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05-09-2021, 02:25 PM | #11 |
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Have I mentioned how much I freakin' love Yuri lately? Yeah, not exactly fresh news, I know, but this episode put such a spotlight on him that I can't help but say it all again. There's just such a mystique to the guy, isn't there? A lot of that is in the weird nuances Tomohiro Ichikawa provides to the role, but just as much of it is in this sense that there's always something more going on with him than we know. As though there's this grand tapestry of a life all those years ago, filled with every bit as much adventure and drama as Touma goes through, and we only occasionally get these small glimpses into it, because that was his story, which is in the past, and the show is called Kamen Rider Saber. I think the casual way it was established he used to wield both Saikou and Kurayami pretty much epitomizes this. Yuri was like this chosen champion who brought together the powers of light and dark, which is as about as main protagonist-y as you can get, and yet this fact hasn't even warranted a spoken mention so far.
So like, yeah, you can absolutely just say out of nowhere he used to be friends with that crazy dude from the short film who was also really old and had a foreign name, and I'll believe that without hesitation. You can totally draw a parallel between his failure to stop that friend from going down a dark path and the situation with Kento. You can most assuredly suggest Yuri's desire to support Touma's eternal optimism is his way of atoning for his own disillusionment that led him to step away from humanity for so long. It all works! It's all totally supported by all the great narrative beats Yuri has had on the show up to this point! This is a really good episode for him, which is exactly what you'd hope for when it ends with him being put on the bench for the time being. They're laying it on a little thick that you should think Yuri is cool to make it even more of a bummer that he's gone, but like, it is kind of a bummer! And I mean that in a good way, of course, because this episode was anything but a bummer. I'm very happy with the way Falchion was worked into the show. It's in that sweet spot where it's rewarding if you've seen the movie, but you also definitely don't need to worry about knowing the plot from the movie, because the plot of the movie... was nothing! Pretty fitting for Bacht, huh? So little time is needed to recap what we know about Falchion that he might as well just be some new character, and I honestly think that's sort of genius. I mean, he had a personality in that first appearance. He left an impression, and a lot of his dialogue nicely implied that something drove him to his current madness; it's just that since he was in a deliberately unsubstantial short film and not a big summer movie, he didn't get that backstory there. Falchion is a cool character with a pretty killer Rider design, so even though we were told well in advance something like this would happen eventually, it's pretty exciting seeing it come to fruition. (Waiting for the home video release was also much appreciated!) I did say this show was called Kamen Rider Saber, though, huh? Touma is hardly the sole focus of this episode, but there are still some neat things going on with him. It's nice to see him checking another Rider off the list of his friends he's had an epic friendly sword duel with, a list that I think is down to just Ren and Kento now? Unless he wants to like, throw Mei a sword too or something, anyway. Regardless, that's a specific sub-genre of Saber scene that I'm always happy to see because of how unique it is to this being a Rider show revolving around swordsmen. I'd complain about the lack of Brave Dragon in that scene, but considering the teases the show keeps dropping, there might end up being a very specific point to Touma relying on his most powerful form so much lately. Like, I know for a fact this show can do better about getting tons of suits in there if it wants to, so I'm hoping there's something to this beyond shilling the most current toys. Not that I want to give the impression I don't love Elemental or want to see it, but, you know, it's one of many Saber suits I love. It sure would cool to see more of them than we have been lately... ~entirely hypothetically~, of course.
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05-09-2021, 02:46 PM | #12 |
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This thing we saw a while back, but it could be related to a flower of life too (though I’m uncertain what that is exactly) Edit: Image isn’t loading let me fix that.
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05-10-2021, 10:54 AM | #13 |
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the show is just offing all the heroic riders except the trio at this point. xD
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05-11-2021, 01:21 AM | #14 |
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It's funny how many factions there is in the show right now. There's Touma and co. Master Logos and his followers, Storious, Kento, Ren and Dezast and now Bacht. It's like a free for all.
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05-11-2021, 01:33 AM | #15 |
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Don't forget - the scans show Ryoga and Reika fighting Solomon this month, so they could be their own thing, too.
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05-12-2021, 11:35 PM | #16 |
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Wrong thread
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05-13-2021, 07:54 PM | #17 |
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Well now we have some context as to who the heck is Bacht, and it was pretty solid to be honest. Also, I was wrong about the similarities between Elemental and Falchion, now that I see them together, so I was wrong, but he still resembles Saber's base form.
Yuuri has always been one of the best characters here, like his curiosity towards the modern day, I always found him endearing. And now we have some backstory on him, and correct me if I'm wrong, but is this the first time he actually loses? Because I remember he's had draws or the enemy just flees, it's been a while. Either way, his defeat here felt impactful, like you've just lost your mentor, or the one guy who knew what was going on, or something, and I liked that, though I will miss him until his inevitable return. Luna's back sooner than I thought, I was expecting her to be closer to the endgame, but it looks like she'll be playing her role next week. Of course, there's also Sophia, who appears to play a bigger role in opening the omnipotent tome, and Kento's future drawing closer, and whatever Storius is doing. And hey, Ren's back in action next week, too, wonder how thing's with Legiel will fare. |
05-14-2021, 09:18 AM | #18 |
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Luna's back sooner than I thought, I was expecting her to be closer to the endgame, but it looks like she'll be playing her role next week. Of course, there's also Sophia, who appears to play a bigger role in opening the omnipotent tome, and Kento's future drawing closer, and whatever Storius is doing. And hey, Ren's back in action next week, too, wonder how thing's with Legiel will fare.
Legeiel's been dead since Elemental Dragon's debut, I think you meant Desast?
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