No but after that I found it to be a god awful drag to the finish with no pick up... Ever...

Faiz 01 rewatch and Faiz 02 first watch.

I love how this plays out more like a horror movie, than your typical toku show. The action is still good, really well staged, but there is an emphasis on the horror and atmosphere and it really sets it apart.

Unconventional seems to be what it is going for in a lot of areas, I dig that. Like a Rider who doesn't slow down the show asking questions that will be answered regardless, or don't matter or how the show focuses on things for longer, and much more detail, so we have an emotional connection and can see the ramifications of action.

Everything else was hard to comment on, because it was so broken up. Like the creepy motorcycle dudes, or the Engirsh Smart Brain advert, or the way this show kept introducing us to characters only to kill them off.

Sexiest Driver ever. Pretty damn sexy suit and transformation as well. Exceed Charge! The monster suits are really great as well but what the hell are the villains in this show, like golem zombies?

Open your eyes for the next Faiz? Come on, man.

Now 38 episodes into Black and I have to say this show has picked up MASSIVELY since Shadow Moon came into it. Better plots, a sense of urgency, the Gorgom priests are now useful and Moon himself is an absolute badass.

Continuing my catch up on Wizard after not caring for it, and now that its over I want to watch it. :lol

On 18- Beast just came in. So why was everyone not liking Haruto because of his seriousness and Beast being the slapstick comedy secondary? I love this combo so far. I mean Shunpei and Rinko dont do crap anyway so why not add more people to the cast!

But seriously, Im loving Haruto as a main Rider and Beast seems cool so far.

I think a lot of it is that people were used to the standard Den-O pattern of goofy main/serious secondary and the role reversal threw them off a bit.

It might be having just watched Decade and needing a breath of fresh air, but Haruto is a great Rider, knows what the hell he is doing, and isnt dependent on the side cast. Something that I felt was getting out of hand where the Main Rider cant do squat without two or more "helpers" while he is in battle.

I couldn't stay away from Rider watching. I started Kuuga (on ep8 currently), just to maybe take things in order for once. I like the show, the dated look of the video is awesomely reminiscent of an era past so that's cool. The body count is freaking insane though. They weren't playing around with establishing the bad guys as bad, were they? I'm not sure what it is, but something about Godai kind of bugs me. Actually, it's the actor more than the character. I can't pinpoint what it is really, though. His general appearance kind of vaguely reminds me of Nobou a bit, broadly speaking.

No, it's not just Decade. Haruto is legitimately fantastic.

Yes he is, I havent seen any reason so far for the way people dont like him, I guess its like you said, people got used to the goofballs since Den-O, even though Ive seen most of those series, and I love those Riders and shows, Im glad Haruto isnt that crazy.

I just don't like Haruto. Plain and simple *Shrugs*
I like Shinji, I like Kenzaki, I like Tendou. It doesn't have anything to do with Ryotaro or silly characters. I'm just not a Haruto fan.