[SPLIT LIP]

I like the little guy poking out of Taboo's hair.

[Locke]

W episode 11.

I know Sho was dealing with criminals, but after everything that happened last episode, Sho's complete lack of heroics in this episode and the lack of impact of the people he let die, was as disturbing as it was disappointing.

I grew up to believe that a hero is the one who DOESN'T take the law into his own hands, as easy as that might be, that revenge makes you just as bad as the villains you are taking your vengeance out on. They don't get to decide what is right or wrong, they just uphold the law.

And yet our vigilante Dopant is never really condemned and as much as Sho rants at Kouhei or Phillip, he's put in a quarter of the effort to save this episodes victims as he has done in previous episodes. Poor form Sho.

And oh great, Akiko is back to being an infuriating waste of space.

Luckily then, the action was solid. Although yeah it was just a truck, the action in this episode felt really americanised which made it feel really fresh. About the only downside was the Nazca fight, he sucks.

[Locke]

W episode 12. Although the opening half of this arc kinda sucked, I actually think this was W's best episode so far.

Although I'm really not that impressed with the Dopants visually, I must say I really do appreciate them as a concept. And I like how the show explores and bounces ideas off them, making them more than just mindless monsters for the Rider to kick over. Especially when we learn the true purpose of the Virus memory, this is probably the first truly deadly memory. Plus the little horror touches for Virus this episode were wonderful.

I dunno whether to feel sorry for Nazca, or not, I mean on the one hand he is motivated by utterly selfish goals, but on the other hand he takes a moral, emotional and physical beating to get there, so it isn't like he isn't suffering. And it's like he's been conditioned to suffer with the way he just laps it up.

Although I don't understand the Gia Library at all, the scene where Phillip faces down the victims conciousness in there was really awesome. Love how her conciousness is frozen at the moment of the hit and run impact.

So is Heat Trigger W's strongest form (at this stage)? It was the one he defaulted to in his first fight with Nazca where he 'went wild' - what was the point of that again?

And now when they know they need to finish it with Virus, they jump straight into that and unleash the Maximum Drive. By the way, that has to be one of the coolest finishers he has, since it's literally a flamethrower.

[SPLIT LIP]

HeatMetal is physically strongest of all his combos. HeatTrigger is probably up there since, well, it's a flame thrower so physically weaker Dopants like Virus don't stand a chance, but it's also lacking in the range departement.

Also, the Gaia Library is literally the Earth's library, and Philip can uniquely access it in his own conciousness. It's all the recorded information on the planet, or most of it, and he can sift through it like a search engine. He often goes through it for fun, latching onto things and learning everything he can about them before moving on to the next thing.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

HeatMetal is physically strongest of all his combos. HeatTrigger is probably up there since, well, it's a flame thrower so physically weaker Dopants like Virus don't stand a chance, but it's also lacking in the range departement.

Also, the Gaia Library is literally the Earth's library, and Philip can uniquely access it in his own conciousness. It's all the recorded information on the planet, or most of it, and he can sift through it like a search engine. He often goes through it for fun, latching onto things and learning everything he can about them before moving on to the next thing.

Metal and Luna are two Memories I'm really growing to love, due to their versatility. Luna is mainly a defensive Memory, but when combo'd with Sho's more offensive memories, it becomes a deadly weapon. Metal is a very similar thing, although Sho is the 'attacking' side, Metal could just as easily be Phillip's with its defensive properties being almost as strong as its offensive capabilities.

This show is full of cool stuff.

[XW1n5t0nX]

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This show is full of cool stuff.

Oh trust me, it gets better.

[Locke]

W 13. Feels like this show is really hitting its stride.

So what was that Skull Man stuff about at the beginning? It all happened so fast, and was over in a flash, I barely had time to register it.

When Taboo isn't awkwardly hanging in the air looking like a sleeping bag, you can really appreciate the sheer amount of detail in the suit. I actually kinda love it, it's definitely the best out of the Sonozaki's. Now it's a toss up between Terror and Clay Doll for worst. I just wanna know how such a creepy looking dude has two such gorgeous daughters.

The Violence Dopant was pretty sweet as well, easily the best Dopant design other than Taboo so far and probably some of the most visually impressive fights. It's amazing how much more interesting the of the week Dopants are compared to the Sonozaki's themselves.

Oh hey look it's Shion Nakamaru.

[KyoryuGreen]

Agito 41-More good stuff with Ryou, Shouichi, and Hikawa all together. It was intriguing to see Hikawa with Ryou and Shouichi with Kino. The 4 of them all have very interesting personalities. Intrigued to see Kino knows Shouichi and can't wait to see how much of a relationship they had. Mana is learning more about going on with the Black Dressed kid and the White Dressed kid. The Unknown from the boat is back and it's awesome to see the 4 Riders together. I hope Kino learns to move on from his past and join the others. I am loving Agito lots.

Agito 42-Finally answers! Great to finally know what happened on the Akatsuki-Gou and the back story of Shouichi's powers. Great to know what the Man in Black's goal is too and what the Unknown's are after. Mana and Hojo learning more about the back story really helps this come together. I hope the 4 Riders can take down this Unknown, it must be really powerful if it hurt Exceed Gills easily. Can't wait for more.

[Sentai]

Kamen Rider Gaim 14

... Hase-Chan is... And Sid.. F This Show -_- *throws up arms, storms off, watches 15 anyway*

[Sentai]

Kamen Rider Gaim 15

Sid's an asshole. He just is.

And if Kamen Rider has taught me anything it's never keep from your friend that he killed his other friend not knowing he was his friend. That's going to bite Micchi in the butt. So will Takatora knowing that he's Ryugen.