[Locke]

Blade 08...annoyed me. Yeah Black's story may be very basic and require leaps in logic but it's direct and coherent and I can't tell you how refreshing that is after the likes of Kuuga, OOO and to a lesser extent Fourze. Blade on the other hand lacks that kind of streamlined storytelling, it tells us a lot, in a steady feed but usually holds all the important details to itself.

Yes, I know there was a war between Humans and the Undead, yes I know they sealed them in cards but did Kamen Rider forget the How and Why in the six ws? Because they are kinda important to the story and I know OOO didn't answer them and Kuuga didn't really but that doesn't make it okay.

Another criticism I have is that the show doesn't feel as big as the plot suggests, a Battle Royale to me suggests a war basically, a massive and epic clash but so far Kenzaki and Tachibana have felt like they are in the same position as any other Rider, dealing with the MOTW. We've yet to even have a singular identifiable villain, unless that Wesker cosplayer is our big bad.

It's lucky I enjoy all the Riders!