Blaster was used maybe three times in the whole series. I'm not sure why, but it never got much play.

It was more that people who tried to use it temporarily lost access to their powers. There were no drawbacks to the suit itself, apart from it being part of the bastardized mess that was post-29 Hibiki.

Yeah I can kind of give it a pass for that*not for much else though*

Though I thought that it was said that Wateru being only half-fangire couldn't use Kiva's full power without going insane or killing himself in the process which is why Kiva has all those chains on him?

...It's been years since I watched it so I don't remember.

Let's be real here, Shoutarou got way more focus and was the emotional heart of the show. Phillip is more akin to Ichijou or Kiriko than a protagonist in his own right.

A. He saved Kanon instead, the culmination of Specter's talks to him about him being willing to sacrifice himself for someone else, and a decision he made. It's only reactionary because he's literally reacting to something.

B. He can't connect to the Great Eye because of the Ganmeizers.

That feels really, really wrong.
First off, Ichijou was easily the protagonist of Kuuga. Twice as proactive, involved with more plots about the Grongi, and one of the few characters actually trying to unravel the mystery.

But to not call Philip the emotional heart of Double is kind of wrong. Shotaro was the one behind the wheel, but Double was basically Philip's story, and he really felt like the glue holding the agency together.

Shotaro did get more focus AT FIRST. The second half of the plot revolves around Philip finding out his past and stuff. Philip is given MUCH more attention there

Huh. What episode did reason B happen? Or rather, was it before Alain becoming good? If it's before, then kudos to the staff for not simply forgetting

Ehh, sure. I still feel like he's never the focus though. It's kind of hard to describe so I won't try. Certainly he's the second most major character on the show, at least.

I can't remember off the top of my head but I think it was after Alain became good, since that meant he now had access to all fifteen Eyecons. He tries to make a wish but gets blocked out.

I respect your right to hate Ghost, but it seems like you miss a lot of details in that hatred.

Has there been a really good Rider show since Gaim? From what I've heard about Drive and Ghost they seemed to go back to the dumb 2 episode formula and unnecessary slapstick in Wizard.

Drive is actually really good in the later half, I believe it truly becomes good at around episode 17(At least I think that was the episode with the friendly Roimude). And Ghost surprised everyone by not doing the 2 episode. Also, I'm not fond of the 2 episode formula, but that doesn't automatically make the shows bad

I stopped watching around the 18th episode, I usually get updated by looking at snippets and asking friends or lurking forums. I also want to say I don't blindly hate Ghost, as I can give it a few positives (great suits, clever kaijin motives at first, Akari and Yurusen). Just like how Metroid Other M pisses me off but I can compliment it when I feel it's due

Yes. Also yes.

Well it seems a little unfair to act like it's the worst thing since (insert show you don't like) then.

Like, you've never even heard Takeru say 「人間の可能性は無限大だ！」, but you just assume it must be terrible? Ghost is a polarizing enough show that I don't really think it's a good idea to just listen to what others have to say about it, and yes, that includes me. Even if your opinion is still negative, at least it'll be yours.

Again, I watch snippets because I still had hope. And I ALWAYS watch form debuts. When I mocked the Mugen catchphrase, it's not because of delivery, but how it doesn't make sense to say that before a finishing move and what not. Maybe I'm just taking a show about transforming superheroes too seriously, but I just find that line narmy