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DreamSword · Today, 01:24 AM

As I've reached 40 episodes of Kamen Rider Saber, I've been thinking a bit about why this show caused a bit of a stir back when it aired. And complaints about pacing aside, I think I might've gotten an idea.

To put it as simply as I can, I feel like one's' enjoyment of Saber very much depends on how willing they are in taking Saber's' claims at face value.

Because, really, the show does kinda just expect you to roll with whatever it says.

The biggest example for me, I think, is the moment where Kento takes the near fatal blow for Ren. Sure, we're told that Kento sees Ren as a dear friend, but up until that point there was nothing to really indicate that. Ren has a crush on Kento and respects him as a swordsman, but that's not the same as Kento having any sort of bond with Ren.

And it's not until a bit later on that we get even a single scene of the two bonding via flashback, whether it be via the Sword of Logos Saga or the main show itself. And really, a big establishing character moment like that isn't something that should be left to any sort of mystery; the scenes of them together really should been shown at some point during arcs 1 or 2. Kento's' sacrifice is something you build towards; not a kick off for any sort of questions.

Not helping in this is that, me personally, I'm not exactly in love with alot of this cast? Arc 1 showed some promise, but characters either quickly faded into the background(Oogami), went down a path I didn't care for(Rintaro), or became outright annoying to me(Logos).

Really, at this point I'm essentially watching the show solely for Ren and Desast. And while every scene featuring the two is a definite highlight, they're not exactly prominent enough to be carrying the show for me. And that's not to say I'm outright dreading Saber or anything, I think the show is overall "fine" but I can't help but feel like there's some alternate version of this show that I really could end of loving(mainly seen via Arc 1), but it's not what we got. So now I'm just sorta waiting for the show to end, which is rather unfortunate for me as I really did wanna be one of this show's' defenders.

Superhero Chronicles is still a great movie atleast.

Today, 01:24 AM	#18175
DreamSword Some guy. I'm alright. Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,322	As I've reached 40 episodes of Kamen Rider Saber, I've been thinking a bit about why this show caused a bit of a stir back when it aired. And complaints about pacing aside, I think I might've gotten an idea. To put it as simply as I can, I feel like one's' enjoyment of Saber very much depends on how willing they are in taking Saber's' claims at face value. Because, really, the show does kinda just expect you to roll with whatever it says. The biggest example for me, I think, is the moment where Kento takes the near fatal blow for Ren. Sure, we're told that Kento sees Ren as a dear friend, but up until that point there was nothing to really indicate that. Ren has a crush on Kento and respects him as a swordsman, but that's not the same as Kento having any sort of bond with Ren. And it's not until a bit later on that we get even a single scene of the two bonding via flashback, whether it be via the Sword of Logos Saga or the main show itself. And really, a big establishing character moment like that isn't something that should be left to any sort of mystery; the scenes of them together really should been shown at some point during arcs 1 or 2. Kento's' sacrifice is something you build towards; not a kick off for any sort of questions. Not helping in this is that, me personally, I'm not exactly in love with alot of this cast? Arc 1 showed some promise, but characters either quickly faded into the background(Oogami), went down a path I didn't care for(Rintaro), or became outright annoying to me(Logos). Really, at this point I'm essentially watching the show solely for Ren and Desast. And while every scene featuring the two is a definite highlight, they're not exactly prominent enough to be carrying the show for me. And that's not to say I'm outright dreading Saber or anything, I think the show is overall "fine" but I can't help but feel like there's some alternate version of this show that I really could end of loving(mainly seen via Arc 1), but it's not what we got. So now I'm just sorta waiting for the show to end, which is rather unfortunate for me as I really did wanna be one of this show's' defenders. Superhero Chronicles is still a great movie atleast. __________________ Watch Heroman With Me! \| Tokucasts w/ Friends!