[DreamSword]

Episode 6: Letter

Raia, from Kamen Rider Ryuki! You've come back to me after all this time!

So, I really liked this one, but at the same time it managed to really disappoint me, if that makes any sense.

The disappointment came in in that, at first it seemed as though Rei was about to get a focus episode, something he was very lacking in when it came to the original GARO.

But instead, 90% of the episode focuses on an elderly couple and their mourning over a son that they lost in a war. And while it wasn't what I initially wanted, I felt like the whole story was pulled off really well and I ended up liking this episode a whole lot as a result.

It actually really surprised me that, while Amemiya helped write this episode, he didn't direct it, as the whole thing has his style all over it. The only thing missing being angelic/gothic women. The guy has a real knack for taking characters who on the surface would be very deeply flawed or even unlikable and giving them rather complicated motivations and feelings.

By the way, if you're wondering who did direct this episode, that'd be Ryu Kaneda, who also did some episodes of the original show(including the famous Fish Tank episode!). So it's not like he's totally out of his element here. And yeah, the imagery is pretty good in this one. I especially liked how the tree transformed to fight at the end. Very creative. And that's already ontop of the very obvious symbolism it had going on with the moon in some shots.

But yeah, really liked this one. I dunno if this is setting up some sort of trend for the rest of show, given how many episodes have focused on the Horror plots moreso than the main characters, but if the stories keep being as good as this, then I don't think I'll have any real complaints.