Integration

Kamen Rider Lucha · 07-15-2015, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

See, even that I have to disagree with. They had to learn to work together as a team because no one really cared about being a ranger in the beginning. Hell, they spent more time arguing with each other in the Key monster episodes than working together. Plus, they still weren't fully a team until after they dealt with Ryo's dad and High Priest Saw.

They do learn some humility after being defeated once or twice before really cohering as a team, but I kinda feel like all that stuff happens super early. Though I guess you can't really discount that as significant development.

So maybe the synthesis of our views is that most of their development is front-loaded, and they change very little after the first ten episodes.

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

What are some of your favorite episodes though? Mine are the drunken tofu one, the one with Father Gauss, the Jin premier episodes, and the one with the Oni's Golden Leg.

I love all of the Jin episodes. Those are killer. Especially episode 27, where he demonstrates just how much of a monster he is by killing his sister -- and episode 35, where Ryou wears the special resistance suit made out of springs to get strong enough to fight him.

I also really love a lot of Kou's episodes, which I was expecting to dread. But I was consistently impressed by how they handled his arc -- nothing is made easy for him just because he's a kid. They really run that character through the emotional ringer and the writers never put on their"kid gloves" when handling his story. I particularly enjoyed episodes 18 (where we get the first glimpse of his mother branding him) and 22 (where Akomaru gets crushed to death by boulders... for the first time).

The last couple Kujaku episodes rank pretty highly too -- I was definitely moved by how they handled Kujaku and Gara's shared history.

And then the last ten episodes are non-stop awesome. I wasn't surprised by the reveal that Kaku is a Gorma, but I was legitimately surprised by how that played out. I never thought he actually betrayed the team, but the show did a good job of making me wonder what his motives were and what his endgame was.

Geez, that's a lot of favorite episodes, huh?

07-15-2015, 02:18 PM	#6233
Kamen Rider Lucha Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,544	Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Kain See, even that I have to disagree with. They had to learn to work together as a team because no one really cared about being a ranger in the beginning. Hell, they spent more time arguing with each other in the Key monster episodes than working together. Plus, they still weren't fully a team until after they dealt with Ryo's dad and High Priest Saw. They do learn some humility after being defeated once or twice before really cohering as a team, but I kinda feel like all that stuff happens super early. Though I guess you can't really discount that as significant development. So maybe the synthesis of our views is that most of their development is front-loaded, and they change very little after the first ten episodes. Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Kain What are some of your favorite episodes though? Mine are the drunken tofu one, the one with Father Gauss, the Jin premier episodes, and the one with the Oni's Golden Leg. I love all of the Jin episodes. Those are killer. Especially episode 27, where he demonstrates just how much of a monster he is by killing his sister -- and episode 35, where Ryou wears the special resistance suit made out of springs to get strong enough to fight him. I also really love a lot of Kou's episodes, which I was expecting to dread. But I was consistently impressed by how they handled his arc -- nothing is made easy for him just because he's a kid. They really run that character through the emotional ringer and the writers never put on their"kid gloves" when handling his story. I particularly enjoyed episodes 18 (where we get the first glimpse of his mother branding him) and 22 (where Akomaru gets crushed to death by boulders... for the first time). The last couple Kujaku episodes rank pretty highly too -- I was definitely moved by how they handled Kujaku and Gara's shared history. And then the last ten episodes are non-stop awesome. I wasn't surprised by the reveal that Kaku is a Gorma, but I was legitimately surprised by how that played out. I never thought he actually betrayed the team, but the show did a good job of making me wonder what his motives were and what his endgame was. Geez, that's a lot of favorite episodes, huh? Last edited by Kamen Rider Lucha; 07-15-2015 at 02:23 PM..