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06-01-2023, 03:34 PM | #391 |
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I'm generally not a fan of the mid-series clip shows and I have not enjoyed them spreading into Kamen Rider, which had long been the one holdout against them. An episode like this one, though, which can still be fun if you skim past the clips, can still make for an entertaining time.
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06-01-2023, 08:02 PM | #392 |
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Not to rag on Tamaki's predicament or overall life, but after previously having a more composed role, honestly, this got a bit repetitive now and that Tamaki seems to be unnecessary character/presence now, with the series likely don't know what to do with him but have to make him appear, from a previously one of the right-hand of the major villain, to assuming a role similar to Genta (pre-Vail reveal).
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I'm generally not a fan of the mid-series clip shows and I have not enjoyed them spreading into Kamen Rider, which had long been the one holdout against them. An episode like this one, though, which can still be fun if you skim past the clips, can still make for an entertaining time.
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06-01-2023, 09:50 PM | #393 |
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DEAR GAGA - PAGE 1
Ha ha, Hiromi has proven himself to be the most shrewd character in Revice, and maybe all of Kamen Rider: the easiest and most believable malady to fake in these shows is amnesia. Everyone gets it by walking out their front door or exhaling, so why would you question anyone’s self-diagnosis? It’s a nice twist, that layer of this story. Hiromi’s most recent bout of superheroic adventure had his boss free a cultist and crash a helicarrier, after which Hiromi – already hollowed out like a Halloween pumpkin by Fenix’s mad science – got exploded off of a cliff and seemingly abandoned by his closest friends. (It’s a weird detail that’s never explained, that I know of. Did anyone even try looking for Hiromi after his encliffening? This special acts like he was just missing, but I feel like the previous Revice episodes made him out to be dead. Why was he hard to find, if he just went home after being cliffed?) This is a dude who has found no comfort in Fenix, or in being a Kamen Rider. Why bother remembering that version of yourself? Why not head back to your hometown, away from the expectations to be Captain Kadota or Kamen Rider Demons? Which, of course, is how basically everyone sees him back in his hometown. WHOOPS! It’s a more laid-back special than it is propulsive or insightful, which I sort of appreciate. It’s a space where Hiromi can just mope around a little bit, and the tensions are all in his sense of self-worth, or in his mother’s affection. Gaga’s a nicely straightforward, nurturing character, which means she almost immediately has to come down with a mysterious ailment. Most of this episode is split between her giving her son just enough pushback to keep him from wallowing in self-pity, and in her keeling over every other scene. It’s not the most clever use of a mom in this type of story, but I like how the relationship instantly comes across. She seems like a supportive mom that’s going to give Hiromi just enough of a kick in the ass to be a better man. Honestly, it’s very cool to have a Hiromi-focused special this low-key and personal. A kid who’s a Kamen Rider fan and a strawberry thief, maybe! Everyone telling the shellshocked and despondent soldier how cool he is to be a soldier! Marriage opportunities! An old man who Hiromi’d himself into a sprained back! It’s all so sweet and pedestrian, which is a nice look for this show. Special bonus: no actual amnesia!!!
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06-01-2023, 11:27 PM | #394 |
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The only thoughts I have on this special is… How old is Hiromi without the Demons Driver making him older? Since the actress playing the mother was a leading lady in a Toku in the 70s* during her early 20s, and unless she gave birth just as she was about to enter her menopause, he’d be 30-something at youngest. (For reference, the actor playing him was 27 at the start of the show, and turned 28 between the first and second quarters)
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06-02-2023, 10:52 AM | #395 |
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The only thoughts I have on this special is? How old is Hiromi without the Demons Driver making him older? Since the actress playing the mother was a leading lady in a Toku in the 70s* during her early 20s, and unless she gave birth just as she was about to enter her menopause, he?d be 30-something at youngest. (For reference, the actor playing him was 27 at the start of the show, and turned 28 between the first and second quarters)
* For anyone curious, she was the ill-fated Aki Sakata in Return of Ultraman. But I think what you're getting at is more the 40-50 year difference between Hiromi and his Gaga, which... yeah, I honestly thought that was his grandmother at first. It's definitely possible that she had Hiromi later in life (a woman giving birth in her 40s isn't out of the question), but she visibly plays well outside the age range of Yukimi, for example. It's a little weird here, but I don't think it's a dealbreaker.
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06-02-2023, 06:01 PM | #396 |
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It?s a nice twist, that layer of this story. Hiromi?s most recent bout of superheroic adventure had his boss free a cultist and crash a helicarrier, after which Hiromi ? already hollowed out like a Halloween pumpkin by Fenix?s mad science ? got exploded off of a cliff and seemingly abandoned by his closest friends. (It?s a weird detail that?s never explained, that I know of. Did anyone even try looking for Hiromi after his encliffening? This special acts like he was just missing, but I feel like the previous Revice episodes made him out to be dead. Why was he hard to find, if he just went home after being cliffed?) This is a dude who has found no comfort in Fenix, or in being a Kamen Rider. Why bother remembering that version of yourself? Why not head back to your hometown, away from the expectations to be Captain Kadota or Kamen Rider Demons? Quote:
It?s a more laid-back special than it is propulsive or insightful, which I sort of appreciate. It?s a space where Hiromi can just mope around a little bit, and the tensions are all in his sense of self-worth, or in his mother?s affection. Gaga?s a nicely straightforward, nurturing character, which means she almost immediately has to come down with a mysterious ailment. Most of this episode is split between her giving her son just enough pushback to keep him from wallowing in self-pity, and in her keeling over every other scene. It?s not the most clever use of a mom in this type of story, but I like how the relationship instantly comes across. She seems like a supportive mom that?s going to give Hiromi just enough of a kick in the ass to be a better man.
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06-02-2023, 06:14 PM | #397 |
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I don't know when I've ever been down on a show for incorporating a mom in a sizable way? I mean, for one, there are very few 'mom role' characters over the last 23 years of Kamen Rider. For another, I'm pretty sure I frequently declared Asumu's mom from Hibiki (Asumum) as one of my favorite characters from that series? Finally, I've been annoyingly vocal about how much I loved the Build HBV for its messaging on the importance of honoring maternal guidance. I generally enjoy mom characters on these shows?
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06-02-2023, 08:20 PM | #398 |
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When even 'was' the last Mum to show up in Kamen Rider pre-Revice? Sophia kinda counts I guess if you want to quibble, but Aruto somehow had two versions of his dad with no mum in sight, Sougo's mum died off-screen, so I guess that leaves Sento's kinda-sorta-by-way-of-Katsuragi one off mum appearance?
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06-02-2023, 08:28 PM | #399 |
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When even 'was' the last Mum to show up in Kamen Rider pre-Revice? Sophia kinda counts I guess if you want to quibble, but Aruto somehow had two versions of his dad with no mum in sight, Sougo's mum died off-screen, so I guess that leaves Sento's kinda-sorta-by-way-of-Katsuragi one off mum appearance?
Other than that... I mean, Revice probably has more Moms In Your Area than any three other Kamen Rider shows put together, and it's not even close. Let's go to the tape! KUUGA - No AGITO - No RYUKI - Thankfully, no FAIZ - No (Go Meteors) BLADE - No HIBIKI - YES! KABUTO - No (unless you count a frequently-referenced but never-seen grandmother?) DEN-O - Teeeeeeechnically yes, but not really. KIVA - YES! SEVERAL! AND IT'S A MAIN PART OF THE STORY! DECADE - No DOUBLE - No OOO - No FOURZE - No WIZARD - No GAIM - No DRIVE - Eventually, maybe, if we're counting post-show spin-offs GHOST - No EX-AID - Ha ha, YES! Poppy counts, sadly. BUILD - No ZI-O - See above! ZERO-ONE - No SABER - No
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06-02-2023, 08:37 PM | #400 |
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Hey, Ghost's finale very clearly makes Takeru's unnamed, unseen, blatantly-playing-second-fiddle-to-his-dad Mum the source of his ultimate power, the Love Bomber. I think that's worth an honorary mention. Or maybe a dishonorable one.
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