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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I feel like something about Faiz that isn't pointed out nearly enough is that it's a show about emotionally damaged people. Nearly every single main character has some kind of traumatic backstory that directly explains their usual decision making process.

I can absolutely sympathize with people who find the melodrama too much (or too cheap), but I've never viewed Faiz's characterization as being particularly arbitrary. The guy who transforms using a cell phone has communication issues. That kind of irony can't be accidental.

ok a few more episodes and I'm starting to see why people get annoyed with Fiaz. It's one thing to be stoic, it's another thing to be sort of dumb and uncommunicative. He needs to tell them that 'purple rider #2' is a bad guy who's scheming. But he's not saying anything to anyone.

I really don't understand why so many of the Heisei Riders are honestly just dumb.

Rider #1 Hongo had like a 600 level IQ and was still "cool", "brooding", "stoic", "tough",..etc.

Riders v1,v2,v3, Black, ZO, J, Shin,..none of them were dumbasses.

Then I watch Kuuga, Agito, Ryuki, Faiz, W, OOO's,...and I just don't understand why all the Main Heisei Riders are so goofy and stupid. I mean I like the shows and I like the costumes and the higher visual quality (compared to Showa era), but with the exception of Build (Sento is smart), I don't understand why so many Heisei Riders are just goofy and simple-minded.



I love the look and quality of the Heisei shows, but I seem to like the actual Riders (when they're not in costume) a lot more in the Showa era because they just act like 'Guys',..not 'Simpletons.' Though I admit Kuuga, Agito, Ryuki,W,..they weren't unlikable characters,..but they were definitely simpleminded compared to someone like Hongo.

Hopefully Gaim, Ex-Aid, Blade, Drive,..some of the other Heisei shows I haven't seen yet don't all continue this trend of goofy simpletons as Riders.

I think it was episode 15 or 16 last night watching Faiz I was like, "Why would you not just TELL THEM HE'S LYING!?"

....sometimes I get too caught up in these shows.