[ZeoRangerV]

This episode was just the pick up I needed on this series. A good bit of background for Haruto (who despite being the rider has never felt there that much) and Phoenix is pretty kickass. Next week should be good.

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Originally Posted by Kagezuno

I'm trying to remember how OOO and Fourze spaced out their rollouts of new forms, because they both had a lot . . .I'd say they still had a bunch, but even so. . .before, episode 10?

Fourze got Elek states in episode 6, but then he didn't have four alternate forms to begin with I guess.

[Odin]

i don't know why but as much as i love harutos character, there is something satisfying about watching him panic and get his ass handed to him by phoenix

[Barricade64]

Is it just me or did they purposely dress Shunpei and the kid similarly (at least with the shirts)? That was a pretty good episode, Phoenix is pretty ruthless. If the Wiseman actually is the White Wizard, I'll be interested to know what his game is seeing as how he gave Haruto the belt in the first place. Maybe he needs a certain amount of Phantoms dead for a ritual or something?

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Barricade64

Is it just me or did they purposely dress Shunpei and the kid similarly (at least with the shirts)? That was a pretty good episode, Phoenix is pretty ruthless. If the Wiseman actually is the White Wizard, I'll be interested to know what his game is seeing as how he gave Haruto the belt in the first place. Maybe he needs a certain amount of Phantoms dead for a ritual or something?

It's all an elaborate ruse to break Haruto, who could withstand the eclipse event.
It'll turn out that all of Haruto's rings will spawn Phantom level ghouls, including the ones Shunpei, Rinko, and Koyumi are wearing. Killing them all, it will break Haruto and that will spawn a Phantom of epic proportions.

[AoBlue]

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Originally Posted by bluesparrow

Loved this episode, even pre-subs. FINALLY some Haruto back-story! And Phoenix lived up to his cool costume, can't imagine how tough Medusa is going to be. BTW the guy who said it has to be right, Wiseman totally has to be the White Wizard.

Also the preview sold me on the Dragon Fire form. It looks great in motion.

EDIT: Watched the subbed episode right afterwards. Man, I haven't watched many of these shows so my opinion is not that informed, but these are easily the meanest villains of any of the KR shows that I've seen. The Greeeds were evil but they mostly just brought out the bad parts of people that were already there. The Zodiarts, I haven't gotten far enough in to even see what their motivation is(besides creating Horoscopes). And again, the people they targeted were already pretty bad - they chose to become Zodiarts. These Phantoms are viciously cruel little $#!+$.

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Originally Posted by Blade Raider

Mmm...deliciously glazed backstory with sprinkles! The sprinkles are made of last hope.

This episode was all around good. There's a good chance White Wizard is Wiseman, in which case I'm calling him Wisemen Rider. However, it could just be a red herring.

Things that amused me:
TE-01 NAKKER THE ONE!
The donut shop guys' slapstick in the background.
The kid knows what to do when there's stranger danger.

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Originally Posted by Barricade64

Is it just me or did they purposely dress Shunpei and the kid similarly (at least with the shirts)? That was a pretty good episode, Phoenix is pretty ruthless. If the Wiseman actually is the White Wizard, I'll be interested to know what his game is seeing as how he gave Haruto the belt in the first place. Maybe he needs a certain amount of Phantoms dead for a ritual or something?

White wizard might be wiseman....I wonder who called it I'll go look it up.

[Kiryu]

Anyone else think that Shunpei acted more like a kid then the actual kid did?

[AoBlue]

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Originally Posted by Kiryu

Anyone else think that Shunpei acted more like a kid then the actual kid did?

yes yes I did.
I went and looked through the past threads and:

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Originally Posted by AoBlue

I may regret this but I'm calling that the white wizard has alot to do with wiseman even maybe be Wiseman himself.

Apparently it was me.

[Kiryu]

Loved the fight with phoenix and wizard, I got chills seeing Haruto all serious faced as he transformed…but I think one thing took me out of the moment…and that was the goofy noises the belt and the weapons made.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Kiryu

Loved the fight with phoenix and wizard, I got chills seeing Haruto all serious faced as he transformed…but I think one thing took me out of the moment…and that was the goofy noises the belt and the weapons made.

I already knew that would happen whenever the series tried something dramatic.

[ShockerCon]

Ooh back story. This actually kinda confused me, when Haruto first talked with the kid's mom, it sounded like she was his mom too. But then they implied with that flashback that Haruto's parents died in that car crash. So then how does Haruto know that kid's mom? Was she one of the nurses?
Model Kit Real Robots are not cannon in Kamen Rider. I guess this means Tommy Westphall imagined Nakker The One aswell?
That fight with Phoenix at the end was cool and all, but good god, that belt needs it's voice cut out(DEFEEEEND! PURESE. DEFEEEEND! PURESE. DEFEEEEND! PURESE).
Lastly, I don't see why you guys think Wiseman is White Wizard.