[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

And 555 is a prime example of this. What do they do in the last 10 episodes? Introduce a new organization (even though I believe it was one man) that is hunting Orphenochs out of the blue and then they are gone like nothing along with coming up with a King Orphenoch who is hiding in a child or something. I don't know because I could never figure it out and I've watched the show 5 times over.

You watched Faiz five times?

Willingly?

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

You watched Faiz five times?

Willingly?

Judging by our track record, there Switch, why do I have the feeling I'll like Faiz

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

You watched Faiz five times?

Willingly?

I had bought the R2 DVDs, so I had to get my money's worth out of it before I sold the entire series off for a great price of $102 because that is the highest anyone would buy it for. I should have kept them.

[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

Judging by our track record, there Switch, why do I have the feeling I'll like Faiz

I'm not sure even you would like Faiz. It's a very, very dark and bleak show and you tend to like things that are more upbeat and happy.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

I'm not sure even you would like Faiz. It's a very, very dark and bleak show and you tend to like things that are more upbeat and happy.

That's not completely true. I adored Kuuga and that's not exactly rainbows and sunshine.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

That's not completely true. I adored Kuuga and that's not exactly rainbows and sunshine.

...Good luck, then, if you intend on trying to enjoy Faiz. I couldn't make it past 10 episodes.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

...Good luck, then, if you intend on trying to enjoy Faiz. I couldn't make it past 10 episodes.

I accept your challenge! After Kiva!

[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

That's not completely true. I adored Kuuga and that's not exactly rainbows and sunshine.

Faiz makes Kuuga look like rainbows and sunshine. One of the character's backgrounds (and this happens in episode 3, so I'm not spoiler-tagging it) is that her family hates her and loves her sister. At one point she uses her nascent powers to discover that the sister is hurt and rescues her, only to have the sister blame her for the accident so that she gets kicked out of the house and freezes to death. And shit like that happens all the damn time in Faiz.

[Powerman293]

Kuuga 47-49. Basically the end.

MEH.

That sums up my thoughts about the end and the entire series itself. I will get to doing a full on review of Kuuga eventually but that one word along with this short post should give you an idea.

The beginning of episode 47 is probably the best scene I have seen in Kamen Rider so far, the way the camera keeps focusing in and out, the audio, Godai's panicked breathing, it was all perfect. But 47 and 48 consists of Godai going to everyone and their mother saying goodbye because he is prepared to die. The end of 48 was a perfect fight, with Yuuske and Daguva struggling to fight each other and eventually going man to man with Daguva bleeding out. One of my problems with a few Rider series was I wanted a Return of the King-eske ending, where everything wraps up without leaving the climax as the end .Kuuga gave me what I wanted but its not the series I wanted it from. Episode 49 is filled with characters I don't give two shits about, standing around talking about Godai expecting me to cry or have feelings that its ending.

I really like Daguva's design it exemplifies the best parts of the Gurongis' hit or miss design and resembles Ultimate Kuuga, it tops as 1 my best designed rider villains list with Kamen Rider Odin in second and Kyroyu Greeed coming in third.

When I first saw a picture of Ultimate Kuuga, I thought he looked like crap, but he looks pretty classy in this episode. Still is beaten out by Rising Ultimate though (but that's a story for another day)

And that's my problem with Kuuga, there's a few, amazing elements bogged down by mediocre and even bad content. I know every Heisei series can't have an amazing story but this series in particular left a lot of story potential alone in favor of subplots consisting of, two kindergartners in Yuuske's sister's class are fighting, that scientist lady being sorry she couldn't be at take your parent to school day, Yusuke meeting his teacher again or finding one of his teacher's students.

I want to know How the Gergu works? How did Ancient Kuuga beat the Gurongi without the Golden Power or even if he attained Ultimate Form? Where did Gouram come from? Do all Gurongi's have the capability to form change like that beetle guy in episodes 44-46? Do B1's unlocks release a cap that the Gerugu necessitates per rules of the game?

They start to go somewhere with the Gurongi massacres as some sort of internal conflict but that is silenced pretty soon by the end.

None of these questions are answered and could have made really interesting plotlines that made the show a lot better while still keeping that smelling the roses aspect of people's normal lives in it.

[Powerman293]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Faiz makes Kuuga look like rainbows and sunshine. One of the character's backgrounds (and this happens in episode 3, so I'm not spoiler-tagging it) is that her family hates her and loves her sister. At one point she uses her nascent powers to discover that the sister is hurt and rescues her, only to have the sister blame her for the accident so that she gets kicked out of the house and freezes to death. And shit like that happens all the damn time in Faiz.

Is Blade any darker or lighter then Faiz, becuase I am not ready to go that dark yet.