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08-03-2022, 11:48 PM | #651 |
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I guess it makes sense Humagears can't compete in actual sports but dang it if they can't be enthusiastic coaches.
I guess at this point it's not all that surprising that Gai completely fabricated Fuwa's entire memories and identity to be the Humagear hating tool he needed him to be...although it really makes Fuwa's entire character arc up to this point and his sheer fervor and passion kind of funny in hindsight. Then again, how would one kid have survived a swarm of killer robots? I dunno, Fuwa makes the rules or something... I guess it's just good that Fuwa's in a better place and had already overcome that hatred, so it wasn't necessary, although now I guess he has to deal with the fact that all that anger was completely misplaced and constructed the whole time. Valkyrie returns! It's nice to see Yua in proper form and to see the AIMS duo fighting again. And she gets the Finisher! Man, it's got to be rough for Thouser this beat down around. Like, Vulcan helped, but Gai literally lost to probably the weakest base Rider in the entire show. And then that punch! |
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I didn't have much to say on the last episode, but I can say a little on this one, I don't think that there has been one time so far into the show where I've actually liked Yua's character. This episode fixed some of the problems I have with her, but even so, I just can't consider her compelling character that I enjoy watching, but that's just what I think, and I'm sure there's a lot of fans who actually like Yua from this episode and up, but I still don't like her that much. Besides that aspect, the rest of this episode is perfectly fine and I do still like it.
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08-03-2022, 11:56 PM | #653 |
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I guess at this point it's not all that surprising that Gai completely fabricated Fuwa's entire memories and identity to be the Humagear hating tool he needed him to be...although it really makes Fuwa's entire character arc up to this point and his sheer fervor and passion kind of funny in hindsight. Then again, how would one kid have survived a swarm of killer robots? I dunno, Fuwa makes the rules or something...
The only downside to this fight scene is that once again it hinges on Gai just assuming his underlings will eat an infinite amount of shit, and he can gloat while they choke it down. I know he's pathological in his dismissal of anyone else's autonomy, but this is just some incredibly bad corporate leadership. Does ZAIA not have an HR department? Can they not sit Gai down and try to go over some ways to interact with employees without trying to conversationally dominate them. Just a thought!
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08-03-2022, 11:59 PM | #654 |
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I didn't have much to say on the last episode, but I can say a little on this one, I don't think that there has been one time so far into the show where I've actually liked Yua's character. This episode fixed some of the problems I have with her, but even so, I just can't consider her compelling character that I enjoy watching, but that's just what I think, and I'm sure there's a lot of fans who actually like Yua from this episode and up, but I still don't like her that much. Besides that aspect, the rest of this episode is perfectly fine and I do still like it.
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08-04-2022, 10:36 AM | #655 |
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This! THIS! This is *chef's kiss*. Perfection. I'm glad that Die ended up enjoying this one a lot and reignited the reason why we all love Yua. This might be my second favorite ep of Zero One, behind ep 30. I might be in the minority here and it's going to be a hot take but I always love and enjoy Yua even in the Job Arc. The conclusion that Takahashi gave to Yua's character was the perfect culmination of Yua's development in the series.
Die already made a splendid opinions about this episode. Your opinion about how Yua is different from Aruto and Fuwa was spot on because there's always something about Yua that clearly set her apart from her companions. When Yua said 'Dream, dream, and dream. What kind of bullsh*t is that!?' that's what they key line to summarize Yua's whole character and your opinions in a single line. Yua had always been a reactive character. She only does thing in reaction not by consciously doing so herself. She only transforms to Valkyrie in the first half because of reaction to Rogue Humagears and doing everything that Gai ordered in the second arc. So it's also relieving and refreshing to see her finally took an action for her own cause. I must give props to Hiroe Igeta who was able to do incredible acts in the climax of her character in spite of all the shortcomings she might have several episodes back. I also love that it was 'Fuwa' who was the trigger that pulled Yua from Gai's hand and started rebelling against him. It might be subtle but Yua has always care for Fuwa even in the early series and even in the Job Arc. So, the fact that someone used the technology, that she has believed in up to this point, to harm not just a normal civilian but also someone Yua knows and also cares for is the single line that Gai had crossed in this episode. In addition, it was also Yua who aroused Fuwa again after receiving such harsh truth from Gai. It was after seeing YUA, the single person who was loyal to Gai but now standing up for herself and him also, Fuwa managed to regain his spirit not only to crush Thouser again but to declare his newfound dream. I can continue this all day long but Takahashi did make a good step in this one. I don't think Yua's redemption would make such a big impact had it not been because Gai harmed Fuwa and Fuwa's declaration of his new dream was enriched after Yua took the action. Say that Aruto was the victim of Gai, instead of Fuwa, I don't think the impact result would be as good as if Fuwa was the one who Gai had machinated. Now that I mention it, it's kinda weird that we are in more than a half in to the series but Aruto and Yua barely had meaningful interaction. Aruto said 'Yaiba-san!' was the single line that Aruto had to call Yua by her name instead of Aims or Zaia to refer Yua. I might be greedy because Fuwa and Yua's relation was more than good enough but I wish we had more interaction from the Main Rider to our 'Tertiary Rider'. Sougo and Woz, Sento and Kazumin, Emu and Taiga, etc. I think from our past series, I can say we had a solid relationship between our Main Rider and our Tertiary Rider even in the early stage of the series. It's a bit shame that we didn't have the same amount of interaction between Aruto and Yua, especially late into this series.
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08-04-2022, 10:48 AM | #656 |
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Couldn't get into this episode. I really just couldn't; I got what they were going for but it feels very out of nowhere and by now they'd burned all the good will I had towards this character. And heck, they couldn't even have the girl get her own battle without one of the guys' new upgrades stealing half of it. Just a kind of okay resolution to a very empty story
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I can continue this all day long but Takahashi did make a good step in this one. I don't think Yua's redemption would make such a big impact had it not been because Gai harmed Fuwa and Fuwa's declaration of his new dream was enriched after Yua took the action. Say that Aruto was the victim of Gai, instead of Fuwa, I don't think the impact result would be as good as if Fuwa was the one who Gai had machinated.
It definitely wouldn't've worked with Aruto and Yua, though, no. This isn't Ex-Aid, where you can mix up the pairings to try and say something about aligned goals; this is a show about how two people collaborate on a shared vision of the future, so it's gotta be Fuwa and Yua. Quote:
Couldn't get into this episode. I really just couldn't; I got what they were going for but it feels very out of nowhere and by now they'd burned all the good will I had towards this character. And heck, they couldn't even have the girl get her own battle without one of the guys' new upgrades stealing half of it. Just a kind of okay resolution to a very empty story
I don't know if I totally agree with Vulcan stealing part of her battle spotlight, though? He's there, and he looks cool, but his performance feels very complimentary - even, like, contingent - to Yua's actions. Valkyrie gets the gigantic But Why Heroism henshin, she gets the finisher, she gets the form changes, she gets the very cool acrobatics... I don't know, I felt like she was the unambiguous star of this climax?
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08-04-2022, 12:56 PM | #658 |
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I don't know if I totally agree with Vulcan stealing part of her battle spotlight, though? He's there, and he looks cool, but his performance feels very complimentary - even, like, contingent - to Yua's actions. Valkyrie gets the gigantic But Why Heroism henshin, she gets the finisher, she gets the form changes, she gets the very cool acrobatics... I don't know, I felt like she was the unambiguous star of this climax? When Fuwa got his big moment of resolution of taking control of his life against Thouser, he did it solo. When Aruto got his big moment of resolution of fighting back against Thouser after his new company's registered, he does it solo. When Yaiba gets her big moment of resolution of something something dreams I barely remember... it's a double-team fight. She does get the big finishing hit on Thouser and everything of course but it sticks out a lot to me that she's specifically the only one that doesn't get a solo fight. Gotta sell some new toy on shelves I guess
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As Love-chan is not mentioned here, what I can say about that is, it's an example of miscommunication causing further problems. Keita lying to everyone about having a girlfriend who views Love-chan as a creep would of course, not have him or anyone else realize that Keita's not trying to become a pro tennis player that reaches Grand Slam. Love-chan's also a rare showing when someone can train others too hard and extreme, while not having the stereotypical tough and demanding personality, but he's too enthusiastic and had a single-minded focus. About the fight, there's a potential human bodycount in AIMS 2 officers Dewaga and Shida, with how there are spent bullet casings and one of their sunglasses on the ground.
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It’s not that she didn’t have a dream in the same ways that Fuwa didn’t have a dream. She wasn’t consumed by rage, unable to see beyond the horizon of her hatred. She was too pragmatic for that. She’s an engineer. She understands technology, and how it can assist humanity. But, like, assist humanity the way a traffic light does, or the way an electric toothbrush does. She creates technology that makes human beings safer, or more productive. That’s it. She doesn’t make technology that emotionally or psychologically enriches human lives, because that’s unquantifiable. She follows the data, and works to make things more efficient. Humagears were dangerous, so they needed to be stopped. ZAIA Specs were safer, so it was only right for her to support Gai’s takeover. The world is a place with cause and effect, but everyone she fought was arguing for unverifiable phenomena; for wishes instead of results. She was never a villain, she just couldn’t understand the value of fighting for a dream. Quote:
So Yua probably found the last dozen episodes as frustrating as we did, with everyone around her agitating for a response she couldn't give. Everyone’s shouting at her about dreams, and that’s not her. They’re decrying tools, but tools serve a reliable purpose. Tools are dependable, while dreams aren’t. Fuwa and Aruto kept pushing her to define herself by their terms, by their metrics. She couldn’t care less if people are sad about their robot friends not being around, because sometimes that’s the price of progress. Better solutions inevitably disadvantage the opposition, and folks will cry about that. It doesn’t make it any less important to make technology safer for the public. And that’s been the one constant for Yua since the first episode: technology should always make the public safer.
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We’ve been wondering for a while what would be the straw that broke Yua’s dedication to ZAIA and Gai, and it’s the most obvious thing in the world. When she sees that Gai is using technology to make people less safe – to actively harm someone like Fuwa – she’s had enough. It’s not about the theories or the possibilities or the dreams. It’s about seeing her technology be used to hurt people, right in front of her, and saying No. Gai’s done a million shitty things, but they could all be couched in the idea of a safer, more productive humanity. With the reveal that he’d psychologically tortured Fuwa just to make him into a weapon, Yua’s seen enough. There’s no alignment between her worldview and ZAIA. She can’t continue to work under someone who fundamentally doesn’t care about who his technology harms, since it’s the biggest thing she cares about.
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No I know, but like...
When Fuwa got his big moment of resolution of taking control of his life against Thouser, he did it solo. When Aruto got his big moment of resolution of fighting back against Thouser after his new company's registered, he does it solo. When Yaiba gets her big moment of resolution of something something dreams I barely remember... it's a double-team fight. She does get the big finishing hit on Thouser and everything of course but it sticks out a lot to me that she's specifically the only one that doesn't get a solo fight. Gotta sell some new toy on shelves I guess It would've been high time to give her a new form but it didn't seem like they were willing to commit to that. |
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