[XW1n5t0nX]

Just finished the episode. Bullet point time!

1. Hase and Jounouchui are still hilarious, with Hase still being awesome
2. Takatora is a God
3. Kiwi looks really cool, though a little browner then the toy
4. Takatora is a God
5. Sid is one deviant sum a bitch
6. Takatora is a God

[NGW]

Micchy continues to grow into a really interesting character. Definitely one of the season's best riders.

Pretty solid episode, was great seeing all of the riders together, and Zangetsu's henshin was awesome. Disappointed that kiwi arms had its in-show debut lessened because of the movie...that's just something that bothers me with the Kamen Rider flicks. Looking forward to next week and what may be our first casualty of this rider war.

[KyoryuGreen]

I loved this episode it was great to see more of Yggdrasil and Takatora Henshin. Kouta is definitely awesome with his flips and his kicks in the beginning of the episode. I love Micchy's plan and he's definitely a confident, and smart character now if he can only bring some of that to the battlefield though he does seem more confident with hand to hand weapons than a gun. Can't wait to see more of Kiwi arms and all the Riders vs each other and then vs Zangetsu. I have to see I love all the Riders of this series and each of their quirks. I can't wait to see more with what happens with the Yggdrasil people, and the fight next week. This has definitely stepped up it's game.

[baltmatrix]

Only go the chance to watch the raw last night.
A) Kiwi was a bit of a disappointment. The chakrams are WAY to big to be of any real use.
B) Kurokage and Gridon remain interesting but are kinda wearing out their welcome for me. I hope something interesting happens to them or they at least get some better character development.
C) Mitchi is a cleaver bastard. Terrible fighter but cleaver.
D) Man, Yuuya is totally dead isn't he?
E) Interesting to see the Yggdrasil corporation has a literal Yggdrasil tree in their basement. :P

[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by baltmatrix

Only go the chance to watch the raw last night.
A) Kiwi was a bit of a disappointment. The chakrams are WAY to big to be of any real use.

I thought of them more as war fans than chakrams. It seems like that's more of how they should work, even if he wasn't using them quite right.

[SPLIT LIP]

This episode was good, but not excellent. Kiwi arms didn't do much besides get overpowered. Understandable, but not a very dramatic reveal or the way you want to debut a new power. He didn't even get a chance to stand still long enough to really see the suit. Seeing Bravo again was awesome, especially how he so quickly got brought up to speed. Seeing Hase and whatever Gridon's real name is fight was pretty humourous, and perfectly illustrates why the two switch roles as riders. Gridon is just not cut out for combat, and Hase is.

Other than that it was good old Gaim. Great character bits, funny scenes. This show has excellent pacing. I've rarely found a scene pointless or drawn-out. Other than that, Zangetsu? I'd be more excited if he did anything, but probably the reason I'm not running out to get his AC figure is because he doesn't do a hell of alot... and we know he's already got an upgrade coming, so I fell like Melon arms will be abandoned pretty soon.

I laugh at how people call Takatora a God. The dude is RAPIDLY losing control and being forced to step in and deal with things personally. He's taking more risks, getting more flak from his co-workers. Dude's not God. I also laugh at how people think riders are gonna just start dropping like flies. Granted that's more than entirely possible, but it would be pretty shit writing if we could identify fodder so easily, and they just started knocking off characters just 'cuz. If you're gonna kill a character, you better have a DAMN good reason for it. The reason I literally didn't give a shit about all but three of the Ryuki Riders was because I knew they were all just there for a couple of episodes. It didn't make Ryuki better. It made it more juvinile. When the main focused characters died, with actual gravitas and well-done scenes, (like Ryuki, Zolda and Ouja) THAT was powerful.

[ElConvoy]

Micchy not telling Kouta about his Brother was so dumb and makes me dislike that little brat even more -.-

[Den-O]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

This episode was good, but not excellent. Kiwi arms didn't do much besides get overpowered. Understandable, but not a very dramatic reveal or the way you want to debut a new power. He didn't even get a chance to stand still long enough to really see the suit. Seeing Bravo again was awesome, especially how he so quickly got brought up to speed. Seeing Hase and whatever Gridon's real name is fight was pretty humourous, and perfectly illustrates why the two switch roles as riders. Gridon is just not cut out for combat, and Hase is.

Other than that it was good old Gaim. Great character bits, funny scenes. This show has excellent pacing. I've rarely found a scene pointless or drawn-out. Other than that, Zangetsu? I'd be more excited if he did anything, but probably the reason I'm not running out to get his AC figure is because he doesn't do a hell of alot... and we know he's already got an upgrade coming, so I fell like Melon arms will be abandoned pretty soon.

I laugh at how people call Takatora a God. The dude is RAPIDLY losing control and being forced to step in and deal with things personally. He's takign more risks, getting more flak from his co-workers. Dude's not God. I also laugh at how people think riders are gonn just start dropping like flies. Granted that's more than entirely possible, but it would be pretty shit writing if we could identify fodder so easily, and they just started knocking off characters just 'cuz. If you're gonna kill a character, you better have a DAMN good reason for it. The reason I literally didn't give a shit about all but three of the Ryuki Riders was because I knew they were all just there for a couple of episodes. It didn't make Ryuki better. It made it more juvinile. When the main focused characters died, with actual gravitas and well-done scenes, (like Ryuki, Zolda and Ouja) THAT was powerful.

Kiwi Arms had it's official debut in the Sengoku Movie War, which came out in theaters the day before this episode aired. So there was no reason to give it fanfare I suppose.

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by ElConvoy

Micchy not telling Kouta about his Brother was so dumb and makes me dislike that little brat even more -.-

"That little brat" huh? Some pretty powerful language considering he's easily one of the better characters. Better than Kaito and the not-that-comedic duo of Kurokage and Gridon. He has no reason to tell Kouta. It wouldn't change anything, and he's obviously keeping his very upper class lifestyle a secret from his beat rider life and vice versa. ESPECIALLY considering Mai doesn't like Yggdrasil.

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Originally Posted by Den-O

Kiwi Arms had it's official debut in the Sengoku Movie War, which came out in theaters the day before this episode aired. So there was no reason to give it fanfare I suppose.

It's not like I'm demanding fanfare. Just, well, he turns into Kiwi arms, accomplishes nothing, then turns back to Grape. You'd think Kiwi could do something Grape can't?

[Den-O]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

"That little brat" huh? Some pretty powerful language considering he's easily one of the better characters. Better than Kaito and the not-that-comedic duo of Kurokage and Gridon. He has no reason to tell Kouta. It wouldn't change anything, and he's obviously keeping his very upper class lifestyle a secret from his beat rider life and vice versa. ESPECIALLY considering Mai doesn't like Yggdrasil.

It's not like I'm demanding fanfare. Just, well, he turns into Kiwi arms, accomplishes nothing, then turns back to Grape. You'd think Kiwi could do something Grape can't?

Waiting for Micchy to turn evil over his feelings for Mai. I can see it on the horizon.

And yeah I'm not demanding fanfare either but I suppose there was a reason not to focus on it too much given the movie. It was useful for a bout 30 seconds before he just stopped though