Originally Posted by SideswipePrime (Post 100378)

Will he?

Originally Posted by SideswipePrime (Post 100372)

Well...I hear that Double has a more satisfying ending.

Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP (Post 100379)

I do feel like they could have kept 48 as the final episode and it would have been fine, but I also feel like with W being such a... happy series, having the real ending be a happy one seemed appropriate. I mean, I guess you could pretend the last episode didn't happen, or skip it outright. It's not like there's any lingering plot threads after 48. Almost like they wanted an "optional" finale.

Though it's not like the emotion I felt during 48 was undone by 49. I may, upon rewatching it, just not watch 49 when I get to the end.

Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP (Post 100379)

I do feel like they could have kept 48 as the final episode and it would have been fine, but I also feel like with W being such a... happy series, having the real ending be a happy one seemed appropriate. I mean, I guess you could pretend the last episode didn't happen, or skip it outright. It's not like there's any lingering plot threads after 48. Almost like they wanted an "optional" finale.

Though it's not like the emotion I felt during 48 was undone by 49. I may, upon rewatching it, just not watch 49 when I get to the end.

Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP (Post 100379)

I do feel like they could have kept 48 as the final episode and it would have been fine, but I also feel like with W being such a... happy series, having the real ending be a happy one seemed appropriate. I mean, I guess you could pretend the last episode didn't happen, or skip it outright. It's not like there's any lingering plot threads after 48. Almost like they wanted an "optional" finale.

Though it's not like the emotion I felt during 48 was undone by 49. I may, upon rewatching it, just not watch 49 when I get to the end.

Originally Posted by NGW (Post 100370)

They were manly tears.

That said I have similar issues with the ending of W that I did with the ending of Fourze. Way to cheapen what was a very emotionally well done moment by bringing Phillip back. I mean seriously, their final moments together were a serious tearjerker, very well done, and then you spoil it by bringing him back the next episode.



W isn't my first Rider series either. I started with Wizard, which is ongoing. My first series I watched from start to finish was Fourze, so I do have a bit of a special attachment there. W I just felt was incredibly strong from start to finish. Rarely did I feel it dragged on or lost my interest. Thematically it managed to find a wonderful balance between fun, lighthearted moments and dark, dramatic ones. The stories and characters were likeable and interesting. We had a great cast of villains with some pretty neat designs (though I still think I prefer the Zodiarts). Was the show perfect? No, it certainly had its issues, and the overall ending to the series I feel was one of them given how strong the second to last episode was (the series really should have ended there, IMO), but as a whole it was really solid and deserves the praise it gets.

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 100380)

He did in All Riders.

Originally Posted by SideswipePrime (Post 100387)

He did? It's been a while since I've watched All Riders.

Originally Posted by NGW (Post 100382)

As I said in my above post, if you were to ignore the last episode of W it would have been pretty damn perfect. Last episode took away from it so much....

Anyways, guess I'll move onto Ryuki or OOOs.



I know, and the same holds true with Fourze, but W was a bit darker and more dramatic than that so I thought they may actually go through with what I felt was a stronger, more appropriate way to end it. 49 is there for those that need the happy ending I suppose, but to me I'm gonna close it off at 48 on any future endeavors, it makes the series much stronger IMO.

And true it doesn't really undo my emotions I felt, it just feels like a bit of a slap in the face to me..especially since the last series I watched did the same damn thing.

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 100385)

I honestly felt 49 cancelled the purpose of the emotions invoked by 48.
It's not like we even got an episode for it to sink in. That's just me, though.

Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with a happy ending. But I did feel Double stretched too far to get it.

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 100388)

I'm pretty sure that's what happened after Kivala killed him.