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Kamen Rider Die · 07-10-2022, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Frontier

I feel like Aruto vs Jin works just as fine because technically Aruto's been dealing with Jin from the start so they've got that going for them and Jin's innocence and nascent obsession with fulfilling his fathers' wish makes for a nice contrast with Aruto's resolve to stop them even if on some level you wish these two could connect and do more than fight each other. Like Aruto is his family's legacy while Jin is the legacy of Metsuoboujinrai and their philosophy, so that's why I think the fight works. And Jin's last moments are pretty powerful to me.

I think it works fine as an individual fight - I like Jin a lot! - but it doesn't really feel like the decisive, final blow against MetsubouJinrai. I mean, it shouldn't, because it isn't, but it just feels like the lieutenant got killed off after the boss.

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Originally Posted by cosmicrescend0

Uh oh! Looks like Gai's making moves! The whole "I manafactured this whole conflict to assert my dominance in the market by advertising these weapons(Kamen Riders)/get rid of my compeitiors", it's such a thing a swarmy billionaire like him would do? I know she didn't know every single little detail of Gai's plan, but did Yua think Gai's scheming would just stop at taking over Hiden, or that he cares about how hard the members AIMS worked to fix this mess? Like, surely the guy suspiciously more a bit concerned about Hiden's downfall than anything might have ulterior motives!

Yeah, I... man, I really need this show to spell out more how Yua fits into this ZAIA story. I need to know why she's facilitating a scheme in one episode and then getting apoplectic about its consequences in a later episode. I basically need to know if she's naive or an idiot.

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

But yeah there's not much in the way of tension and it's a weird transitional episode that doesn't really evoke much. I feel like that sets up perfectly how this upcoming Arc went for me.

what if the new villain showed up and was like "i'm just going to keep doing the exact same plan as the last guys"

what if that

definitely not a thing that made parts of build drag for me

07-10-2022, 10:44 PM	#330
Kamen Rider Die Kamen Ride Or Die Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,749	Quote: Originally Posted by Frontier I feel like Aruto vs Jin works just as fine because technically Aruto's been dealing with Jin from the start so they've got that going for them and Jin's innocence and nascent obsession with fulfilling his fathers' wish makes for a nice contrast with Aruto's resolve to stop them even if on some level you wish these two could connect and do more than fight each other. Like Aruto is his family's legacy while Jin is the legacy of Metsuoboujinrai and their philosophy, so that's why I think the fight works. And Jin's last moments are pretty powerful to me. I think it works fine as an individual fight - I like Jin a lot! - but it doesn't really feel like the decisive, final blow against MetsubouJinrai. I mean, it shouldn't, because it isn't, but it just feels like the lieutenant got killed off after the boss. Quote: Originally Posted by cosmicrescend0 Uh oh! Looks like Gai's making moves! The whole "I manafactured this whole conflict to assert my dominance in the market by advertising these weapons(Kamen Riders)/get rid of my compeitiors", it's such a thing a swarmy billionaire like him would do? I know she didn't know every single little detail of Gai's plan, but did Yua think Gai's scheming would just stop at taking over Hiden, or that he cares about how hard the members AIMS worked to fix this mess? Like, surely the guy suspiciously more a bit concerned about Hiden's downfall than anything might have ulterior motives! Yeah, I... man, I really need this show to spell out more how Yua fits into this ZAIA story. I need to know why she's facilitating a scheme in one episode and then getting apoplectic about its consequences in a later episode. I basically need to know if she's naive or an idiot. Quote: Originally Posted by Enchilada645 But yeah there's not much in the way of tension and it's a weird transitional episode that doesn't really evoke much. I feel like that sets up perfectly how this upcoming Arc went for me. what if the new villain showed up and was like "i'm just going to keep doing the exact same plan as the last guys" what if that definitely not a thing that made parts of build drag for me __________________ Currently watching: SSSS.Dynazenon! \| Other series available on the archive!