[NGW]

Kinda inspired by the action thread of a similar title, I thought it would be fun to look at the other major leg that the franchise stands on, the drama.

Obviously it's easy to say the more humorous and light-hearted seasons fail in this regard, being that they aren't trying to pull on the heartstrings like other seasons, but even Fourze had some genuinely powerful, dramatic moments..that it often went on to make more or less meaningless, but they were still powerful moments.

That said, I can't say I'd put the likes of Fourze amongst the best. No, for me personally I feel that Ryuki and Faiz have had some of the best drama of any (complete) season I've watched. Not going to go into too much detail as a lot of the really good drama from Ryuki doesn't come until late in the game, though the ongoing fighting between the riders and their growing relationships do add to the drama. Faiz on the other hand, and this is something I brought up in the "What are you watching" thread, has it almost as a major ongoing story arc/plot point, with the semi-friendship between the main cast of heroes and villains. Especially knowing that odds are it is all going to reach a breaking point. I know that in the other thread I mentioned this as something I really liked about Faiz that isn't really present in the other seasons, though thinking about that now I suppose it is similar to the interactions and relationships between Ryuki's cast.

Hibiki has some strong moments as well. Gaim is another solid contender I think. W warrants mention, especially in the last couple of episodes.

Wizard didn't really deliver on the drama for the most part. I think Fourze probably had better dramatic moments now that I think about it.