[Kiwami]

So I'm caught up on Saber now, I watched like 8 episodes today. And I didn't hate it? I don't know. I certainly think the split between the Sword of Logos and Touma is the most interesting thing that has happened in this show yet, and the characters really seemed at least a bit realistic and relatable when they had to deal with this event.

But at the same time this show really didn’t do anything to surprise me or make me think "Damn, that's good!" I was mostly along for the ride really. And I have to say, as someone who usually watches Kamen Rider weekly, the little binge session was fun, it really does seem more fluid seeing the events unfold over the course of hours instead of weeks.

At the same time though, good lord do suit upgrades / new Riders get sidelined quickly. X-Swordsman was OP for like 2 episodes and then never stood a chance after, at least that’s what it felt like to me. None of Touma's upgrades really do anything either until a new toy needs to be promoted. And what a boring one it is, a berserker form? Again? Even with the arguably well done nightmare sequence it just felt like a discount Black Hazard.

But what I did think was neat, assuming it won't be wasted terribly later on, is Touma growing as a swordsman and his blade developing new characteristics. That's the kind of thing I want to see more instead of "power-boost through new toy", a Rider getting stronger with the abilities / equipment they already possess.

Anyway, what I learned today: Saber isn't entirely awful at least, and maybe it should be viewed in chunks. Maybe I very much needed the break from it too. So I won’t watch it weekly and instead just consume the next few episodes all at once should I feel like it. Yeah, the more I think about, forcing me to watch it every week didn’t help. I just got fed up with it and was overly hateful of something because it didn’t completely suit my tastes. But once I’m bored and feel like watching Kamen Rider? Saber is good enough I guess.