[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER FOURZE EPISODE 04 - ?CHANGES AND SECRET MOVES?

It's an interesting choice going with Miu as the first recruit for the KRC. Given her attitude towards Gentarou in the first two episodes you'd think she'd be one of the last to come around instead of the first, especially with Tomoko actively helping out/stalking the gang at this point. It's a good choice, though, because Miu is really fun and this story does a great job of showing off the full range of her personality. It makes a lot of sense that she and Gentarou bond early on, though, since one of Miu's big things is respecting people who are honest about what they want and Gentarou never uses less than his whole ass in everything he does. I'll always love the bit where she provokes the Zodiart because she trusts that Gentarou will be able to save her.

I think this was also the first time we saw Fourze headbutt a monster and I'm always here for that.

Let's see what I said about it in '19:

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

And speaking of fun, I'm now through episode 4 of Fourze, the end of Miu's recruitment arc. It's good to have her on board the team now and to have JK on tap to join up next. I'd completely forgotten what an asshole Shun was at this point, what with happily ditching Miu when the Queen contest turned against her. That's really funny given how by the end of the series he's really desperate to be her boyfriend while she is clearly not that interested anymore. I liked how Miu forgave her friend for trying to attack her, though. I think this arc is part of why she was always one of my favorite members of the KRC. She can be kind of an arrogant dick, but her heart is always in the right place.

Other random things Switchblade had forgotten about Fourze:

- Miu's "Oops" catchphrase. It's cute in moderation, but there were times when it, like Shun's twinkle effect, got badly overused.

- Fourze's States forms. The preview for episode 5 teased the arrival of Elec States, which I had somehow completely forgotten existed. I do remember it, Flame, and Magnet now. I think that was it for non-movie stuff aside from Cosmic, right?

As a final comment, I really hope Rikako Sakata took a thorough shower after filming that pool scene.