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05-10-2020, 04:25 PM | #91 |
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This was a messy one! It’s not a bad one, though. I really enjoyed it, probably in ways/levels that I wasn’t supposed to, but it’s pretty much just an overflowing bag of an episode. There’s a loose Takumi/Mari runner, a check-in with Yuuji and Live Action Hatsune Miku, an underground school that was abandoned in 1995, the hilarious suffering of Yuka, and Keitaro, the world’s most impossibly dedicated dry cleaner. All that plus Faiz playing around with his cellphone to figure out how to shoot monsters with it, an unbelievably irritating high-pitched whine of an Exceed Charge, and god knows what else I already forgot. It was a lot! This one was a lot!
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For Keitaro, there's already side characters, not leads, that's given The Kamen Rider Theme before, like Minori in Kuuga. T̶e̶c̶h̶n̶i̶c̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶m̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶h̶i̶m̶s̶e̶l̶f̶ ̶f̶u̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶K̶a̶m̶e̶n̶ ̶R̶i̶d̶e̶r̶ ̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶i̶d̶e̶a̶l̶s̶,̶ ̶j̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶b̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶c̶o̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶s̶e̶l̶f̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶a̶ ̶m̶a̶s̶k̶. His suffering is nowhere near as close to get his van damaged, one of his clothes getting squashed by a car, and getting into fight with Takumi (that tears his cloth), it's probably just a bad day compared to above. Takumi now just fights by himself and instantly mastered Faiz Gear.... and the second finisher, Grand Impact appears. Unfortunately it's nowhere near close as cool as his Crimson Smash to me, where it's just usual powered punch. Oh I also forget to mention this before (all the finishers have this), I think the part where Faiz' symbol appears in the defeated monster before it explodes, I also like it despite it being simple, because it's so fitting that, as the monster no longer exists, it's crossed out (Faiz' phi symbol is like a crossed sign). |
05-10-2020, 04:42 PM | #92 |
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It's crazy how extreme the bullies go to torment Yuka at every opportunity. This episode is always engraved in my mind for how terrible they make her life and even though my school life wasn't as bad as what she had to endure, it does bring back a few bad memories. That's why I find her so relatable.
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Speaking of Keitarou, he's an example of what makes a good human being, perhaps the nicest guy in the show, often to a fault. He goes out of his way to help others. No problem is too small or big for him. He has the courage to fight as a hero of justice and Takumi is fine with letting him be Faiz. The only problem is, as Cactus lampshades, "not everyone can be Faiz" which he proves immediately with his successful henshin. Like Mari, Keitarou is lacking something, but the fact that he tried is commendable enough. He'd make a great Kamen Rider, but Faiz wasn't meant for him. Takumi never wanted to be Faiz, but he's the best they got right now.
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05-10-2020, 04:49 PM | #93 |
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Look, if we're going to talk about Transformers Prime, my way into my other favorite franchise, things are going to get quickly and irrevocably off-topic.
(My favorite Arcee bit is when Jack is working on his bike, and Arcee's trying to help but she's not a mechanic. Jack, incredulous, asks her how she can be a motorcycle and not know how to build a carburetor. "You're a human being, Jack. Can you build me a small intestine?" Killed me.) What was my point here again? Right! Auto-Vajin deserved to be on the Lost Light. V3 and Den-O got to be there!
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05-10-2020, 04:52 PM | #94 |
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For Keitaro, there's already side characters, not leads, that's given The Kamen Rider Theme before, like Minori in Kuuga. T̶e̶c̶h̶n̶i̶c̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶m̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶h̶i̶m̶s̶e̶l̶f̶ ̶f̶u̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶K̶a̶m̶e̶n̶ ̶R̶i̶d̶e̶r̶ ̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶i̶d̶e̶a̶l̶s̶,̶ ̶j̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶b̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶c̶o̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶s̶e̶l̶f̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶a̶ ̶m̶a̶s̶k̶. His suffering is nowhere near as close to get his van damaged, one of his clothes getting squashed by a car, and getting into fight with Takumi (that tears his cloth), it's probably just a bad day compared to above.
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Takumi now just fights by himself and instantly mastered Faiz Gear.... and the second finisher, Grand Impact appears. Unfortunately it's nowhere near close as cool as his Crimson Smash to me, where it's just usual powered punch. Oh I also forget to mention this before (all the finishers have this), I think the part where Faiz' symbol appears in the defeated monster before it explodes, I also like it despite it being simple, because it's so fitting that, as the monster no longer exists, it's crossed out (Faiz' phi symbol is like a crossed sign).
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05-10-2020, 04:59 PM | #95 |
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I was more or less just talking about the transformation and how each form looks (... and subsequently, their toys. Fun fact, SHF Auto-Vajin can completely transform!) but if we're talking about character stuff, god, there's no way Ultra Magnus doesn't top my TFP character list. Loved his arc. Sort of similar to what I enjoy in a lot of Secondary Riders, actually; where they're trying to do the right thing but they need to step back from being very tight on authority and learn to embrace their found family.
What was my point here again? Right! Auto-Vajin deserved to be on the Lost Light. V3 and Den-O got to be there! I'm also very much looking forward to your essay "The Trials Of Authority: Ultra Magnus, Kamen Rider Accel, and the Value Of Flexibility In The Pursuit Of Justice".
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05-10-2020, 05:03 PM | #96 |
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Okay, first, did not know that there were two Kamen Riders in Lockdown's crew, so thanks for that. (To be fair, I was reading MTMTE way before I was watching Kamen Rider, and I still haven't watched Den-O, but this is neat info!)
I'm also very much looking forward to your essay "The Trials Of Authority: Ultra Magnus, Kamen Rider Accel, and the Value Of Flexibility In The Pursuit Of Justice". THERE'S SO MANY
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05-10-2020, 05:07 PM | #97 |
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It's almost like the primary Riders are largely characterized by their ability to adapt to new situations and empathize with others, leaving the secondary Riders to explore themes of rigidity and questioning of authori---nah, it can't be that.
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05-10-2020, 05:29 PM | #98 |
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I note a distinct lack of feline projectiles heading my way. I am not surprised, just disappointed.
But onto the main topic, I do appreciate that after three seasons of only slight different heroic nice guys who want to protect people just because they are so nice and it's the right thing to do out of sheer angelic niceness, we get a main rider who is nothing like that. Not sure whether self-centered jerk is where I would have gone with it, but it does break all that up and we get more complex and varied protagonists from here on out. And having a group of monsters are secondary protagonists is definitely a different way to do things. It starts the trend of monsters as people who we get to know that many rider shows after this have done. Parad and Graphite owe a lot to this show, among others. |
05-10-2020, 05:40 PM | #99 |
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But onto the main topic, I do appreciate that after three seasons of only slight different heroic nice guys who want to protect people just because they are so nice and it's the right thing to do out of sheer angelic niceness, we get a main rider who is nothing like that. Not sure whether self-centered jerk is where I would have gone with it, but it does break all that up and we get more complex and varied protagonists from here on out. And having a group of monsters are secondary protagonists is definitely a different way to do things. It starts the trend of monsters as people who we get to know that many rider shows after this have done. Parad and Graphite owe a lot to this show, among others.
So much of what Kamen Rider is about to me, empathy, needs multi-faceted antagonists to really work. The Orphnoch stuff so far, with Yuka and (especially) with Yuuji... it feels at times like the Very Serious a-plot to Team Faiz's Very Funny b-plot. Some very exciting and unusual choices being made on a concept level with this show!
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05-10-2020, 06:14 PM | #100 |
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The cat projectiles were launched; however, due to a mistake in the aiming caluclations; they are instead aimed at our glorious comic book overlord, kamen rider die. As an apology we are sending a second cat hand delievered by kamen rider ouja
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