprise Future scene showed, but if there's one thing Ghost isn't lacking in; it's a superb sense of choreography and a fighting style that's all its own. Even on my first watch when I wasn't enjoying it I was absolutely suckered into its fight scenes, and it really stands out for me when the latter part of Heisei 2 was getting very generic and full with its fight scene choreography.
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12-02-2020, 08:18 PM | #16280 |
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Well now it makes sense why most of my favorite Toku suits are my favorites.
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