Kamen Rider Gavv Episode 50- "Aim For It! A Delicious Future" Discussion
 

Shoma must face off against Lango for the last time.

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Yep, my 4th hypothesis in my 2nd post in episode 49 thread here is proven to be correct: Jeebh dies and Liselle is spared, quite likely as a setup for the V-Cinext. Perhaps she'd be shown living among humans as a lowly worker as a punishment, though she could still be a potential villain. On the other hand, my hypotheses about Lage 9 being the new president of the Granute world and Shouma living hApPiLy eVeR aFtEr with Masaru/candy store owner guy/Mr. Hidamari are proven wrong. It means that Shouma's identity as Michiru's son would likely be fully revealed to Masaru in the V-Cinext as well. Oh, and if Lage 9 has completely destroyed the so-called Door Room in this episode, then how would he return to the human world in the V-Cinext?:confused::eyebrow Perhaps he'd only appear in flashback and retrospective scenes?:confused::eyebrow Don't know! I've given up trying to make sense of this atrocious story since episode 1, haha.:lol

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In the scene @ 00:18, Lango Mango calls Shouma a nuisance to the Stomach family, and Shouma's only reply is "What Stomach family?". Shouma says that since he was a kid, he's never seen Lango Mango hApPy, and asks him whether taking away humans' hApPiNeSs and lives and manipulating Granutes via Dark Snacks have made him hApPy. Here goes Shouma's lecture about hApPy hApPy hApPy hApPiNeSs nonsense. Gosh, this atrocious story really really reeeeeally needs to tone down their hApPy hApPy hApPy hApPiNeSs nonsense. It's just sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo repetitive, preachy, and on the nose. Cringe!

Anyway, Lango Mango blames Bouche who he calls the idiot who succeeded Zomb. He blames Bouche for destroying his supposed bright future. I don't really get it. How can he call Bouche an idiot, while Bouche was the one who ordered Dente to research and create the Hito Press system that streamlines the Dark Snack production process and significantly increases the Dark Snack production output?:confused::eyebrow Don't get me wrong. Bouche was a total idiot who did a gazillion of idiotic things, but not for reasons stated by Lango Mango in this scene. I get it if he resents Bouche for impregnating Michiru, but he resents Bouche for being an idiot without specifying what idiotic things that Bouche did. Even after Michiru gave birth to Shouma, the performance of the Stomach corporation didn't decrease, be it the legal stuffs (ordinary snacks) or the illegal stuffs (Dark Snacks), which means that Michiru and Shouma had no negative impact at all on the corporation. And what's this bright future that he says he's supposed to have, but can't have because Bouche failed him?:confused::eyebrow Does he actually think that Zomb should've been succeeded by him, not Bouche?:confused::eyebrow Dang, his reasoning just makes no sense at all! This scene just shows that Lango Mango's resentment toward Bouche (which is the reason why he poisoned Bouche's wine as shown in the flashback scene) is totally nonsensical. The writers made him call Bouche an idiot simply so that he has something to say, but they've never really specified why he thinks that Bouche is an idiot. I really really really dislike it when a writer made one character look good/smart/competent/strong by making another one look bad/stupid/incompetent/weak. It's just a sign of a crappy, cheap, and lazy writing. Only talentless hacks do that kind of stuff.

Having heard all that, Shouma concludes that Lango Mango is just like him, a victim of Zomb and Bouche. He says that Lango Mango is just a Granute who is desperately struggling to find his own hApPpiNeSs, just like himself who is trying to obtain his own hApPpiNeSs. There, there, there! There's those cringe-inducing words again: hApPy hApPy hApPy hApPiNeSs. Sooooooooooo cringey! And then they fight, haha.:lol

In the scene @ 03:03, Hanto/KR Valen is about to fight Jeebh/KR Bitter Gavv v3.0, but Liselle enters the scene out of nowhere, as usual in this atrocious story. The dialogue in this scene just feels soooooooooooo weird and awkward. Liselle wants to help Jeebh defeat Hanto, but Jeebh stops her because he thinks that she's not calm now. She insists on helping him and says that now she truly understands how he feels, so in the end she's still helping him. Like I've said before, this scene is soooooooooooo awkward and cringey that even Hanto is scratching his head @ 04:23 and telling them to just go back to the Granute world, haha.:lol He's probably like, "Do I really have to kill these 2 useless idiots?" Haha.:lol:lol:lol This is what happens when I put too many characters into my uber-convoluted story. At some point, the gazillion of logical anomalies would accumulate and culminate in an odd, awkward scene like this that involve 2 of the most useless characters in this atrocious story, i.e. Jeebh and Liselle, whose only purpose in this atrocious story are to get married and allow Bocca to overtake Stomach corporation. Anyway, Hanto/KR Valen is fighting Jeebh/KR Bitter Gavv v3.0 and Liselle who debuts her full Granute form.

In the scene @ 05:45, Lage 9/KR Vram is calling Hanto's name, but he's already out in the human world, so he decides to destroy all the doors inside the so-called Door Room to stop Granutes from entering the human world once and for all, since he thinks that it's his duty to atone for his past mistakes of helping Stomach corporation as a part-timer.

In the scene @ 06:36, Shouma/KR Gavv Gochipod form is still fighting Lango Mango, who now has wings that have the ability to shoot energy shocks that kill the Gochipod RG. How and when did Lango Mango gain this ability?:confused::eyebrow Don't know! Don't need to know! Don't wanna know! Shouma/KR Gavv is forced to depower and uses Blizzardsorbet form (finally the writers and producers remember that this form exists, haha:lol) and Caking form. Buuuuuttttt, if Lango Mango was able to use his wings to shoot energy shocks that kill the Gochipod RG in the previous scene, why doesn't he use it again in this scene and destroy the Blizzardsorbet and Caking RG's, since he's still able to use his wings @ 08:15-09:01?:confused::eyebrow Ah, nevermind. The writers didn't care at all about logical consistency, so why should I, haha.:lol "Just get it done, collect our paychecks, and GTFO! K, bye!":lol:lol:lol

In the scene @ 09:01, Sachika is reading a social media post and tells Masaru that the plan of using new, very very very plot-convenient Mofupachi RG in episode 49 last week works. Masaru sees Shouma's notebook and reads it, and finds that Shouma's family member who was kidnapped by Stomach part-timer was his mom. He also finds that Shouma's mom liked snacks, just like his younger sister did, unaware that they're the same person, but when he asks Sachika what the name of Shouma's mom is, she says that she doesn't know and tells Masaru to just ask Shouma when he returns. Does Sachika really not know the name of Shouma's mom is, or is she just telling Masaru a white lie?:confused::eyebrow I think the latter is more plausible.

In the scene @ 10:22, Lango Mango was able to use his wings to shoot energy shocks that kill the Gochipod RG in the previous scene, but he's struggling to even fight Shouma/KR Gavv in Poppin Gummy form?:confused::eyebrow Dang, the writers were like, "Screw power scaling! Convoluted story ftw!" Haha.:lol

In the scene @ 11:38, Hanto/KR Valen is fighting Jeebh/KR Bitter Gavv v3.0 and Liselle. Just when Hanto/KR Valen is about to finish off both Jeebh/KR Bitter Gavv v3.0 and Liselle, Jeebh reenacts the same scene at the end of episode 14 when Shita shielded him from Shouma/KR Gavv Caking form's finisher. Yep, my 4th hypothesis in my 2nd post in episode 49 thread here is proven to be correct: Jeebh dies and Liselle is spared, quite likely as a setup for the V-Cinext. Perhaps she'd be shown living among humans as a lowly worker as a punishment, though she could still be a potential villain. Well, at least Jeebh finally dies, because death is the best fate for him, haha.:lol And Hanto just abandons Liselle there, haha.:lol What a bad scene.

In the scene @ 14:15, Lango Mango is defeated by Shouma/KR Gavv in his Poppin Gummy form. So yeah, repeat after me: "Screw power scaling! Convoluted story ftw!" Haha.:lol And just like that, Lango Mango dies in a whimper. What a pathetic villain. What a pathetically, laughably, embarrassingly, indefensibly lazy, sloppy, heavy-handed, and atrocious story KR (God forbid) Gavv is.

In the scene @ 17:09, Shouma is making his own cupcakes and produce a new RG whose name I didn't even bother to look up, haha.:lol Hanto enters the scene and notices that Shouma has been making many snacks lately. Sachika tells Hanto that it's because Shouma wants to make Hikari Kashi/Light Snacks instead of Yami Kashi/Dark Snacks. She says that there are many Granutes who can't return to the Granute world because the so-called Door Room is destroyed by Lage 9/KR Vram, which reminds Hanto of Liselle who is stuck in the human world. She says that Shouma wants to make and distribute the Light Snacks as snacks that can make both Granutes and humans hApPy. There that cringey word again: hApPy hApPy hApPy hApPiNeSs.*feels nauseous* Oh, and speaking about the part-timer Granutes in the human world, weren't they all transported back into the Granute world in episode 46 @ 07:57 when Sachika saw one of Nyelv's agents transporting them via the so-called Door Room?:confused::eyebrow After that episode, Bocca commenced his endgame (the human world farming plan) and employed no part-timer at all. He only employed several Stomach employees who Hito Pressed the manipulated/hypnotized humans at the collection center(s). Ah, nevermind. This atrocious story is already over. No need to take it seriously. Well, not that I've ever taken it seriously, haha.:lol

In the scene @ 19:05, Shouma is trying to open the same door in episode 49 @ 09:12 and finds that he's out of luck again today. It's now just an ordinary door because it's not connected anymore to the so-called Door Room.

In the scene @ 19:29, Lage 9 is reading a newspaper and says that the Granute world has a new president. He says that no matter how many Granutes have disappeared, the Granute world is still turning. Yep, like I've said multiple times, the politics in the Granute world makes no sense at all. Bocca, the powerful, ruthless, corrupt President of the Granute world suddenly went missing (in just less than 1 day!) and thus a gigantic political power vacuum was created, and no frakkin' one (not even the opposition party) was rushing to the table to seize the very very very low hanging fruit of absolute political power. No societal chaos has happened, no political turmoil has happened, no political consolidation is needed, everything just happens so smoothly as usual. Sooooooooooooo convenient, aka: Lazy, haha.:lol Also, what the heck happened to the part-timers who were transported back into the Granute world in episode 46 @ 07:57?:confused::eyebrow Why isn't there a huuuuuuuuuuuuge shock in the Granute society due to the returns of the part-timers?:confused::eyebrow Many of them had been trafficked since more than a decades ago, such as Rago/wolf Granute who was trafficked 18 years ago and the crab Granute in episodes 14-16 who admitted that he had been kidnapping humans for 20 years. Those people have been missing for years and even decades, and now they've returned out of nowhere, yet the Granute society is still quiet?:confused::eyebrow Wow, what an idiotic society, or rather: What an idiotic story, haha.:lol

In the scene @ 19:57, Shouma presents his new cupcakes to Masaru. Masaru is looking at the photo of Michiru (Shouma's mom), and Shouma's new cupcakes remind him of her, which may suggests that Masaru may have made the connection that Shouma is Michiru's son. My hypothesis about Shouma living hApPiLy eVeR aFtEr with Masaru/candy store owner guy/Mr. Hidamari in the epilogue is proven wrong in this scene. It means that Shouma's identity as Michiru's son would likely be fully revealed to Masaru in the V-Cinext as well.

In the scene @ 20:59, Shouma is bumping into an unknown guy which is actually Baku Yorozu/KR Zeztz. Baku says that Shouma dropped an object and promptly returns it to Shouma. That object turns out to be the KR Zeztz RG which Shouma doesn't recognize. Just when Shouma is about to ask Baku about it, a UFO comes out of nowhere and electrocutes Baku who says that that's what happens when he helps someone and he's used to it, and then immediately leaves. Ahhh, yesss... Smells like Yuuya "The Indefensible" Takahashi's typical uber-uber-uber-uber-uber-uber-uber-uber-uber-uber-convoluted plot, as usual, haha.:lol

In the scene @ 21:43, Hanto tells Sachika that he's been writing an article about the Dark Snack incident and planning to publish it. He receives an email from a Granute part-timer who is stuck in the human world. Sachika tells Shouma about it, and of course, Shouma is planning to give that Granute his Light Snacks to make him hApPy. Cringe! Haha.:lol

That's it. That's how this atrocious story ends. So sterile, so safe, so unchallenging, so devoid of thrill/excitement, so devoid of logic/rationality/common sense. Oh, and Sachika the heroine-with-virtually-no-backstory-except-2-mundane-facts-that-she-has-a-filthy-rich-grandma-and-that-she-lives-in-the-same-apartment-complex-as-Ritsu still has no backstory, except those 2 mundane facts. Sachika = The worst heroine in this franchise ever, very likely also in the entire tokusatsu/superhero genre. Congratulations, Gavv's writers and producers, because you have successfully demonstrated how pathetically, laughably, embarrassingly, indefensibly lazy, sloppy, heavy-handed, and atrocious KR (God forbid) Gavv's story is. *facepalm *slow clap

Next week:

The debut of KR Zeztz. As usual, when it comes to stories written by Yuuya "The Indefensible" Takahashi, the name of the game is:
A gazillion of shock factors and an uber-uber-uber-uber-uber-uber-uber-uber-uber-uber-convoluted plot. I see a 99,999% probability that with KR Zeztz, Yuuya "The Indefensible" Takahashi is trying to out-Yuuya himself and write a story that's at least 10 times more convoluted and atrocious than KR (God forbid) Geats.*vomit*

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say goodbye gavv and say hello zeztz

Was this episode the first time Gavv rode his motorcycle while transformed?

Good grief this sheer wall of text Jesus Christonnacrutch giving me group therapy flashbacks

Shoma talked more with Lango than when Jeebh fought and blamed him as Bitter Gavv in ep. 38. Shoma points out what I thought about how Lango claims to want to bring his family back, but he's callous to his own family like dismissing Shita's death. Guess Lango's real motivation is revealed in him wanting to retake the family's privilege (still greed, but from low position), which is why he never smiled due to Bouche ruining his family's fortune while running the company due to his incompetence.

So Lango can beat Over/Master Gavv due to learning from his mistakes, as well as him also having an upgrade in wings that killed off the Gochizos in the Gochipod. The amusement park setting is a smart way to have the rollercoaster being used for Vrocanbuggy's path. Base Riders fighting with their vehicles are portrayed as potent weapons to be substitute for their upgrades, like AccelTurbuler to Terror Dragon or Geats-Boostriker to Regad Omega, but Lango doesn't use his super speed and force field at this point somehow, like Kabuto's final fight.

Though outside of back to base form tradition, I don't know about Gavv Poppingummy anticlimatically killing off Lango with one attack at the end, as Shoma's burning determination is manifested in AmazinGummy form, which he doesn't use yet during his final fight. Gavv does use the power of friendship trope like when Shoma struggled against the twins' agents before, but not explained if AmazinGummy power can be carried over to other forms.

Unlike his vengeful ways before, now Hanto shows some understanding and pity to Jeebh and Lizel, giving them a chance to stop this revenge chain, only killing them if they still want to cause harm. Jeebh and Lizel's sympathetic moments are done to make them an actually loving couple, in Jeebh devoting himself to Lizel, for her own revenge, albeit Jeebh is done with his own revenge, as well as Lizel using her father's death to finally understand Jeebh's misery and help him.

Lizel doesn't seem to be that strong as Granute unlike her early demonstration, having to tag team Valen Frappe with Jeebh like Shita before, despite Lizel seemingly being a cut above most other Stomachs (outside of Lango) in her Butlers dodging Shoma's attack without problem. I don't know about Lizel being left alive after Jeebh's death, as she may still attack others, albeit the ending did say about how there's still Granutes left on the human world, such as a part timer who don't know what to do.

Though it looks badass that Vram is fine after fighting Lango's Agents, it's rather disappointing that it's not shown how Vram eventually beats all of Lango's Agents after seemingly struggling and having a death flag. Vram is the one who achieves Nyelv's previous plan of sealing doors, where he directly destroyed the doors, putting himself close to death again as the Door Space collapses. It's not shown how he ended up surviving despite him thinking that he may see Comel again.

Masaru also learns about Shoma's true relation to him by himself, due to Shoma's diary, which describes his mother and the snacks she talked about, which obviously sound similar to what Masaru knows about Michiru. Shoma's weight of not revealing the truth to Masaru doesn't seem to with Masaru not being shown to feel anything (albeit the ending is 3 months timeskip) about Michiru's death. Not about hatred to Shoma, but just about him being emotionally fragile to process ugly truth.

Now Shoma wants to make the antithesis to Stomach Inc. and Dark Treats, the Light Treats, his own path is to become a pastry chef. As usual though, the protagonist is portrayed as not really competent in this with him still needing room of improvement. I rather wish if do-gooders can be allowed to be good at something, where Shoma claims he's only good at being powerful (Hapipare's jobs), but realizing he has to work to become an expert, rather than just having good intentions.

Well, I'll write about the ending first. The part with Lakia turned out to be important in the plot, but quite ridiculous. Having defeated a legion of Agents behind the scenes, he begins to destroy the doors between worlds, but accidentally causes a mini-catastrophe. However, Granutes survives and remains in the world, who barely noticed all the events of the show. Satisfactory, but not the best ending.
In turn, I have no complaints about Hanto's part. He has to fight against Jeebh and Liesel, whom Bocca's death finally brought together. Here again the theme of protection before revenge is raised and again it is well implemented. It is also interesting that Valen wins thanks to freezing his legs, which is doubly reasonable, because:
A) On a physical level, it deprives Granute of the ability to perform acrobatics, destroying their advantage in agility over the rider;
B) On a character level, it reduces the fight to a test of wine stamina, where in this show Hanto has no equal.
As a result, Jeebh repeats his sister's feat and reunites with Sheeta. Again: a heroic death without a hint of redemption.
As for Liesel, some may be unhappy that she was spared, but I have some arguments:
A) She was left completely alone in a strange world. For a girl accustomed to luxury, this is a fate worse than death.
B) There is still V-cinema and Final Stage, where Liesel can meet her end.
It should also be noted that whatever her motives were, they really helped Jeebh at least a little, but change for the better. Here it is appropriate to recall Goethe: "There is a power that only by wishing evil creates only good."
But I have mixed feelings about the last clash between Shouma and Lango. Lango's position is very unconvincing and smells more like an attempt to logically justify banal jealousy. It is difficult to understand what happy future Bushe took away from him. I can assume that Father Stomach was going to quit the production of Dark Snacks, but then it was worth voicing this directly. Or was Lango just afraid that his father would do this? Anyway, Bushe ends up being the most mysterious and controversial character in the show. I also didn't like that Lango exploded with a cloud of feathers. I understand the symbolism, but in this particular case it didn't work for me. It was more like a torn pillow. I think they should have gone to the trouble of using black feathers or at least a mix.
It would have suited the character better.
But the battle itself turned out great. Exactly what I expected when I wrote that the battle with Bocca was intentionally made more typical. Lango's new abilities quickly burn through a hundred Gochizo and Gavv has to go through all the basic forms while fighting him. It's just a pity that they forgot about the biscuit lumberjack:( And environment and Lango's wings are also actively used. Where did he get them from and why did the elder Stomach become stronger? Let's assume that when he wasn't mysteriously standing on the roof, he was training hard.
The fact that they didn't forget about the Granutes left behind in the human world and Shouma is trying to establish contact with them is great, but this, as well as the lack of a frank conversation with Masaru, still leaves a feeling of incompleteness. The show really needs an epilogue, which it will get, but not anytime soon. So in the end, I would call this ending crumpled, but pleasant.
P.S. The first acquaintance with the new rider was excellent. After Gavv it was hard to surprise, but Zeztz did it with his random UFO. But the phrase: "If Gavv is soft, then Zeztz is hard" should probably be taken to mean that he gets hard slaps.
P.P.S. I slightly lost track of time when I saw that three months had passed, and Shouma was making Easter cakes. Only later did I realize that these were just sweets that had no festive or erotic connotations.

Once, back in university, I came across a bagel without filling. It wasn’t the kind of bagel I picked up by accident. There was a cavity inside for the filling, just an empty one. But despite my disappointment about this, the bagel turned out to be delicious.
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What was the point of the previous paragraph? Well, it seemed to me that the conversation about Gavv should start with a story about food. So let’s continue in the chosen direction. There is a theory that in order for your criticism not to cause aggression, it should be the filling in a sandwich of praise. That is, you start with a compliment, then express a remark, and end again with a list of pluses. This approach supposedly allows you to overcome hostility and make criticism truly constructive. In practice, I can say that it doesn’t work, and you will still be called a hater, ignoring all the praise.
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So instead of a sandwich I have bread and butter today. I will immediately express all my complaints about the show, and then move on to compliments. And I want to start with the villains.
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And here I will immediately have to backtrack and note that they are not bad in themselves. Yes, simple, but not so much as to seem like cardboard or walking clich?s. They have understandable motivations, influence on the plot and other characters, and lives outside the role of antagonist. Even Lango and Bocca, although devoid of any sympathetic traits, do not do evil for the sake of evil or the destruction of civilization/planet/universe. On the contrary, they are busy creating their own world with themselves at the helm, and it is not a fact that it would be too bad for a lucky person or an average Granute.
So in themselves, the villains from Gavv are not bad. But they do not cope well with their task precisely within the framework of the show. Because there are reasons why the connection with the villains Philip, Koyomi, and Ryuga Banjo was revealed only towards the end. And it's not just the desire to surprise the viewer with an unexpected twist and raise the stakes before the finale, but also the need to keep them low until then. If your hero and the villains are relatives, then the relationship between them will be different, ambiguous, and more complicated. Gavv has it, but not enough and very unevenly. For an example of how to properly and effectively show an evil sibling, I recommend watching Gozyugers.
Here you can argue that Shouma's origin is an open secret and his connection to Stomatch was obvious from the very beginning. But I disagree, because:
A) This is not true. Nothing prevented the writers from pretending for a while that Shouma is the son of one of the temporary workers.
B) The show made a mystery out of the obvious in the case of Masaru, whose connection to Shouma's mother was guessed as soon as he started appearing frequently.
You can't ignore the obvious parallels within the franchise either. The Stomachs are a family of antagonists who sell an analogue of a fantasy drug, and of which the main rider of the show is a part. Just like Sonozaki from W. Also among the villains of the show there is a mad scientist who is close to one of the family and is guilty of the death of people dear to the secondary rider. Even Bokka and Liesel can be compared to the X Foundation due to their late appearance and much larger level of influence. And for all this similarity, as well as the ability to take into account the shortcomings of W, Gavv does worse. At the same time, I do not consider W as a sinless standard and admit that Sonozaki are also passive villains with a bunch of unnecessary scenes. But even when Ryubei just drinks tea and hugs a cat, it still looks more natural and charismatic than Lango sitting in a dark conference room or standing on a roof. Although, perhaps, this is the merit of the cat ��
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Another significant drawback of Gavv is the pace. The plot, which is good in a short retelling, develops very unevenly, sometimes lingering in one place for a long time, then suddenly bursting into a rapid avalanche of important events. And if this is usually imperceptible within one episode, then after watching several in a row, it is no longer possible to close your eyes to it. And I would even take this approach (in fact, I did it) if it did not lead to the fact that the plot-important events seem very compressed in time. We barely had time to understand Nyelv, and he was already dead. And the ending turned out to be very rushed.
Among other problems, one can also note the schematic nature of the Granute world. It is clear that the budget imposes its limitations, but then it would have been worth showing Bokka and his palace less. Let the president be a mysterious, powerful force, like the cosmic entities from Super Sentai of the Showa era. And so he looks more like an evil aristocrat-hermit than a ruler.
Also, although Zolda's claims are excessive, I must note that the logic in the show is really often lame, and two or three additional cycles of script editing would have gone to Gavv's advantage. The theme of "riders are considered monsters" was never revealed. Although it is worth noting that if Gavv's basic form left room for such assumptions, then the rest, as well as Valen and Vram, completely destroyed them. However, Granute's design could have been made differently so that the concept of candy monsters did not seem like something idiotic in the show's universe.
I would also like a bigger role for Sachika. I wish Suga's noble motivation was expressed not only for the audience. Furthermore, I wish Shouma and Dente's different views on Bush were not limited to two sentences. But these are just trifles, and I'm starting to get a little carried away collecting them.
In general, if I summarize my criticism, then the impressions of Gavv are exactly what you expect from a show about junk food: it was fun, I really liked it, but it's over, and I'm still hungry. So even in its minuses, the series corresponds to the chosen theme. Although I doubt that it was intentional.
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But let's finish with the criticism and move on to praise. Gavv is the long-awaited breakthrough of the Reiwa era riders. The first show that most of the audience likes. No matter how much I love Saber, he was met very coldly, and even after the triumphant knightly campaign, there were many unconquered fortresses, aka audience hearts, left for him. Well, there are no books that everyone likes. But sweets are refused only on principle. ��
Gavv is the same golden mean between the previous G-riders. He managed to find the perfect balance between Geats's meat grinder of suffering and Gotchard's battering ram of optimism. The show has darkness and cruelty that traumatize its characters, but there's also a lot of joy, laughter, and happiness (which I'll talk about in more detail later). Moreover, by going back to the basics, namely the principle "the rider is a tragic hero who has gained power against his own will," the show looks at him from a different angle, showing that heroism is the path to happiness, both for himself and for everyone around him.
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I must also note that I simply adore the characters of the show. At first glance, they follow the types laid down in the early Heisei: the na?ve, optimistic main rider; the hot-tempered secondary; and the tertiary with a tragedy in his past. We've seen all this more than once. But they all behave in a way that is perceived as living people, not clich?s. And, no less importantly, good people, who can be forgiven for all their mistakes, because you understand that they wanted better and blame themselves for their mistakes. Shouma, with his softness and inexperience, Hanto is always ready to rush into the thick of things, regardless of the inequality of forces. Lakia is one of his own among strangers, a stranger among his own, who is slowly finding a new meaning in life. I would also like to separately mention Sachika, who, having always been hyperactive, becomes helpless and vulnerable when faced with tragedy. This is understandable because, unlike the riders, there have been no losses in her life, and therefore she does not know how to overcome them. I will remind you that even an insult from a stranger upset her and knocked her off track; what to say about the death of a loved one? But even when there are tears in her eyes and you don’t want to smile at all, Sachika finds the strength to support her friends.
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And now let’s talk about happiness. This is the central theme of the show (yes, sweets are more of an entourage that also brings happiness), and therefore being outraged by its frequent mention is like spitting on friendship in Fourze. Happiness connects all the main characters. The show's heroes are looking for their own happiness. Shouma was born in a joyless world, where he received only crumbs of happiness from his mother, and then suddenly transported to the place of his dreams. For the first time in his life, he saw so much happiness, and therefore he is ready to protect it at all costs. For Hanto, traumatized by the loss of his mother, happiness is that no one else repeats his fate, so he will desperately strive for this through obstacles, suffering, mistakes, and new losses. On the other hand, for Lakia, happiness was his brother, so after Comel's death, he, albeit with the apathy inherent in the character, is looking for something new. And he finds it in his role as a protector. So, in fact, all three riders of the show have in common that for them, heroism is the path to happiness. And that is why Sachika, for whom happiness is helping others, becomes an ideal ally for them. And then there is Dante, who found his happiness in eating sweets in a cave. He also helps the heroes, but out of a sense of guilt. And through him it is shown that even if you change from the past, you cannot escape and will have to answer for your sins.
On the other hand, the villains of the show already have happiness (except Shuga. He lost his before the show began and is trying to replace it with a surrogate) but they do not value it and therefore lose it. The twins enjoy their unity but are completely indifferent to everyone else. Glotta values her family, but gentle words escape her only on the verge of death. Nyelv lives in a world without his hated grandfather and is busy with his favorite work, but he himself destroys himself, getting involved in a confrontation that is too serious for him. Lango, contrary to his own words, has all the prospects for a brilliant future, but his old grievanceslikes, inability to get out of the shell of prejudice and feigned coolness destroys him. Twice. The same applies to Bokka, who, being the most powerful, dies because he wanted even more power. In fact, the crime of all local villains is that they encroached on someone else's happiness instead of enjoying their own. And the heroes protect him from them. In this regard, the contrast is not bad, but I would like it to be felt on a more personal level.
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Now let's move away from philosophy and talk about the action. It is gorgeous. The active use of both real and CGI environments makes it unique in each episode. I could list my favorite moments for a long time, from the stretch between containers to Gavv running on thrown knives, but then I would have to remember them all, so I'll move on to the costumes.
And, in my opinion, all the battles about them are a dispute between blunt and sharp-edged.
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The costumes in Gavv are normal. This is exactly what you would expect as soon as the theme with sweets was announced, so you shouldn't be indignant at them. But at the same time, unlike Gaim or Ex-Aid, they have no uniqueness outside the theme, so praising them would also be overkill. But what really impresses me is the implementation of their abilities. It's not just a snack-based design but also taking into account all the features of the chosen food, including the minuses. Very cool. My personal favorite is Valen's chocolate donut with its cartoonish effects.
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However, I must note that the combination of an unusual theme and its chic implementation was able to even change the audience's priorities. Usually riders are criticized for the large number of forms, but in Gavv, on the contrary, the audience wanted to see more diverse options. I won't say that this is unique, because I remember the fan art of Majade with a lighter and the Zee-O forms on the Showa riders' theme. But it is in Gavv that this opinion is voiced more often and louder, being, so to speak, in the mainstream of discussions, so I had to mention it.
From forms, let's move on to Gochizo. They are cute, funny useful and perfectly liven up the show. Perfect helpers. I still prefer Chemies for more variety and individuality, but these little colorful boxes are also great. It's a shame that the initiative with live gimmicks will be abandoned next year. But at least the live bike will be back again.
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To sum up, I want to say that Gavv is a great show, with which I had a great time. Even the shortcomings I mentioned at the beginning play in its own way to its advantage. Now I will explain this non-obvious idea. Many writers have never been able to surpass their first and/or best show. On the other hand, Komura's debut in Riders turned out to be great, but not flawless. So she has the opportunity to do better next time. And I personally will look forward to it. But first, I will enjoy the Gavv post-content, which I really do not want to say goodbye to and which I will mention more than once.
I think I can safely give Gavv the second place among my favorite Riders of the Reiwa era, and even the first, if you put aside personal preferences. Needless to say, it was a great show. But, after a delicious snack, it is useful to take a little nap for better digestion of food. And who knows what incredible adventures you will see in your dreams?
Autumn is coming, and with it, Zeztz.
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Of all the Gavv episodes, I think I liked this one the LEAST.
Very underwhelming finale