[Locke]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

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Kouta I agree with, some people are just good and therefore Kouta's actions always make perfect sense especially in the kind of reality that toku normally exists in. But I disagree with you a thousand percent on all the others. It especially helps that the down time scenes of Kouta just enjoying himself give him a genuine sense of humanity that convinces me only further of his actions.

Kaito is obsessed with strength, granted, but why is he obsessed with strength? That is my point here. We're very late in the game, and personal motivations, stakes and driving forces are completely missing from him despite him being our QUOTE Secondary Rider UNQUOTE. It isn't even like he gets to be human between the dramatic moments, as most of what he does is scowl, flap his coat and watch Mai swoon at his feet.

Micchy again, we understand his motivations much better than Kaito's granted but in terms of why he goes to such despicable lengths is not something we understand. And sure like Kouta - but the opposite - there exist people who are just bad but he's despicable to the point of insanity. Actually now I think about it the way he always dumps exposition to himself, maybe he is mad... He doesn't feel real to me, because no one is that pantomime villain in real life and nothing in the show convinces me his pantomime routine even fits in the context of this show.

The reasoning for Micchy's actions - namely the lengths he goes too - deserve to be explored, just like Kaito's motivations for why he is such a titanic asshole 90% of the time. I can't believe we're so late in the game, and they're so important to the plot, and I can barely bullet point a few things about them. Kouta is the only one I feel any kind of emotional attachment too, as he's the only character who is both semi realised and actually gets to feel lived in.

But don't worry, the fanboyism is blind for this series right now, and I know we wont agree now. And maybe not in a years time, or two, but eventually every series has a moment where people look back in it - and I mean REALLY look - and realise they were too quick to praise and too slow to criticise. I'll look forward to talking about Gaim then when we can have a real discussion.