[TF RyuShin]

In Kiwami's defense regarding Amazons, I agree most of his opinions, especially about the overrated part. Don't forget, Amazons S1 aired when Ghost was at it's lowest. Try to lie but you just can't shrugg off the feelings that Amazons was a catharsis when Ghost couldn't execute on so well. So you can feel the big difference on both of them. That's why maybe some people felt like Amazons S2 didn't have the same impact not because just the characters and story but also it aired when Ex-Aid was on their strongest. I might sound a little harsh but you can't easily remove this mindset in our head.

Also, am I the only one here who doesn't like W or Double? For me, Drive is like an upgrade of W in some ways. It's not I dislike Akiko because I still found her entertaining in some places. However, Drive's characters are more all around. I really can't feel the dynamic between Shotaro and Philip, except in some episodes and the finales. It's a bit unfair because I have watched Gaim and Drive first before I watched W so I can't shrugg of the feelings that W would have been better on seralized.

Really, the reason I don't really like W was because the two parter really hindraced the story for going linear. I mean when Drive was about 10-ish episodes, there was so much going on. For W? We were focusing too much on the case that the really plot moved so sluggish. When W was around 40-ish episodes, we must still focus on that police for a whole two episodes, dealing with the Old Dopant, dealing with Mick? Even for Drive, they knew when to move the final forward. From 40-ish episodes, you can't say it's fillers anymore but I can't say the same with W.

That's why I like Wizard despite all of the hates. It has a rough journey but it has a rather satisfying journey on the finales and the two parter really felt like moving the plot onward. I just want the series to focus on the finales when it must. Also, W's other problems are the villains, except for Wakana and Saeko. Really, we don't get so much fleshed out from Kirihiko and Isaka. They only got a good deal of fights near the end of their time and I felt it should have been pushed earlier (Ehem, for once, we don't need that two parter crazy creepy doll case). I felt like Ryubee was on the loose ends too because he died so abrupt without a proper send out.

Sorry if it's become a ramble but I really wonder how people can say W is good and amazing while I still see some loops and holes here and there. I know series like Wizard, Ex-Aid, Drive and Gaim also has their ups and downs but it's surprising that people o errated W so much.