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08-13-2022, 05:48 AM | #1 |
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The Igarashi siblings barely escape Juuga's attack.
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08-14-2022, 04:38 AM | #2 |
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I really don’t care for Karisaki’s childish crusade (which is good because it seems to be over), and I hate how the show has devolved into a long epilogue, but I can't lie: The memory loss thing finally being relevant and actually packing a big punch drama-wise is kind of awesome.
And I'm actually excited to see it escalate further? Also we’re being blessed with one more Destream appearance so that’s something I guess? |
08-14-2022, 07:02 AM | #3 |
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I think the true final boss in Revice series is loss of memory because a side effect when Ikki make contract with Vice.
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08-14-2022, 08:10 AM | #4 |
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so Vice wants Ikki to kill him so their contract will be nullified and he regains his memory or prevent Ikki from losing any more memories?
i hope they dont just magically give Ikki back his memories. Who am I kidding, they probably will? There is 1 more Vistamp left. |
08-14-2022, 08:11 AM | #5 |
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I loved the smile-through-tears atmosphere in this episode. Hiromi and the others' little detective work was also interesting, albeit very drawn-out. Yes, and Hiromi himself was so enthusiastic that in places it seemed that he was possessed by the imagin. As for George's motivation, such people infuriate me both in reality and in the show, but I think many adults and children will be able to associate themselves with him. And, I hope, they will draw the right conclusions. Also, as I predicted, he is not the final boss. Having Ikki fight Vice in the show's finale makes sense thematically, but it's more likely to be another conflict between the two that isn't a conflict at all. It seems that even Ryotaro got along worse with the Imagins (something too many references to Den-O in one comment).
I hope the ending is not stretched over two episodes and the final one, like last year, will be a teaser for the upcoming crossover and the first acquaintance with Geats for those who do not live in Japan. P.S. By the way, we won't get vistamps for Blade, Kabuto, Drive, Ghost and a few Shova shows? Kind of weird. Last edited by Mesnick; 08-14-2022 at 09:28 AM.. |
08-14-2022, 08:15 AM | #6 |
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Even if Vice sacrifices himself, then we still have one episode left for sadness, and then he will return in a crossover. Well, Ikki will join the team of riders who are looking for a way to resurrect their inhuman friend (Eiji just left, you need to fill the vacancy). And after the return of Kagero it will somehow be hard to believe to the death of Vice.
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08-14-2022, 09:16 AM | #7 |
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Surprisingly not that awful! Still feels pretty weird that this is the third last episode and it's basically just wrapping up George's Daddy problems. I mean, we don't even know who the final villain is now. But for what it was, a story about grief and how people can take their loved ones for granted until it's too late, I think it succeeded.
This little Juuga arc mostly suffered from lack of context regarding George's motivation and too many scenes about Ikki's memory loss. However, this episode worked better for me, by using the Igarashis' situation as a parallel to George's. Ikki's not literally dying, but to his family, he may as well be. Juuga was George's way of pretending he doesn't care about his dead father and he needed the Ultimate Busybody to help him realize that. I guess I'm glad this arc exists, concerning one of my favorite characters in the show, even though I would've preferred if it was a V-Cinema or special. I don't feel like the plot has progressed at all, I'm not even sure what is the plot at this point. They really are just stretching it to reach that 50 episode goal. But whatever, I enjoyed this episode, at least. So, will George accept Hiromi's offer of dinner now?
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08-14-2022, 09:51 AM | #8 |
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This episode was an emotional gut-punch for me. Despite how messy some of the lead up was, the emotional moments really hit how they were supposed to, and that's a credit to the cast who are all doing a PHENOMENAL job here.
One thing I'll commend Revice for is commitment to its core theme. We were told that this show would be about family from the beginning, and it's been a main theme along nearly every story arc. Evil's beef with Ikki, Olteca's familial abuse turning him into the sociopath that he is, Akaishi's weird obsession with making Daiji his surrogate son and even Hana not being able to detach herself from the Deadmans because they were HER family. Now we have George's daddy issues manifesting in a self-destructive obsession with surpassing him. It really helped to keep this series grounded to its core theme.
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08-14-2022, 10:05 AM | #9 |
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I've really enjoyed both of these episodes with Juuga, for the record. The show spent a ton of time in its back half building up the messy relationship between George and Daddy, so while I think the overly simplified "I'm *evil* now!" vibe he was giving off maybe set the wrong tone, I think doing a story this personal and small in scale at the very end made loads of sense for this series.
The entire reason Ikki formally committed to becoming a Kamen Rider in the first place was because he wanted to protect families, whether they were his own or not, so to bring everything back down to that, and have Revice fighting not to save the world, but to save a relationship, even if it means Ikki has to give up everything else that matters to him in the process -- I just can't see how that isn't part of a fitting, thematically coherent, and dramatically impactful conclusion for Revice? We've still got a couple episodes left, and it's not hard to guess the broad strokes of how they'll go based on the preview we have, but I expect I'll have nice things to say about those episodes as well. For now though, this one was darn great in my book. A lot of great emotion thanks to stellar direction, and performances that let you feel the growth the actors have had over a year,. Above all else, it also emphasized that even in-universe, Kamen Rider Revice was always about family bonds. Can't go wrong with that.
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08-14-2022, 10:36 AM | #10 |
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This episode feels at odds with itself. The humor just does not blend at all and simply detracts from the somber, foreboding tone they seem to be going for. Not that it would work without the humor. George's actor is trying, dear god he is trying, but the material is just so laughably bad that it comes off as goofy and nothing else. Juuga also feels like he just does not belong with how easily he is ultimately swatted aside, once more not giving the heroes any real challenge and handing them the victory.
As for the memory plot line, way too little, way too late, filtered through a wet towel of a character. Aka, it leaves me feeling absolutely nothing. And given my dislike for the family in general, it almost feels like he'll be better off without them. Though, that's mostly a joke on my part. What's not a joke is that I really dislike Ikki's position in the conflict this week. Masamune is not someone Geroge should have to accept. It doesn't matter that he loved his son; whenever it mattered, he chose wrong. George may go about his pain in the wrong way, but I don't think the conclusion he reached was the wrong one. Cutting Masamune out of his life feels like the right choice for him. In the end, the man has caused him more pain and trauma than he has done him good. Sometimes not having a family is better than having one. Also, a small nitpick, the Weekend Base being Masamune's old house feels... wrong in some way. I can't exactly place it, but it feels just not right. As for the next episode, seems to be pretty obvious where they are going, and am not a fan of it. Through that could be because the whole memory plotline feels incredibly contrived to me already.
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