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05-29-2022, 10:00 AM | #11 |
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Interesting that Revice seems to be running into the Build issue of kind of running out of steam in the 30's only to kind of pick up again.
Unfortunately it might also have the issue of not giving us a really good Final Form Debut like Build did with Genius. Cause really, no matter which way you slice it, we don't really have a good opponent for the Final Form like we had the past two years. Say what you will about Ark-Zero and Solomon, they felt like more tangible forces to have a big fight against than this like... mess of mini-bosses we have in Revice. My bet is the Hell Gifterian though, he really, really seems like he was introduced just to die to the Final Form. I've seen people suggest Vail? But honestly, the most interesting thing they could do is make Vail the final villain by having him usurp both Apollogeistman and Gifu. |
05-29-2022, 10:17 AM | #12 |
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-Hey, Weekend? Not to diminish your efforts on anti-Fenix PR strategy or whatever, but like. Some good edvience that Akaishi's up to no good, might be nice? Maybe even get one of the Riders to tesify for you, since theyre the ones the public knows that have been protecting them from demons and all that......
-We finally know what all that Daiji Suffering was for, i guess? To break his spirit! It's not like he's totally on Akaishi's side, but he thinks Weekend flailing around without a plan will only make things worse, and a peaceful life is better than nothing, so....! It's funny, it kinda reminds me of Micchy's stuff early on in Gaim, where he's confronted with an horrible truth and breaks under it, and Kouta's optimism seeks reckless and in denial. -But that won't stop the Pain Train from slamming into him yet again! Because Akemi's dead, and Daiji is blaming his siblings for it...I would spout out "Daiji you silly dumbass, listen to your siblings for once in your life!", but like? Dude's been knocked around so damn much (both physically and mentally) that he's probably super on-edge right now, can't exactly blame him. So I'll shorten it to "Daiji, listen to your siblings." -Something I didn't expect to see: the Karizaki family having a bit of a moment this episode? I do like the show established firmly that Masumi's suffering(the lip and eye shot, wild!) all this time does not outweigh all the harm he caused to George by dipping out his life. -Occasionally, when I watch KR, I'll come across certain episodes or moments and go, "Man, this would've hit so much differently if I watched this show live/weekly!". And you know what? I'm fairly convinced the whole Hiromi saga will only hit as half for folks who haven't been apart of the weekly watch for some part. The sudden appearance of Demons, his slow rise to fan-favorite status, watching him bob and weave through death flags and dicussing whether or not he'll make it this week, his "death", Toei casually dropping that he was alive with Dear Gaga's trailer and now his return: theyre just moments ampilfied being apart of the live experience yknow? Even Hiromi's little "I'm back", its not quite the most apporipate statment in the moment, (maybe a "Stop!" or even just saying Daiji's name wouldve been best) thats something for everyone whos been patiently waiting for his return all these months! -Not important, but ever so slightly amusing that Jeanne managed to last longer aganist the Hell Gifterian than Holy Live, who got one-shotted and very much got messed up. Truly our invincible girl. |
05-29-2022, 10:59 AM | #13 |
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Not gonna lie, my reaction to seeing Hiromi again was to immediately quip "Because we just don't have enough characters in this show!"
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05-29-2022, 11:22 AM | #14 |
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Man, and here I thought Donbrothers was the currently airing toku show being written by Inoue! I uh... I really have absolutely no clue how Daiji jumped to the conclusion that Ikki wanted to murder Akemi to stop Giff? Is it supposed to be because Barid Rex is the form that has a track record for that? Like, I get that Daiji isn't in his right mind at the moment, but there would still have to be some spark to point his thinking in that direction, right? There's literally no reason he should ever assume Ikki would come up with a plan that cruel, especially right after getting done chewing out Ikki for his foolishly idealistic plans.
The broad strokes of this plot point make enough sense, but I'm very specifically confused why the show felt it was necessary to have Daiji think Ikki wanted to "sacrifice" Akemi? I think there was enough tension between the two without that! Despite my complaining, I've otherwise been pretty into Daiji's whole downward spiral, for the record. It feels pretty dang on-point for Revice to have Holy Live almost immediately tainted by all this internal turmoil and moral uncertainty. The whole reason I wanted to post this week was actually just to mention how brilliant a bit of direction I thought it was when it's just showing Holy Live's shadow. It's on the nose, yes, but it really conveys perfectly how lost Daiji is right now. Dude looks like an angel, and yet is more consumed by darkness than ever. That scene also comes right after Daddy talks about the fate of a man who abandons his family, which may or may not be some kind of intentional juxtaposition? Maybe? I mean, their characters aren't ~really~ that similar, so I might be reading into it a bit much there. Either way though, I do think it's neat how the show has built up the broken relationship between George and his father in the background as a sort of contrast to the Igarashi family. To be fair to Daiji, he had just gotten done fighting an entire army of mooks sent for the express purpose of tiring him out so he'd get messed up by the boss monster. You know, while everyone else was laughing it up celebrating Aguilera's debut as a Rider. ...Man, maybe Daiji should be a little upset with everyone? We're up to this many Riders and literally none of them were there when he needed it.
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05-29-2022, 11:39 AM | #15 |
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To be honest, I really miss two-parter storyline for one arc in Kamen Rider series. Also, I personally really want the next Kamen Rider series is more child-friendly and more light-hearted, so I think that's become a good thing if not overused. At least for one year..
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To be fair to Daiji, he had just gotten done fighting an entire army of mooks sent for the express purpose of tiring him out so he'd get messed up by the boss monster. You know, while everyone else was laughing it up celebrating Aguilera's debut as a Rider. ...Man, maybe Daiji should be a little upset with everyone? We're up to this many Riders and literally none of them were there when he needed it. |
05-29-2022, 11:51 AM | #16 |
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Every Rider show gets Serious at a certain point, but when the last time Rider's been fairly lighthearted? Fourze's the big one, but I almost want to say Ghost was the last one? Some elements of it were a bit dark tho, so I'm not sure...Anyway, I also second a more lighthearted series for 2022, It'd be a fun departure from the dramatic formula they've been using since what? Ex-Aid?
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05-29-2022, 01:55 PM | #17 |
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It is kind of darkly hilarious how being the "middle child" really did end up defining what Daiji got in terms of focus (so far).
The most stark example of this in my opinion being the second half of episode 32 (I think, I might have misremembered the exact number): When Sakura and Ikki start fighting Aguilera on a rooftop, only for the episode to cut to Daiji running up to a group of Giff Jr.s and defeating them as Holy Live, and then the episode cuts back to Sakura now debating on whether or not to ask Ikki to finish off Aguilera. |
05-29-2022, 03:04 PM | #18 |
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About fuckin time. Call it group mentality, call it personal favoritism, whatever. I'll firmly stand by the belief that Hiromi carried this show. God knows Ikki can't, and I'm tired of pretending Sakura was, since honestly, ever since her initial transformation arc way back when, she's only important because the plot warps itself to make her as such.
Hiromi has everything to lose, personal stakes, and a solid motivation. By virtue of not being part of the family, he's also one of the few who actually risks his life since the villains make it point to not kill the Igarashi family (Sans the mother, but that plot point comes up once every 15 episodes). Hiromi, please save this show. At the very least, make it interesting again... Anyway, I'm with Daiji on this one. He's a man with a completely broken spirit. And his siblings still hide things behind his back. His only remaining drive is to save as many as he can, something that is incredibly obvious by his statements. Yet when they hatch a scheme that involves fighting Akemi, they opt to keep him in the dark, leading to this misunderstanding. Sakura should also be keenly aware that Weekend is, for some reason, not telling Daiji jack shit, and pair this with Daiji being alone in a lot of recent fights, they should know he's on edge. This isn't the time for open ended statements and half-answers. But Ikki is so keenly focused on fixing everything he chooses to not let Daiji know a damn thing so he can be the big hero. And I know that's not actually why Ikki is being how he is, but let's face it. His flaws aren't going to be called out for the remainder of the series anymore.
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05-29-2022, 05:51 PM | #19 |
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It is kind of darkly hilarious how being the "middle child" really did end up defining what Daiji got in terms of focus (so far).
The most stark example of this in my opinion being the second half of episode 32 (I think, I might have misremembered the exact number): When Sakura and Ikki start fighting Aguilera on a rooftop, only for the episode to cut to Daiji running up to a group of Giff Jr.s and defeating them as Holy Live, and then the episode cuts back to Sakura now debating on whether or not to ask Ikki to finish off Aguilera. |
05-29-2022, 11:58 PM | #20 |
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