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Originally Posted by Locke

Why do so many shows structure themselves like this? What is the point in watching the first half if everything interesting is in the second half? I'm not saying this first half isn't good, but I seem to get told to wait a lot on this forum, the good stuff seems to always be coming somewhere on that horizon and it is never here right now.

To be fair, every show should get better as it goes on. If a show remained at the same quality and level all throughout (AAAAGGIIIIIITTOOOOOOO) it'd be just as bad, or worse since you're expecting improvement.

It's not the "it gets better" comments that get me. I expect that. It's the "it gets good later" which make me feel like I'm wasting my time because it's not good to start. OOO "get's better" because the plot advances, the charatcers expand and the stakes get higher. That's what I want and expect.

Not like Kabuto where you trudge halfway through nonsense and horrible characters and people start saying the second half isn't as good as the first. (He's a troll! That makes everything okay because trolls are so endearing, likable and make for great heroes!)

Speaking of, I notice a disturbing trend in some rider series of the main rider being almost wholey apathetic towards the destruction and often death or injury of those around him, and focuses only on his problems and beating teh monster. Kabuto and Agito could barely be paid to give a rats ass about all the innocent, just going about their lives oblivious to the lurking danger, folk who get horribly murdered leaving behind grieving families. (Another reason W, Black, OOO and Den-O are my favs, and why I still like Wizard despite him being very subdued, borderline bland. He at least gives a shit about other human beings besides himself, sometimes the secondary rider and whatever pair of boobs is standing arund at the time)