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Originally Posted by Tremere

Let me explain myself a bit.

Decade isn't the best of the series that I've watched (Favs are still Kabuto, Wizard, Build and Decade in no order). But is the very first KR series that I started with, but the episode structure allows the series to introduce each KR series to me, and letting me "get the gist" of things to consider watching the original KR series after Decade.

The 3 episode structure of 1) exploring new world, getting situated 2) getting into deep poop 3) finding solution and getting rid of bad guy in a very strict and structured manner at the least helps with storytelling.

Zi-Oh tried to squeeze 3 episodes into 2 which has to heavily rely on existing viewers already knowing the previous KR series to get situated, and perhaps one thing brilliant about Decade is that they are not so hard up on getting original actors with their AR theory.

When Geitz busts out the Ghost Armor in the first episode my suspension of disbelief shattered. Maybe its because I've set my expectations too high (hell coming off from Build my expectations are high already), or maybe its because I thought they would pace it like Decade, so there's this dissonance and sense of getting jumbled up.

Sougo didn't help matters because for a guy who wants to be king, there's no kingly vibe about him. Even Tsukasa's arrogance gives his character flavor, even Kabuto's arrogance gives his character flavor.

Hell, even Os charisma can be felt in this alternative character portrayal, I still believe in him wanting to reach out to everybody. Hell even Naruto believes in being Hokage more than Sougo believes in being king.

And for all the crap people heap on Ghost, Ghost is still genuinely likeable. And I still believe in him when he says he wants his life to burn bright.

Maybe its just getting the actors to settle into their roles, and when they embody the role long enough they get better at it? I dunno. Geitz seems to at least act like he has gone through some character development even though at times his face is just permanently scrunched up.

My expectation wasnt high after build especially with the way writers retcon and rehash the father, fusion, and shouchi secret as well as vernage history in the later half. it wasnt bad, but not as good as the second and third quarter. Zio was straight to the point in e1, but it derail to a very formulic episode structure. Hardly any progress with ohma, time jackers, and the returning alumni are glorify cameos to sell extra gadget and secondary ride watches too.
We know time jackers aren't going to fight zio and the another rider candidate are hardly a pushover when they cram toys and cameos all in one. Also, Geiz is like a knock off Specter/Baron. Sure, they get beaten a lot, but they're actually very motivated to surpass and beat the main rider. Even birth have more ambition and accel/meteor got more resolution to fight. Geiz is just a I don't want to say tsundure, but it's kind of what vegeta is now in super. All talks, but little actions as well as a undying passion to befriend with zio in a way.
Anyway, I disliked ghost, but the ghost tribute was pretty well done. I would prefer makota appearing in present traveling through dimension making him immune like decade, but he was just there for a quick pose and one liner. Preview lies again like always.