[DreamSword]

I've made it up through episode 19 of Drive, including Episode 0, "Hunter & Monster" and the Gaim crossover movie.

The short version is that I'm really not seeing where all the hate comes from.

Don't get me wrong, it's not like I'm popping in to say that these episodes are some of the best I've ever seen or anything. I just think that overall, they have been, at worst, very average for Kamen Rider.

My main issue alot of the time is actually the atmosphere. I can't really tell if it's ever being intentionally awkward or not, and it mainly stems from how the Main Roidmude(Heart, Brain, etc) scenes are framed as super villainous, yet alot of their dialogue really isn't? Antagonistic, sure, but like, not super evil bad guy tier.

But that aside, even if I hadn't already known that this show had the same head writer as W, I feel like I might've figured that out given how both shows have very similar vibes and alot of what made W fun is also present in Drive. Mainly in the style of comedy it has and how much the scenes at the office share alot of beats with Team W at their Agency.

I don't have any real favorites yet, but none of the characters have really annoyed me either. But I did rather like some of the more recent MOTW plots such as the one about Gen and Judge, as well as the two-parter about the actress and the fortune teller. Sure, Drive's' overarching plot is taking a bot to get going, but hey, if I keep getting one-off plots that I legit enjoy, then I feel like I won't have too much to complain about, you know?

And that's about all I've got for the first act of Drive. Overall, it's just been simple fun. And I can't ever see myself getting mad about that.