[TF RyuShin]

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Originally Posted by gashatfreak

I've honestly gotten bored of watching Kamen Rider weekly. I just stick around to watch the henshin sequences, is that still a good way to enjoy Kamen Rider? (I won't ask if it's a 'legitimate' way because I've learned such opinions are extremely subjective.)

If I may could give some opinions to gashatfreak, I will try it the best as I can. IMO, I usually decide whether I will watch weekly or binge a Kamen Rider show by its structures :

- Episodic / Two Parters : Binge Watch
Example : Den-O, W, Wizard, Zi-O
I have rewatched those shows last year especially because some of those shows aired dubbed in my country. If you search my posts, I have posted that I don't really like W that much but rewatching it back and doing it binge gave me more insight and appreciation to the show. I finally understood why people love Shotaro and Philip's dynamic and I found some awesome and warming episodes, like ep 5-6, 11-12, 17-18, 27-28, 41-42 and so on. IMO shows like this which use two parters formula is best watched binged because you could get more mileage because you don't need to wait so long because plot progression in this formula is usually slower.

- Plot-Centric : Weekly Watch
Example : Agito, Gaim, Build, Saber
I also rewatch some of those shows and... Those shows were still good, especially Gaim and Build. But you don't get much milage from binge watching those shows. Some inherent plot twists won't make pull a punch if you watch it binge. I remember when Gaim was airing, everyone was crazy about how the show would progress and making so many theories out there. If you weekly watch those shows, you can get more milage by being able to theorize what's to come.

For upcoming shows, like Geats after Revice, I would say you can give some hybrids of this binge and weekly watch. Zero One is my primary example of this. During the first 16 episode, it's best to watch Zero One weekly because the show is still fresh and gives more room for interpretation. After that, there's the Competition Arc in Zero One which started in ep 17. I heard so many people didn't like this arc because of it's repetitiveness and two parter formula. However, some people like Fish and Dream Sword actually gave some appreciation and love for this arc. I think it's not coincidence that people like Zero One's Competition Arc more after binge watching it because you don't have to wait for three months of the same formulaic episode and Aruto yelling 'Yamero' in every episodes.

For future shows, I suggest to watch it weekly until the New Year episode. Then decide whether to watch it weekly or binge it. The 20ish and 30ish is usually the best spot to binge a show because some shows usually has ran out of steam and start padding times for the final 10 episodes of the series.