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Originally Posted by barnstenchfartface

I would personally file it under the cool character stuff category at least as much as I would plot stuff. It did have plenty of cool character moments for Hiiro, for Parad, and definitely for Kuroto, who I actually think I'm enjoying more now than I have at any other point in the show.

Yeah, I don't know, I guess maybe my problem is that it didn't really feel focused on the characters? Mostly I think I'm just being kind of irrational but, despite being pretty good, this is the least I've enjoyed an episode of Ex-Aid in a while, even though I still liked it.

I did love all the stuff with Hiiro though. It's kind of funny how the plot becoming about Emu's big secret caused the show to start focusing more on everybody BUT Emu, who's mostly just been running around being clueless about things for 6 episodes.

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Seeing him further degrade into his true absurd self and seeing him being knocked down a few pegs in the same episode makes for some great entertainment.

I think for me the problem is the mastermind egotist part of him sort of counteracts the whole "taking him down a peg" thing. Like, yeah, Chibi Ex-Aid smacked him around a while ago, and Para-DX beat the crap out of him this week, but he just brushed that off and ruined Parad's day by way of ruining Emu's day.

He's sort of untouchable in that sense. His inflated ego means he never feels like he's failed in any way, ruining the satisfaction that would usually come from seeing him get beat up, and even when he seemingly loses things still end up going his way. Like, literally the entire gimmick of his current form is that getting his s*** kicked in just mildly inconveniences him.

So he's in this weird position right now where he's simultaneously a gigantic loser and yet also always wins, which sends me mixed messages. It doesn't help that his shtick has been kind of stagnant since killing Kiriya. I suspect my opinion of Genm will pick back up once this Kamen Rider Chronicle business starts.