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07-23-2022, 10:34 AM | #471 |
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Episode 25!
-Kinda weird that this episode sorta functions as a psuedo clip show/recap? I sorta get it, its the middle of the show and all, but huh. That's so much info we're already aware of..... -I never thought about this before, but "four" Humagears were hacked? Did that mean Horobi was already buliding/bulit Jin before he was hacked? I wonder if Jin has any memories of that..... -Like I get it, it fits his New Look, but I won't forgive them for trading away that lovely shade of pink for Jin's Rider form! Could've went for a shade of violet red or smthn......(Burning Falcon's cool and all but like. Discarding away all the classic MJBR suit aesethics feels thematically appopriate (since his vision is seemingly no longer aligned with Horobi) but feels kinda weird to me, because of that?) -Eh...I don't have any strong feelings about the bit where about Aruto asking Fuwa what his dream is, but I'll go up to bat for it. Since this whole episode is half recap/half set-up, everyone's spilling about their goals and shit, right? Fuwa's kinda an outlier here-he's constantly talking about following his own road, doing shit his way and no one else's, but like.....? What kind of road do you want go down, Fuwa? Everyone here has their eyes turned towards some kind of future, but Fuwa is standing solidly in the present: If there's a bad robot, he'll scrap it. Something shady going on, he'll butt in. That's all there is to it. And living in the moment is fine and all, but for someone like Fuwa, whose entire being is centered around his current goal....is that really ok? Basically: I think it's a good question to ask Fuwa atm (in terms of the story for the audience, since he's getting his brain squeezed by Gai and Horobi every other week for a good while now) but its dropped in at a weird moment that feels super clunky for the characters within the plot? -Depending on what raws you're using, the Jin v Fuwa fight has that famous "got smacked so hard the aspect ratio changed for a split second" bit! I think it happens a second time later on, or maybe I'm misremembering it....? Last edited by cosmicrescend0; 07-23-2022 at 11:00 AM.. |
07-23-2022, 11:34 AM | #472 |
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Eh...I don't have any strong feelings about the bit where about Aruto asking Fuwa what his dream is, but I'll go up to bat for it. Since this whole episode is half recap/half set-up, everyone's spilling about their goals and shit, right? Fuwa's kinda an outlier here-he's constantly talking about following his own road, doing shit his way and no one else's, but like.....? What kind of road do you want go down, Fuwa? Everyone here has their eyes turned towards some kind of future, but Fuwa is standing solidly in the present: If there's a bad robot, he'll scrap it. Something shady going on, he'll butt in. That's all there is to it. And living in the moment is fine and all, but for someone like Fuwa, whose entire being is centered around his current goal....is that really ok?
Basically: I think it's a good question to ask Fuwa atm (in terms of the story for the audience, since he's getting his brain squeezed by Gai and Horobi every other week for a good while now) but its dropped in at a weird moment that feels super clunky for the characters within the plot? I had that on mine, yeah. I actually had to switch to OverTime subs for this one episode, because the audio on my other was completely de-synched. Very weird to see the translation differences - Extinguirise Keys? No thanks!
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07-23-2022, 02:02 PM | #473 |
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The official subs translate that as "Extinction Rise" which I think works best. You'll more often than not see fans use the terms used by TV-N though, interestingly enough.
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07-23-2022, 02:03 PM | #474 |
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Yeah, the guy uploading the batches realised he goofed and uploaded the corrected version separately
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07-23-2022, 02:49 PM | #475 |
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KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE EPISODE 24 - “IT’S OUR TURN”
One of my favorite Kamen Rider moments is the finale of the Fourze summer movie. Gentarou’s getting beat down in space, and it’s up to every one of his friends on Earth to activate enough Astroswitches to create the McGuffin that’s going to save the day. It’s a moment that leverages dozens of disparate stories – and occasional disposable elements – to create the most epic resolution imaginable for a franchise that’s all about the power of empathy. It’s not even that folks are paying off a debt, or whatever; there’s not really a sense of obligation to it. It’s just that Gentarou has shown them the value in helping each other out, so now they’re going to help him out. Quote:
It works because it exposes the real flaw in Aruto’s recent usage of Metal Cluster Hopper: it wasn’t that he couldn’t see the danger to himself or his friends, it’s that he only saw the danger in the Humagears. Much like Ark could only see the violence and cruelty of humanity, Aruto was stuck seeing Humagears as only potential opponents or helpless victims. It wasn’t malicious, or anything. He’s not Gai, looking down on the very concept of AI’s walking around. But it’s born from a fear that any Humagear could get hacked, or go berzerk, and just generally terrorize the public. This is what Aruto has to deal with nowadays: Humagears constantly going crazy.
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I really liked how this episode turns the reins over to the Humagears, and Izu specifically. Yua’s back in her Kamen Rider Secretary role, and Fuwa’s randomly exposing all of his inner traumas to a captive terrorist, so there’s really no one else to fix this problem for Aruto. Izu immediately steps up and marshalls the friendly Humagears of the last two dozen episodes to both study and solve the problem of Metal Cluster Hopper. (Which, boy does this approach make Aruto look even more careless and reckless! His plan was mostly just staring at his Driver and hoping this time he didn’t lose control and attack people. Give full ownership of the company to the Humagears!) It’s the Humagears working together to counterbalance Ark’s nihilism with their own faith. It’s them reminding Aruto of the need to see people as more than just victims or villains, but as sources of strength and reserves of decency.
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07-23-2022, 02:54 PM | #476 |
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Izu's solution to the MetalCluster problem izu also taking Gai's cruel view of it and turning it on its head. Gai considered the locusts he based the key on, and grasshoppers in general, as vile creatures that devour their own and crops en masse. Izu solved the problem by gathering her own "swarm" of positive Humagear Data to overwhelm the dark, misanthropic beliefs of Gai and the Ark, choosing to believe in humanity's innate goodness along with the other Humagears Aruto saved and cared for.
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07-23-2022, 06:08 PM | #477 |
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On a meta level I have to say I kind of like how people are just randomly spouting out what their Kamen Riders stand for.
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07-23-2022, 10:33 PM | #478 |
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KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE EPISODE 26 - “WE’RE THE FIREFIGHTER TEAM”
This is an episode that isn’t really saying anything particular smart or nuanced (it’s mostly just talking about how saving lives isn’t something you can do partially, or even pragmatically), but it’s so relentlessly fun to watch from front to back that it hardly matters if it’s not the smartest episode. And, y’know, it’s not! Much like the smoky upper levels of the training facility, it’s a little difficult to tell exactly what this episode is hoping to get at with its aggressively-dedicated human firefighter and its algorithmically-motivated Humagear. There’s the concept of life-saving being built on faith as much as it is ability, and… man, I don’t know. We literally just did a story that resolved in faith and pushed back on the idea that any risk is worth taking in the pursuit of saving lives, so I don’t know if Homura’s whole You Gotta Save Everyone All The Time No Matter What thing is a really smart lesson. Like, you cannot save everyone as a firefighter, or as a doctor, or whatever. I know this is a kids show designed to sell toys, but it’s weird to have one of the major lessons of the episode be to endanger yourself and other victims who need your help, just to get 100% completion on your job. 119 is sort of right to save three alive people instead of staying in a burning building to try and revive a fourth person, but the episode treats his actions as monstrously negligent, and potentially cruel. I don’t love that! I don’t love a story that suggests that the only thing stopping people from succeeding in every single situation is the will to see things through. That’s a weird message! No thanks! (There’s a read on this that I could like more next episode, where Homura’s rant about things that aren’t alive still being worth saving could create an interesting bond between humans and Humagears, but it’s not really touched on this episode. Feels like I’m inferring it more than they’re implying it, but we’ll find out for sure next time.) But, like, this episode is so fun, and funny, that I don’t really care about a facile/horseshit moral. The entire Firefighting Contest plot is ridiculous in the best possible ways. 119’s little bouncy jog he does. Homura chastising the “victims” for their poor acting. 119 complimenting a victim for his good acting. The Hiden executives complaining about their role in the contest, stranded on the top floor. The Panda Raider rocketing around via its cannon. The reporter, randomly in the area to cover a sweets story, completely losing her shit at how dangerous everything is. The Magia stomping on Aruto’s feet to get around him. Just… the whole thing is agreeably goofy, even if its swings towards seriousness are hamfisted. And the action is no slouch! A lot of fun camera angles in Aruto’s chase after the Raider, but the Jin/Vulcan fight is another episode highlight. There’s a jaw-dropping fluidity to Burning Falcon’s moveset, where it feels like Jin is moving in every direction imaginable. And, like, it starts with this thrillingly gorgeous Henshin sequence, with Jin and Fuwa doing their transformations back to back, the preparation for an epic duel. I love it. I hope Jin and Vulcan get a show-stopping fight scene in every episode, forever, even into the next series. I want these two sparring in Saber. I wish this were a smarter episode, with a moral worth exploring (or one that was treated as less of a given than it is), but sometimes I can be mollified with a hilarious and exciting episode of tokusatsu storytelling. That can be fun, too!
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07-23-2022, 10:46 PM | #479 |
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So this is probably my favorite two parter on the whole competition side alone? While the courtroom stuff last time was pretty serviceable, the stuff here for the Fire Fighting contest was just a lot of fun and I genuinely enjoyed it.
Didn't care for Aruto getting Jacked again, but hey, he's out of things to Jack so we're at least finally done with that! That being said this episode alongside 25 and 27 were directed by Kazuya Kamihoriuchi! Dude's a really great director and you can tell when it comes to certain shots. Reminder of stuff he did being Hazard's Debut episode, the Gaim Two Parter for Zi-O. Dude usually brings his A-Game when it comes to creating nicely directed scenes. Also there's a bit where Fuwa is just waiting for Jin and Horobi to pop out of their little hideout and he's just eating what I'm assuming is an energy bar. And I'd like to just imagine that is just what Fuwa's diet consists of when it comes to his job at AIM's, just canned coffee and like granola bars. |
07-23-2022, 10:47 PM | #480 |
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Unlike some of the other competitions, firefighting is actualy a topic that makes sense for Kamen Rider (not that I didn't enjoy the others). We have a bit of a switch up for this episode, as normally the ZAIA representative is very rude to the HumaGear rep and just in general, but this time you can actually see where the firefighter is coming from, 119 is actually kinda in the wrong here as his inaction could've lead to a person dying who could've been saved, so the human firefighter is understandably quite mad at him.
I don't have much else to say on this episode, I did like the firefighting stuff, but I'm also a person who doesn't care for the fights, so Fuwa fighting Jin didn't really do much for me, and the rest of the episode is pretty standard for these competition episodes, but I still think it's a good episode, and a good concept. |
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