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01-08-2022, 09:11 AM | #1 |
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Ikki needs to upgrade the Barid Rex VStamp, while Sakura begins to learn the history of the Deadmans.
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01-08-2022, 07:30 PM | #2 |
Reiei
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Damn, Ikki failed
This can only lead to more suffering for Hiromi. Edit: Seriously speaking, I have to leave out my thoughts. I kinda... disliked this episode? Mostly only because of irl circumstances that led to it. Mostly the fact we got a break before this episode which definitely raised expectations for me. Sakura's ending stinger from last year was promptly ignored as she just immediately leaves. I don't care if it's "subversion", it felt kinda insulting to end the episode with that and then begin with subverting it. But here's the real gripe. Volcano Rex. I don't like this suit. Purple/yellow is good color scheme, but I do not like the plastic yellow they have for him, it should have been gold. The fire paint that's apparently hand painted does not work. I commend their work on it, but I would have preferred if it were a solid color instead of looking like that. I get what they were going for, but it doesn't work. Next. We may have to wait for how this form goes next week, but it's seemingly useless now. So, Revice beats the monster, but wait, where's the old lady?! Turns out, the cultist was already dead prior to turning into the monster. She was killed during the process of creating the monster. This form was made to separate humans from Deadmans regardless of their phase. Now it's useless. I like what it does for the stakes, but it kinda made it so all the shilling on the toy was all for naught. It's conflicting, should it be fine the form was useless because of what it means to the story? Or is it not fine because the toy took up a slot or budget that could've been someone else's new form? We're also supposedly getting the fist item that is said to be for Revice? It's all... convoluted. Whatever the case is, I did not like that. Last edited by TheRaizin; 01-08-2022 at 08:38 PM.. |
01-09-2022, 09:34 AM | #3 |
Standing By
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Backstory time for Tamaki "Julio" Gou and we find out that his "Smile!" catchphrase comes from his former friend Yosuke and also Aguilera the first time he met her. Another look at how high school sucks sometimes, as Yosuke was peer pressured by the popular clique in to betraying Julio and tearing the super rare trading card he just gave him. And now he feels terrible about it, after realizing that his friendship with Julio was more important than being popular and how his action is what caused Julio to turn to Deadmans.
This is why Julio feels extra protective of Aguilera, since they were both betrayed by people they trusted. All the more reason for Revice to get their powers synced, since those two Deadmans still have their human hearts, figuratively speaking (and literally, unlike Genta). They definitely don't deserve to die for how they were treated by their alleged friends, they deserve the chance for redemption. The 0 in the closing screen has been reset, which means more Vistamps coming soon! Quote:
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Next. We may have to wait for how this form goes next week, but it's seemingly useless now. So, Revice beats the monster, but wait, where's the old lady?! Turns out, the cultist was already dead prior to turning into the monster. She was killed during the process of creating the monster. This form was made to separate humans from Deadmans regardless of their phase. Now it's useless. I like what it does for the stakes, but it kinda made it so all the shilling on the toy was all for naught.
It's conflicting, should it be fine the form was useless because of what it means to the story? Or is it not fine because the toy took up a slot or budget that could've been someone else's new form? We're also supposedly getting the fist item that is said to be for Revice? It's all... convoluted. Whatever the case is, I did not like that. Remix and Machine parallel: Revi Volcano and Vice Barid Rex Genomes are both still based on the tyrannosaurus. However, I kind of predicted the existence of a fire and ice based power several weeks before the Volcano Rex suit reveal. It's not for George and there are no bears here, but this seems like the closest we're going to get. Furthemore, the Fireclaw was first encountered inside the Yellowstone Caldera in Wyoming! And guess what? The new cobra Machine which is much more intimidating than Lovekov has recently been named as Slitherfang, which of course is the parallel to Jeanne Cobra Genome. I'm so excited to fight it!
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01-09-2022, 10:28 AM | #4 |
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Really liked this one! Revice continues to be a good time, and this appropriately raises the stakes in every way after a new year's break. Direct character development and backstory for the villains, Sakura and Ikki continuing to have conflict, Hiromi potentially having a new source of Is-FENIX-really-good in the Director... it's all good stuff! I don't have much to say, it's just good! Watch it!
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01-09-2022, 11:11 AM | #5 |
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I completely sympathize with Julio here. Let me tell you, feeling betrayed and backstabbed by your best friend is the worst feeling in the world and bound to make anyone furious.
But anyway, this is definitely the next step for Ikki. He feels he needs to save everyone, as you know, being Japan's Nosiest Busybody, but you can't save everyone and sometimes there are people out there that can't or don't want to be saved. Julio's going to be interesting next week, as whether he can be saved or not. |
01-09-2022, 01:17 PM | #6 |
The Immortal King Tasty
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Okay, new year, new episodes... perfect chance to start giving at least some thoughts on this show again? After all, this episode is so good I'm feeling pretty fired up! Or maybe it's so cool I've just gotta talk about it?
Pick your pun, I guess. At any rate, with Sugihara directing, I'm always more excited than usual. So, most of you all had this conversation already, but one of the quirks Revice has developed is that it's trying to balance the actual Revi+Vice=Revice drama that's meant to be the core appeal with the whole sibling Rider shtick, which has kinda run the risk of making Vice feel like an extra in his own show. That is to say, the risk is there, but especially with both Barid Rex's debut and now this, I think the writing has been managing to do a good job still finding ways to highlight how the two of them need to Buddy Up to get the job done, and I'm happy about that. It definitely helps that the writing in this show has generally been so darn slick. Like any modern Rider show, it's got an absurd amount on its plate, but there's a ton of strong theming in Revice so far that's allowed the plot to gradually escalate in a way that still feels focused and considered. There's a sort of ugliness to Revice's whole world, especially, that I'm finding really fascinating. The way the villains are cultists preying on everyday people in ways that go well beyond simply attacking them with monsters; the sort of hopelessness Ikki is finding in trying to solve that in a clean, ideal manner; even just the way the show has been subtly shading Ikki's own heroism with that lingering notion that you can't truly call him a selfless person. It fits the original Rider concept of a hero tinged by the very evil he stands against super well, and it's been super interesting to follow Revice in part because of that. It's stuff like Julio's role in this one, too. The themes lend themselves naturally to drawing out and exploring the humanity of the characters, and I always love when that's what drives a story. Plus, you know, it's still a fun action show that doesn't get too wrapped up in itself, which is important. I also appreciate things like seeing Ikki and Vice doing VR training where they fight Revi a bunch, you know? Neat episode concepts like that are just as interesting in their own right. (And I always appreciate when a base form manages to keep getting meaningful appearances, too!)
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01-09-2022, 08:04 PM | #7 |
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As someone who plays with trading cards, I feel Julio here. Having someone rip up an ultra rare card, which are often expensive, hurts.
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01-09-2022, 08:33 PM | #8 |
Reiei
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Would you say you would join an evil alien demon cult to get back at the guy who ripped your card?
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01-09-2022, 08:42 PM | #9 |
Stronger Than You
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If I immediately gave it to someone as a token of friendship, only for them to immediately rip it, yeah, probably
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01-10-2022, 12:41 AM | #10 |
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Dang, that episode just left me wanting more, this show is driving me a little crazy to watch weekly.
I'm definitely at a point where I'm pretty happy with Revice as a show. This particular episode I think hit me particularly hard, between Ikki's desperation to save people who are beyond salvation and Julio's backstory striking a chord with me. Seriously, it has been a while since we had a Rider show where so may civilians are just explicitly not getting saved, it is a surprisingly early-Heisei vibe, which I can really dig, and can genuinely fuel some great drama. I think I took the whole thing with Julio quite personally too, since I can recall lashing out at someone in a similar way to Yosuke once when I was younger. I always did regret it. I think the fact I could connect to the writing on that level shows how fundamentally good the drama is! I have a hard time holding a grudge against the aspects of the show I don't like when so much is done well.
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