[XW1n5t0nX]

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Originally Posted by MrHerofan

Oh yeah I almost forgot I watched faiz episode one, and um.

The the heck happened? Is the dude that was in the hospital relevant? Is the Faiz man important?

Yes and yes.

[FormerTitanium]

Den O episode...23 or 24 I think?

So is this only time Ryotaro becomes Wing Form in the show besides the movies?

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by FormerTitanium

Den O episode...23 or 24 I think?

So is this only time Ryotaro becomes Wing Form in the show besides the movies?

I think so.

It's a sweet form so it kind of sucks that it's so rare.

[XW1n5t0nX]

Agito Episode 7
So what's the deal with his hands? Is it a case of every time he transforms into Gills his body starts to mutate in it's human form? Like eventually he'll permanently just be Gills?

I am telling you people, it's a conspiracy being covered up by the police. They know more then they're letting on and I bet O-Parts was about to find out something the police didn't want anybody else to know. I'm calling it, I am downright outright calling it!

The beak on that Unknown...I can't...I just can't

Shouchi when the youngest in the house is facepalming you, you know you're acting pretty darn silly.

Awwwwwww that was such a lovely scene between Mana and her father. So how long until we see the shit got real version?

That little bastard is up to something, I just know it.

I take it this is our backstory episode of the show? Or at least the one for now? Alrighty then.

Wait, if Hikawa wasn't on the ship when the storm started, and he got there was a beam of light surrounded the ship and caused a storm to happen inside the beam, how exactly did Hikawa get onto the ship? It looks like he pulled over near a coast that doesn't seem to have any buildings around, so I don't think he rented a boat. Did he just decide to swim out there just to see what the beam of light was about?

So is that a boy or a girl? Facially it looks like a girl. But considering the way they shot the scene and that the person was carrying a bowl, I couldn't get a look at the chest to tell if it is indeed a girl, or just a boy who looks a little feminine.

Shouchi girls can be as messy as boys when it comes to rooms. Hell they can be even messier.

Okay I know this is a bit of a flashback but...what the fuck is with the trippiness of it?

You know Shouchi may be a little...different but he really is a nice guy. Yeah he's a little in your face when it comes to hospitality, but hey it's better then in your face assholiness. Shouchi seems like a pretty genuinely nice and pleasant fellow and I like him for that.

OMFG Shouchi I love you and your reasoning. "I don't believe in them because I don't have any." Gold, fucking gold

Jetto-Jetto-Jettoman!

Maybe he is a bad host. Just up and deserting Hikawa like that.

I think it's a boy. Still not 100% sure though.



Man Shouchi got the snot beaten out of him.

So number seven has had it's run. What was the end result?

The episode was for the most devoid of story compared to the last two which had easily recognizable stories. You could say there was a story here with the whole Shouchi/Mana/Daddy parts, but they weren't really all that prevalent or frequent to warrant it as an actual story to me. Nothing was really added to the main plot either. So the story elements here were pretty...meh.

Character development seemed to be missing as well. Like the story one could argue that Mana and Shouchi's relationship developed, but it wasn't really anything big or played on. So whereas the story elements were there a little bit, the character development aspect seemed M.I.A.

And unfortunately, the cake of crap is now getting a nice layer of shit icing. The action has reverted back to it's pre episode 4 state of being really boring. I will admit it is nice to see Shouchi not just always win, but it was done in a boring way that didn't really drag me into the fight. I didn't care that he was losing because I wasn't invested into the fight. The verdict is self explanatory.

It's a little sad that this episode halted the breaks of momentum the last three were building. 4, 5, and 6 were some good episodes and it seemed like everything was picking up. But 7 has put a stop to that for now. It had a few entertaining moments, but everything else was boring to me. I didn't enjoy it that much compared to the last few.

[MrHerofan]

Kamen Rider Wizard, Episodes 24&25

So they were pretty good, seeing Nitou being a "lady magician" was pretty nice, and it's great to see the action of Wizard again.

[Locke]

Decade 11.

I get that it probably expects you to have seen the original series and make your own conclusions, but episodes like this really highlight the issues of Decade trying to juggle so many things in so few episodes. There is nothing inherently wrong in any of this episode - honestly a lot of would have been pretty enjoyable otherwise - but there is just so much, happening so fast that it's just much too condensed to really be all that appreciated. Half the battle with great storytelling is context, and although Decade's set up allows him to drop in the middle of stories, it still didn't make me suddenly care about teenage angst Faiz and his racist girlfriend.

We've also got the introduction of DiEnd who looks like he could kinda be cool - I mean he shot Kiva out of a gun to fight for him FUCK YES - but it feels like he was only on set for about a day and they just shot what they could. Once again with the way he is set up it kinda makes sense that he can drop out of the episode for long stretches of time but it still doesn't make me care for him beyond base interest in the fight sequences.

And what the hell happened to Lucky Clover? Setting it in a high school made everything feel extremely silly and small. It was like a bunch of children having a tantrum only everyone died brutally...So like a lot of early Rider villains. They also went down so easily, and the quality of the suits in the close ups looked like the suits were barely holding together.

Everything Faizwise in this Faiz World story was kinda muddled. The awful Faiz finisher (probably the worst attack Ride other than Ryuki's) decimates the school which is stupid in itself, but then there is just a pile of all of the Faiz Drivers just laying in the rubble? Why?

The point is, all of this could fill its own arc and here we're watching it play out over just two episodes. I don't even particularly like this world, or story, but I'd still take more time in it to see the elements get a proper treatment than well...this.

And I know someone is bound to say 'Locke you're never happy with anything!' but that just isn't the case. It seems with toku it can go only one of two ways, you either get enough story relevant content for about five episodes worth across an entire fifty episode series or you get shows like this or Gokaiger which attempt to just do everything all at the same time and fuck cohesion to the fucking wind.

It's all especially frustrating as Gaim proved you can logically pace a series, and do your story complete justice, even as a toku show. So why is no one else doing this?

[Powerman293]

But you're never happy with anything Locke. I'm not defending other toku shows that don't have a perfectly paced plot like Gaim, I'm just making a statement.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Powerman293

But you're never happy with anything Locke. I'm not defending other toku shows that don't have a perfectly paced plot like Gaim, I'm just making a statement.

I never let flaws wash over me like more passive fans, no. It's physically impossible for a show to be perfect in every regard but there are still things I like more overall than I dislike.

I talk about my love for Wizard all the time, and never hesitate to try and push it towards those new to the franchise before the haters start piling in. But people seem to selectively ignore my positive side and paint me as entirely negative.

Heaven forbid on the internet someone actually tries to react and respond to the media they consume and not just assimilate it like a brainless sponge.

[Powerman293]

Well, I since I can't come up with paragraph after paragraph of complaint, I guess I'm "passive" then. I do have problems with certain shows though, but I generally try to focus on the positives.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Powerman293

Well, I since I can't come up with paragraph after paragraph of complaint, I guess I'm "passive" then. I do have problems with certain shows though, but I generally try to focus on the positives.

Complaints and criticisms are not the same thing. And when your criticisms are constructive, you provide much more stuff for discussion in a thread than saying 'it was good'.

If at any point you genuinely believe all I'm doing is complaining, then do say, but I would say Decade's overstuffed, rushed pacing is a genuine criticism not just a complaint and wondering how the show may have played out with more episodes is worthy of critical discussion within the parameters of our forum.