[Blade Raider]

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Originally Posted by Kiryu

When has secret identities ever been an issue in Rider?

Kuuga and Agito come to mind. They where major plot points from time to time. Of course, these heroes weren't trying to keep it a secret either. It just was.

[Kagezuno]

So hey, this wasn't too bad! Wizard beats the Gnome/Croissant/Thing with an advanced for of "he who smelt it, dealt it" and the con artist girl isn't a bad sort, she was just a victim of the mortgage crisis.

Seems like things are stepping up in terms of plot, what with the new stone and the battle with Phoenix promised for next week.

[Barricade64]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiryu

When has secret identities ever been an issue in Rider?

In Ryuki, Kabuto and Den-O it was an issue at some point or another, but more often than not it doesn't matter.

[ZeoRangerV]

Not a bad episode. I really liked the end fight but thought the woman's back story was a little on the weak side. I know it goes against the show's hope/despair thing, but sometimes I wish people could just be con-men without having some sob story behind it.

[Den-O]

Yeah the backstory was pretty boring but the fights were good as usual. Though I did find myself taking a break in the middle of this episode. I got kind of bored for some reason.

[Matrixbeast]

I think Wizard might get repetitive if it doesn't do something fast. The problem is that the Phantoms don't offer any chance for redemption, so all them are inherently evil.
I'm hoping Phoenix will spice things up.

[Den-O]

Agreed, it won't take much before this show goes to bland town. THe villains are iredeemable and don't succeed in any of their plans. Gotta see the bad guys get a one up at least once to keep things interesting.

[Matrixbeast]

It also seems that the only ones who will ever enter that Despair state (Where they start cracking and flowing with Dark Energon) will become a companion, so they're holding off on doing that very often. So I'm kind of afraid the WizarDragon will go the way of the Buron Booster from Kiva.

The rings are doing what I was afraid of (Becoming gimmicky), the Phantoms are bland (Even Phoenix, because the only emotion he seems to ever express is anger), the characters are dull (When the only characters to interest you are Wajime and Shunpei, there's a problem. Haruto's laid back attitude is fine, but he often seems too disinterested in his own show, Koyumi is a mean spirited hypocrite with an obvious crush who should just stamp "I'm going to die in episode 47" on her forehead, and Rinko is just dull. A pretty face could only get her so far.), the belt is noisy ("Shabadoobie Touch To Henshin Shabadoobie Touch To Henshin Shabadoobie Touch To Henshin! FIRE PA-LEASE! HI HI HIHIHI!"), and the Phantom's gate plot is just going to get more repetitive than Fourze's Zodiarts.

To me, all Wizard has going for it is great monster designs and flashy fights (When Wizard ISN'T trying to mimic Kabuto, that is).

[ZeoRangerV]

I think you've pretty much accurately summed up why I'm beginning to lose interest in Wizard. I'll keep watching of course, but I wasn't quite expecting to look forward to Go-Busters more every week than it

[Den-O]

And I think you have both completely summed up how I feel. Aside from the monster designs, which I feel are terribly generic.