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03-14-2022, 04:37 PM | #11 |
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Also, came across something I'd like some clarification on. The idea that many of the recurring villains are based on Toei Heroes from the '70s: Chojin Barom One (Sonoi), Seigi no Shinboru Condorman (Sononi), The Kagestar (Sonoza).
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03-14-2022, 08:34 PM | #12 |
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So, first of all, I love how the show cheats with Inu and Kiji by shoving the helmets right up into the camera so they don't have to render the CGI models. It's completely unsubtle but charming.
I wasn't really worried that this episode would be less weird, but I'm still relieved to see that it's par for the course. I assume that Haruka will, eventually, realize who Momoi is and stop pledging allegiance to literally every other character, but I'm willing to let the show run with this bit for as long as it can. I like that we're slowly assembling the rest of the cast, it's a nice way to give everyone a chance to develop on their own instead of trying to juggle them all at once. I know we'll never get it, but I would love to spend an episode going into the lives of Momoi's entrance crew. What do they do in their down time? How did they get this job? How many of them are liberal arts majors who couldn't find any other work? |
03-14-2022, 10:09 PM | #13 |
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I love how unhappy so many of these characters are. Not, like, sad, but unhappy. As a base state. (Sorry, I watched some Fourze stuff earlier tonight.) A lot of shows will have characters that are melodramatically sad, or despondent over a recent development. That's drama, and it's fairly typical. What Inoue does, that I find interesting, is conceive of a character -- and a world -- that starts at Unfulfilled. It's not some bizarre alteration to the natural order of things, or some prelude event which altered the trajectory of human behavior. It's just, like, the world sucks, and it's normal to be sort of bummed out while still going about your day. If there's a secret sauce to this show's addictiveness, I think that's it. It's easy to look to the bonkers set pieces (THAT FINISHING MOVE) or the recurring gags (I want Haruka to beg for help from every new villain, forever) as what's made this show so watchable, but I think that's the less important part. High-energy is easy, honestly? In tokusatsu? It's easy to shout and yell and have your attractive cast flail their arms. But it only works long-term if you're invested in the characters, and that only happens if they seem real. Real people are sad a lot, man. They exist in a world that's indifferent to their struggle, and the only hope they have is create a little space to be themselves, along with people of similar interests. (Hello, TokuNation.) Letting Haruka be disappointed in her inexplicable fall from grace, or having Kiji rely on the one good thing in his life so he can weather the relentless shitstorm of his working life, that all feels like real people to me. And it's a show about real people, all the way through. It's about how the world doesn't care about us, so we better care about each other. It's about how easy it is to miss what we have in favor of what we don't. It's about being honest with ourselves, and with each other, so we can find some help to get through our days. To find some weird joy. It's an Inoue specialty, that mix of omnipresent unhappiness and hidden, almost stolen happiness. The hours of hardship, to make the minutes of delight that much sweeter. Good episode.
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03-14-2022, 10:48 PM | #14 |
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Ah! Die's choice of photos reminded me that I forgot to talk about AR Kaito this week, since we got a bit more of him and all.
Ever since the press-conference, I was wondering what kind of angle Inoue would take with this character, to differentiate him from regular Kaito. And the keyword here is.....! Languid, almost to a degree that feels wholly indifferent about everything? Like someone who has accepted the way things are, and doesn't struggle against it. I think its a really nice contrast that doesn't have to dip into "oooooo he's evil now or whatever!" to feel interesting. It also makes for a fun foil to Haruka, our girl on a mission wants to get out of her dreary situation ASAP. Excited to get any future moments at Donbura with these two. (........Also rude to pull the "full-power non-stop, what're you saying?" bit in Episode 2 of all things, I'm still grappling with the fact that there's not a Zenkaiger episode at the end of week to look forward to! /j) |
03-14-2022, 10:51 PM | #15 |
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I literally did not even know this dude starred in last year's Sentai until the very last scene of this episode. Thought it was just some guy!
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03-14-2022, 11:09 PM | #16 |
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03-14-2022, 11:13 PM | #17 |
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i only like sentai shows about unhappy people who are struggling against an indifferent universe they need to be at least this dysfunctional for me to ride
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03-15-2022, 09:11 AM | #18 |
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I'll admit to Kiji and Inu following the "It's so bad, that it's good!" logic with regards to the CGI, but the issue with Sanae was easily avoidable and shows issues with compulsive honesty cause if you're legitimately too honest, you might end up causing more problems. Granted, there is something to be said about seeing through the illusion and realizing that she's still 68 and that she shouldn't place too much stock in looks, but by constantly saying the same answer with no variation or encouraging words, Tarou was ultimately facilitating Sanae's actions as Resshaki cause every mention of "68" sent her into an even deeper spiral. To be fair, Tarou might not have known that she was going to become Resshaki and even solved matters towards the end by defeating ResshaKing and giving encouraging words to Sanae, but the horrors of the battle could've been mitigated at the least by flexing the response to the age question in the first place!
Have faith! Shinkenger spared an episode to appreciate their kuroko, after all. Considering how Tarou's thing is the value of bonds, no matter how small, I think it's possible that his entrance crew could get similar treatment, but focusing more on their individual talents than as a group. Don Momotarou is already a bad*ss on his own, but the spectacle that comes from the people parading him in to battle just makes it so much cooler and sells the idea that his fights are like a festival!
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