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Kamen Rider Geats Episode 20- "Divergence IV: Courier!" Discussion
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01-30-2023, 02:48 PM
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The reveal of the DezaStar finally happening... or it's another surprise.
The Time Bomb game (fruit bombs... Gaim reference again?) once again involves Sara as the damsel in distress, and I guess this instead is viewed as something positive, to raise the stakes of the episode especially with the implication that this time the victim is killed permanently. Dunno if the Sakurai parents were victims in a game where the victim is killed permanently like this one, but the DGP hasn't been revolutionized that time. Sara not being the all-wise guide for Keiwa unlike previous sisters are shown again here in how Keiwa's the straight man against her here, for questioning Sara's decision to cut the suspicious pineapple (or even thinking it's unnecessary for Sara to call just for that at first), and reminding her situation when she fangirls to Ace and Neon instead as unexpected guest.
That also showcases how much the Jamato has evolved, to the point that they managed to 'blend' in human lives by writing them a threatening letter (still in their language) and driving cars, likely communicating for their delivery as well. I guess the evolving Jamatos are not all about power like in Schemes DGP, like how obviously the Jamatos here aren't really threatening as fodders fighting wise. And even the Jamatos have sponsors backing them up too, in Beroba. Character-wise and even look wise to some extent she just screams Azu from Zero-One (previous Takahashi series), with her being sadistically playful and having a calm and smiley exterior at all times. Daichi also apparently returns in the next episode, likely in Jamato side as well.
By taking an interest of Michinaga as he wants to destroy all Riders, making him practically similar to Jamatos, as well as his ruthless aims to do anything to win, technically Beroba is also one of the Rider sponsors, so Geats and Buffa rivalry extends to even their sponsors. Sponsors' influences are further shown in Jean giving Ace a secret mission that returns his primary Buckle Magnum, and holding a gun that is potentially a new Raise Buckle. The sponsor's influence is still on equal grounds with other sponsors though, like Kousei ensuring to Irumi that Neon'd prevail with a powerful supporter.
Michinaga consistently claims that he's not the same as the Jamato, while he eventually has returned to the game as a Jamato-backed Rider, wonder what'd cause him to change his mind. Despite his denial though, it seems that the Jamato Buckle has infected him and that he does lose his humanity, of which, although Ace still talks to him in a patronizing matter at times here, Ace'd also display a concern for him here regarding the Jamato Buckle's effects as well as not cheap shotting him when the Jamato Buckle stuns him. In the DGP, Michinaga's someone who disagrees on attacking other Riders, but when he's not a DGP participant, he seems to throw it away by giving proper Geats vs Buffa fighting scene, of which, obviously Geats will win due to Buffa's shortcomings, like Geats using the mirror to distract him, though here Buffa seems to give slightly better fight than Tycoon (both in Command Twin Buckle) due to his raw power with Jamato Buckle.
The previous episode had Kekera telling Keiwa to 'drop the nice guy act' with a shot of Keiwa being determined, and it's displayed here with him forcibly borrowing Lopo's zombie Buckle (as he'd return it afterwards) by yanking it, just like Ace to Neon in ep. 11. Wouldn't exactly say that as stopping being nice though, as it's still done to save someone else (albeit a family) and it's him further gaining more backbone which'd be good if this continues, albeit yeah he's quite rough there, as well as pulling relatively more brutal moves against the pineapple Jamato. Seems that the view of kind equals pushover still persist when this scene is interpreted as Keiwa displaying his bad side or going off the deep end in the face of family, using the inner demon tease in the movie. However, shouldn't Ninja Buckle able to teleport crossing walls?
Irumi has returned here, and now she has known about the DGP. The players are forbidden of revealing it to others, but wonder about sponsors like Kousei. Obviously, if Neon venturing outside is forbidden to her due to her paranoid nature of the kidnapping, the deadly DGP would have her continue to restrict her. She also wouldn't care about Sara as she looks down on commoners as shown in ep. 3. Obviously, Neon would object to all of this, including the fiancee arranged for her compared to when she got eliminated. Otherwise, Neon here continues to be normal 'again' from ep. 19, with her brief teamup with Tycoon at the beginning, as well as displaying great care for Sara, including telling the Riders to focus on saving Sara when the DezaStar vote is brought up, which earns Keiwa's gratitude.
The last part of the episode had Sae holding the DezaStar mission card, which can be quite obvious to reveal that she's the DezaStar, or that there can be surprises like how she just find someone else's mission card which she takes a look at. Regardless, there's some more peeking for her character here, with her being the older sister that outright provides for the younger siblings, not just teaching them sports (which is their dream). I wonder if her family sense actually extends to others like subtly sympathizing with a Rider's family being targeted, or also, likely rather small reaction when Tycoon yanks her Buckle. To make sure her athleticism doesn't degrade with age, that probably touches upon how professional athletes can be broke after retirement which wouldn't happen if she gets her wish, which means she can never retire, but is her earning not as much as the others like Ace or Neon to cover for her family's defunc restaurant despite her implied prestige in athlete world? Otherwise, the DezaStar mission here is outright about attacking other Riders (with the bomb), which, doesn't get Chirami in trouble?
Also there's more on Chirami here, it seems that his menacing act when wearing the Game Master mask is a part of his personality, with him also going menacing when announcing the Jamato. As someone obsessed with realism, now Niram further is scheming something against Michinaga, with the likely appearence of Gazer, a gold and bulkier version of Glare. Niram is also shown eating ehōmaki, of which it's said when it's eaten uninterrupted while facing the "lucky direction" of the year during a specific time, your wish while eating the thing will be granted, explaining Niram using the compass before eating it. That's also favoring realism even witihin the wish granting DGP? I wonder what'd happen if Niram learns that Michinaga has been infected, if he'd finally let him live. I'd think Gazer is Chirami, and perhaps he'd display the purpose of GM as Riders.
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