What are you watching? (Kamen Rider Edition)

Matrixbeast · 03-10-2013, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Den-O

I feel like I must be the only person who thought W as a series was weak overall but that the last episode was really great.

I thought we already established that you were.
If you view Double as "Weak" then I have no idea what alternate dimension your bar of standards exists in.

ComicGuy89 · 03-10-2013, 02:09 AM

Then I must be the only one who loved both W and the ending.

I thought episode 48 was great and made me cry, but 49 really floored me and filled me with such joy. Those two episodes had some of the most emotional moments in Toku for me.

NGW · 03-10-2013, 02:10 AM

The only thing I really liked out of the last episode was seeing Shotarou moving on and him finding his way as Kamen Rider Joker.

ComicGuy89 · 03-10-2013, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by NGW

The only thing I really liked out of the last episode was seeing Shotarou moving on and him finding his way as Kamen Rider Joker.

I think what really made the episode for me, was the fact that it was Wakana who was responsible for resurrecting Phillip. It fully redeemed the messed up Sonozaki family and I was really happy for that.

Den-O · 03-10-2013, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

I thought we already established that you were.
If you view Double as "Weak" then I have no idea what alternate dimension your bar of standards exists in.

The show just didn't seem to do anything out of the ordinary to me. It just seemed to be a really run of mill show aside from the 2 person 1 rider concept. Villains that didn't feel inspired, a supporting cast that wasn't really all that great or well developed, the 2 episode arcs were pretty boring, Foundation X was great, though they should have appeared much sooner. Accel was an awesome secondary rider, Skull was fantastic for what little we got of him, Nazca/Kirihiko was a great character but his death felt wasted. He should have become a rider, he should have been more than a footnote.

I often see people who love that show to death but I guess I just don't get it. It just felt so average to me. It wasn't bad but it just didn't have a lot going on to keep me interested. I loved Shotaro and Phillip and it's always nice to see them again. But this show being sandwiched between Decade and OOO makes it hard for me to love it. Decade was so awful that my expectations were really high for W so it fell short and since I was so disappointed by W I loved OOO by comparison.

chasesinister · 03-10-2013, 03:38 AM

Blade 4. Now we get some backstory of Hirose. So her father might have something to do with releasing the Undead. And I like that Chalice is an archer here. He gives me a Gills vibe maybe because he looks really wild compared to Blade and Garren. And the interaction between Kenzaki, Hirose and Kotaro kinda feels the same as the interaction between Takumi, Mari and Keitaro of Faiz. You got the main rider, the girl and a guy who knows about the riders and gives them a place to stay and tries to help. Interesting they went with that even though Faiz and Blade aired after each other.

Dr Kain · 03-10-2013, 09:19 AM

I thought the last episode was great. Sure, it was a little bit of a cop out, but how else is a Kamen Rider that requires two people going to work with one person?

And I still think W is the best of the four modern series as the Sonozaki family is still the best set of villains and W is still the best of the riders. I also love the detective style of W.

Switchblade · 03-10-2013, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ComicGuy89

Then I must be the only one who loved both W and the ending.

You are not.

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

And I still think W is the best of the four modern series as the Sonozaki family is still the best set of villains and W is still the best of the riders. I also love the detective style of W.

Agreed on all counts.

ZeoRangerV · 03-10-2013, 10:44 AM

I'll always love Fourze more because it was the first Rider show I followed from start to finish, but I think W is certainly the superior of the 4 Neo-Hesei series.

Sentai · 03-10-2013, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

I'll always love Fourze more because it was the first Rider show I followed from start to finish, but I think W is certainly the superior of the 4 Neo-Hesei series.

I agree with everything you said. Right up until you used the words "W" and "Superior".

03-10-2013, 02:04 AM	#2991
Matrixbeast Mighty Morphin Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Za Warudo Posts: 25,466	Quote: Originally Posted by Den-O I feel like I must be the only person who thought W as a series was weak overall but that the last episode was really great. I thought we already established that you were. If you view Double as "Weak" then I have no idea what alternate dimension your bar of standards exists in. __________________

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ComicGuy89 Master of Water Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,246	Then I must be the only one who loved both W and the ending. I thought episode 48 was great and made me cry, but 49 really floored me and filled me with such joy. Those two episodes had some of the most emotional moments in Toku for me. __________________ \|deviantART link\|

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NGW The unKamen Rider Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,332	The only thing I really liked out of the last episode was seeing Shotarou moving on and him finding his way as Kamen Rider Joker. __________________ Now Watching: Ex-Aid, Build Finished Watching: Fourze, W, Ryuki, Wizard, Hibiki, Faiz, Gaim

03-10-2013, 02:12 AM	#2994
ComicGuy89 Master of Water Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,246	Quote: Originally Posted by NGW The only thing I really liked out of the last episode was seeing Shotarou moving on and him finding his way as Kamen Rider Joker. I think what really made the episode for me, was the fact that it was Wakana who was responsible for resurrecting Phillip. It fully redeemed the messed up Sonozaki family and I was really happy for that. __________________ \|deviantART link\|

03-10-2013, 02:39 AM	#2995
Den-O Admin AKA Zordon Content Director @DenO_TokuNation Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 16,328	Quote: Originally Posted by Matrixbeast I thought we already established that you were. If you view Double as "Weak" then I have no idea what alternate dimension your bar of standards exists in. The show just didn't seem to do anything out of the ordinary to me. It just seemed to be a really run of mill show aside from the 2 person 1 rider concept. Villains that didn't feel inspired, a supporting cast that wasn't really all that great or well developed, the 2 episode arcs were pretty boring, Foundation X was great, though they should have appeared much sooner. Accel was an awesome secondary rider, Skull was fantastic for what little we got of him, Nazca/Kirihiko was a great character but his death felt wasted. He should have become a rider, he should have been more than a footnote. I often see people who love that show to death but I guess I just don't get it. It just felt so average to me. It wasn't bad but it just didn't have a lot going on to keep me interested. I loved Shotaro and Phillip and it's always nice to see them again. But this show being sandwiched between Decade and OOO makes it hard for me to love it. Decade was so awful that my expectations were really high for W so it fell short and since I was so disappointed by W I loved OOO by comparison. __________________