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Kamen Rider Die · 01-06-2023, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

My man, the "No Ordinary Homo Sapiens!" Yeah, Rintaro is a fun, both for how different he is to the run of stand-offish secondaries we'd been having since... Beast? Mach? Maybe latter-era Spectre or Banjou? He's calm, patient, and dedicated to the peace... but then you run into "Star Trek TNG problem" - if your characters aren't having conflict with each other, you need something more to hook into the show's world. And the Megido... They're really not it at this point in the show. They're the bare minimum "Make a monster and have it attack people" with no real sign of a grander plan, or even a short-scale plan, or even individual personalities! I think it doesn't help that they're restricted to their CGI-looking room, thank you Covid restrictions.

It's a fun twist on the expected formula - Rintaro's debut scene is him playing into the audience's expectations by declaring that he's not suspicious, and then immediately subverting them by being a normal dude - but it's got nowhere to go, dramatically. I enjoyed the gag of it this time, but it's pretty clear you're immediately going to need a bigger cast (hello, Espada?) if your secondary is a helpful guy who dislikes conflict with his coworkers.

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Originally Posted by GrandComplete

Plus frankly this episode has the most amount of biking I've seen in years and sometimes for me at least that all I need.

I really liked Gatriker, for whatever that's worth. I like that the calm, helpful Blades has this giant trike with multiple gatling guns. Hilarious!

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Originally Posted by Kurona

Blades is probably one of the few instances I'm not a big fan of Saber's aesthetic. Most of him is fine (though I find the head a bit bland), but it's the big lion head on his chest. It just looks a bit too awkward and stiff and not as fun as it should be -- Gaoking he is not! I've no issue with the general concept, though -- especially as a later suit makes the idea work MUCH better

It's a little cumbersome, but I don't mind it a whole lot. He's a blue sword lion guy! No notes!

01-06-2023, 11:31 PM	#49
Kamen Rider Die Kamen Ride Or Die Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,804	Quote: Originally Posted by AkibaSilver My man, the "No Ordinary Homo Sapiens!" Yeah, Rintaro is a fun, both for how different he is to the run of stand-offish secondaries we'd been having since... Beast? Mach? Maybe latter-era Spectre or Banjou? He's calm, patient, and dedicated to the peace... but then you run into "Star Trek TNG problem" - if your characters aren't having conflict with each other, you need something more to hook into the show's world. And the Megido... They're really not it at this point in the show. They're the bare minimum "Make a monster and have it attack people" with no real sign of a grander plan, or even a short-scale plan, or even individual personalities! I think it doesn't help that they're restricted to their CGI-looking room, thank you Covid restrictions. It's a fun twist on the expected formula - Rintaro's debut scene is him playing into the audience's expectations by declaring that he's not suspicious, and then immediately subverting them by being a normal dude - but it's got nowhere to go, dramatically. I enjoyed the gag of it this time, but it's pretty clear you're immediately going to need a bigger cast (hello, Espada?) if your secondary is a helpful guy who dislikes conflict with his coworkers. Quote: Originally Posted by GrandComplete Plus frankly this episode has the most amount of biking I've seen in years and sometimes for me at least that all I need. I really liked Gatriker, for whatever that's worth. I like that the calm, helpful Blades has this giant trike with multiple gatling guns. Hilarious! Quote: Originally Posted by Kurona Blades is probably one of the few instances I'm not a big fan of Saber's aesthetic. Most of him is fine (though I find the head a bit bland), but it's the big lion head on his chest. It just looks a bit too awkward and stiff and not as fun as it should be -- Gaoking he is not! I've no issue with the general concept, though -- especially as a later suit makes the idea work MUCH better It's a little cumbersome, but I don't mind it a whole lot. He's a blue sword lion guy! No notes! __________________ Currently rewatching: Kamen Rider Fourze \| Other series available on the archive!