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12-11-2022, 08:57 PM | #741 |
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When I think about favorite episodes of GARO, for Vanishing Line at least, this is definitely my favorite of the show.
Like I said, Luke is like my favorite character out of the main four, and that's also because he gets some real good standalone/isolated episodes. While the others definitely get their own focus episodes (See Gina last time), Luke's most recent 2 we've had at this point are probably the most interesting since he isn't really interacting with any of the other main three in them. The fight at the end is short, but really sweet. The speech Luke gives, alongside him losing his ponytail, it's very symbolic of the growth he's gone through, and he's definitely come out a changed man for the better. Also I love the symbolism/showing of how past generations even if they're no longer here, live on in the strength of/pass on their strength to others, with all the unnamed Knights giving their strength to Luke so that he could finish off the Horror once and for all. Again, real good episode! Also haha yeah, he definitely does have a cool bike. I'd hate to be the dude who forgot that. |
12-11-2022, 09:36 PM | #742 |
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Like I said, Luke is like my favorite character out of the main four, and that's also because he gets some real good standalone/isolated episodes. While the others definitely get their own focus episodes (See Gina last time), Luke's most recent 2 we've had at this point are probably the most interesting since he isn't really interacting with any of the other main three in them.
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12-12-2022, 11:23 AM | #743 |
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Episode 15: El Dorado An interesting departure from the norm. This one is all about world building in that we not only get to actually see the city of El Dorado for the first time, but none of the main characters even show up. As one might've guessed, the city itself is a feeding ground for Horrors in the guise of a happy land where dreams come true and wealth is commonplace. All of which is protected by a trio of Knight, a magical businessman, and a poorly dressed Makai Alchemist woman. Perfect setup for our trio of heroes to fight. And while it was cool to see the city's' inner workings in action, I also don't know that it was strictly necessary? Alot of it was stuff that was easy to infer given the context of previous episodes especially in regards to how Horrors tend to be. But the effort was there, and it did atleast show a bit more of the dynamics between the evil trio, so those are things that I do appreciate in the end.
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12-12-2022, 04:46 PM | #744 |
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Probably one of the more interesting episodes of the show purely because of the insight we get into El Dorado and it primarily being an antagonist focused episode.
Which is interesting cause I don't think we've fully gone this far before in GARO. We've had heavy antagonist focused episodes, in fact one of my favorite episodes from a live action season has heavy antagonist focus. Though even with these episodes you usually see the main cast in some way, shape, or form. But yeah I can get not being too wowed by this episode, after all, the last one was a banger. Still it is interesting though. |
12-13-2022, 06:45 PM | #745 |
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Episode 16: Chance Meeting Didn't like the setup for this one, but the payoff was fantastic. The setup being that Sophie being a brat causes the party to split for a day so everyone can have a chance to rest before reaching El Dorado. The few scenes that Sophie and Gina have are a bit of a drag, but thankfully most of this episode is all about Sword's' adventure in a primarily Mexican town, wherein he meets a man named Pedro. Pedro and Sword both get some great interactions and development here, as they are both men driven by the loss of loved ones in their lives. The primary difference being that Sword has learned to deal with his pain in a much healthier way than Pedro has. The episode is so focused on character development here that there isn't even a Horror to fight at the end. Just a light skirmish with a local gang that controls a big part of the town. That said, the punch that Sword delivers was really hype and more than made up for the lack of action in this one. No real comedy to speak of though. There was also a brief cameo of the same Watchdog chick from the previous two GARO anime, which was nice. And assuming that they're all meant to be in the same continuity that means that this chick really likes to move around. Oh, and all of the Spanish the dub inserted into the script gave me a solid giggle, because it meant that they got away with alot of swear words that I imagine they wouldn't've been able to do in English. But yeah, this was a nice one. My Mexican blood is pleased.
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12-13-2022, 08:06 PM | #746 |
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Tbh, when it came to this episode upon first seeing the title again I was like "Oh right this episode" in which I completely forgot how it started up.
Since I pretty much only remembered the parts with Sword and Pedro and also how this episode definitely felt like a calm/breather episode. And given we're a little over halfway through the show now, it's probably needed. |
12-13-2022, 08:13 PM | #747 |
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Sure. My only hope now though is that, what with El Dorado being dangled infront of us for a solid chunk of episodes now, I just hope we reach the destination sooner rather than later.
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12-14-2022, 08:03 PM | #748 |
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Episode 17: The Slant Lined Have you been feeling as though Vanishing Line hasn't had enough action? Well in your FACE, because this episode is nonstop action from start to finish in what can only be described as Mad Max: Garo. And yeah, it's a real good sequence of events from start to finish. El Dorado decides to take the fight to Garo as they send a legion of Horrors at our heroes. Mostly possessed cars, but some kite-esque Horrors too. Highlights include Sword becoming Garo in mid-air, Sophie getting to shoot a Mado Gatling Gun, Gina showing off her sick driving skills, and Luke meeting up with the party to go full Devil May Cry on the oncoming hoarde. And then there's Zaruba... Zaruba displays far more heroism and empathy here than he did in either of the previous two anime: Talking Sophie down when she's upset, and then proceeding to perform the ultimate sacrifice when Knight shows up while everyone else is busy fighting a gigantic Horror. And I won't lie, his death did hit me pretty good. Not bad for a talking ring/bike. Although, the exact logistics of what happens after that leaves me a little confused. Sword absorbing Zaruba's' soul into the Golden Armor to upgrade it... was that really an option all this time? Is Zaruba no longer needed to help keep everything functioning properly? I mean, given he'd been able to be transferred into a bike I guess not, but after the rules established by Carved Seal of Flames and Crimson Moon it kinda threw me off a bit. Still, the emotional impact is there, especially if you've been watching the anime in release order like I have. And I think the episode really works overall.
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12-14-2022, 08:12 PM | #749 |
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I'm glad to see that despite only knowing Zaruba through his appearances in the anime, his sacrifice here ended up at least hitting for you.
I know it hit me pretty hard when I first watched it, because Zaruba is such a constant throughout the franchise that even though it's a different iteration... it still hurts. But yeah, when I was talking last time about last episode being a big breather episode? It's because they decided to go full hog and immediately go for an action packed episode. As for what Zaruba did... I'll be real when I say the logistics of what happened are weird and not exactly explained well enough. I can sort of guess what they were going for, and I assume that what Sword did was a way to utilize what was left of Zaruba as like a failsafe sort of thing. |
12-14-2022, 08:35 PM | #750 |
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As for what Zaruba did... I'll be real when I say the logistics of what happened are weird and not exactly explained well enough. I can sort of guess what they were going for, and I assume that what Sword did was a way to utilize what was left of Zaruba as like a failsafe sort of thing.
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