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Kamen Rider Fourze Episodes 13 & 14 - "Kicked Out of School" & "The Stinger's Relentless Assault"



TACHIBANA-SAN! WHY ARE YOU THE LIBRA HOROSCOPE? TACHIBANA-SAN? IS IT TRUE THAT YOU'VE BETRAYED US?

Now I've got that out the way, ahem...



A nice sequel episode here, dealing with how exactly do you pick yourself up in the aftermath of becoming a monster. It's honestly a pretty nuanced take for a kid's show - the Switch is symbolic of any kind of destructive behaviour, Miura doesn't want to go back to school because he's afraid it will effectivly trigger him into a relapse, but honestly what got me the most was the sheer depression he seems to have outside of it. He hates the part of himself that wants it, but hates the rest of himself even more for not, in his eyes, being strong enough to just say no. And the resolution, for all he's cheered up... his driving goal is just to go back to school. Not to never be tempted again, but to have the willpower to manage his addiction. And hey, maybe with the sudden support network of his photographer girlfriend and the KRC, he'll be alright. It's always one day at a time, but getting to the point where you're starting day one can sometimes be the hardest part.

Kengou being willing to put his life on the line to cure Gentarou because Gentarou would do it for Miura is a nice followup to last time's, but it's a minor moment in a busy 2-parter otherwise. Still good. On the other side of things, it's a reshuffle episode for our villains. Mr Scorpio gets one final chance to shine as the embodiment of temptation, this time for more than Ohsugi, and gets to become a massive CGI scorpion for her troubles. Her motivations basically seem to be "Do what Gamou says because he's kind enough to keep giving me power", which are fine enough I guess? It's clear she's sticking around, even if not as an active threat anymore, but would be nice to see something more. Tachibana-san, aka Libra Zodiarts, seems to be the replacement, and I look forwards to milking all the Blade jokes I can everytime he does something. Stag beetle mfer.