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TokuGAF 2017 |OT| Playing Trauma Center in Space and Hollywood
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Honestly felt like they could have ended it today, but had to pad it.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
The idea of Kamen Rider Chronicle could work as a movie on its own.
UtterlyPerplexed
Member
I think I concur with you. Actually I think it ties with this general qualm I have with how the show has handled the main antagonist.
I understand that Dan Masamune has to madly scramble for ways to claw back some essence of control over the game, but these recent fake-outs and deus ex machina methods are getting tiresome partially because of my personal fatigue with this guy, and largely because it cheapens a sense of accomplishment afforded to our protagonists. Emu and Parad finally joining up as co-op allies to put an end to Cronus's Gashat once and for all should be an oh shit moment when the tables are turned at long last and Masamune is dealt a decisive defeat with meaning. Instead the writers decide to pad it out and dilute the moment by bestowing Masamune with the ability to also pull mechanics out of his arse.
It feels like there is some kind of obligation on the writing team to drag Masamune's presence out as much as possible, to the detriment of any satisfaction we would have enjoyed when he finally gets his comeuppance. Watching this latest episode and seeing him easily supplant Gamedeus as the final boss, I didn't feel like this was yet another seminal moment where the stakes are raised and our main antagonist is once again doing something meaningful. My visceral reaction was like that of our heroes when he intrudes on the fight yet again. Please go away. If they really had to use Masamune as the last boss, they could have easily come up with any other route to get there without the reset feature from a couple of episodes ago, but apparently for whatever reason it's mandatory for Cronus to be the one to defeat Gamedeus or something, I dunno.
Plus there's the fact that reset raises some potent questions too. As probably mentioned already: is Saki's data still retained now?
It feels like there is some kind of obligation on the writing team to drag Masamune's presence out as much as possible, to the detriment of any satisfaction we would have enjoyed when he finally gets his comeuppance. Watching this latest episode and seeing him easily supplant Gamedeus as the final boss, I didn't feel like this was yet another seminal moment where the stakes are raised and our main antagonist is once again doing something meaningful. My visceral reaction was like that of our heroes when he intrudes on the fight yet again. Please go away. If they really had to use Masamune as the last boss, they could have easily come up with any other route to get there without the reset feature from a couple of episodes ago, but apparently for whatever reason it's mandatory for Cronus to be the one to defeat Gamedeus or something, I dunno.
Plus there's the fact that reset raises some potent questions too. As probably mentioned already: is Saki's data still retained now?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
according to the people who saw the movie,
Saki isn't around
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
That is great to hear.
Dan is too good.
chaobreaker
Member
I don't think it's a coincidence, his mannerisms, suit design, and even the age of the character just scream Showa Super Sentai. Pheonix Soldier is basically a rejected pitch for a space-themed SS show called Kyuranger from the late 80s or early 90s.
He's a very endearing character and I hope the loss of conflict between him and everyone else doesn't ruin him.
Also, hot-blooded Lucky is very cool.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
A good roundtable interview that the cast of Ex-Aid did for the website Natalie.
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Cast Gather for Roundtable Interview
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Cast Gather for Roundtable Interview
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
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They have such great chemistry.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I think we need to make a tribute to Dan when the show is over.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
What a great shot
He's wearing two belts. Who does he think he is, Tommy Wiseau?
Meanwhile, Power Rangers has a recent problem with absentee dads.
Except that Raptor isn't in suit.
chaobreaker
Member
And that Garu and his helmet should never occupy the same shot under any circumstances.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
Dads in toku get such a raw deal. All the responsible ones are dead by the start of the series.
If there is any justice in this world, we'll still see Ryoma x Kuroto shenanigans one day.
That last minute of Ex-Aid 42 was so good. Masamune going ham after not securing the deal for the worldwide release and getting his invincible last resort defeated (by Kiriya, who already had screwed him before) makes sense, and I'm okay with a last battle uniting all Riders at their best. Don't think we've seen Taddle Legacy fight alongside Hyper Muteki or Gear Zero yet, for instance.
And I can't mention enough how much of a good job the Dangerous Zombie stunt actor is doing, wow.
That last minute of Ex-Aid 42 was so good. Masamune going ham after not securing the deal for the worldwide release and getting his invincible last resort defeated (by Kiriya, who already had screwed him before) makes sense, and I'm okay with a last battle uniting all Riders at their best. Don't think we've seen Taddle Legacy fight alongside Hyper Muteki or Gear Zero yet, for instance.
And I can't mention enough how much of a good job the Dangerous Zombie stunt actor is doing, wow.
Urban Scholar
Member
EX -Aid question.
So Kuroto let me himself get killed by the virus exposure all those times. Lazer hit himself once and toughed it out? Did Kuroto just take took deaths to repent? Hmm.
Loved this ep because Lazer kicked so much arse, literally. Whoo~
I get confused about power levels but Gear 0s can take each other out right? But the series just plays around this often.
Anyway its was weird seeing Lazer ride that bike of himself. By the way, this series has managed to not have bikes. I thought that was weird but it works considering they have had stage select.
So Kuroto let me himself get killed by the virus exposure all those times. Lazer hit himself once and toughed it out? Did Kuroto just take took deaths to repent? Hmm.
Loved this ep because Lazer kicked so much arse, literally. Whoo~
I get confused about power levels but Gear 0s can take each other out right? But the series just plays around this often.
Anyway its was weird seeing Lazer ride that bike of himself. By the way, this series has managed to not have bikes. I thought that was weird but it works considering they have had stage select.
for a split second, i was gonna ask who the guy in yellow was...
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Has anybody here watch the Kamen Sentai Gorider web series at all? I watch the first eps and wondered if anybody here also watched it?
NeonZ
Member
Yes. I thought it was pretty great, but it likely loses some impact if you didn't watch it when it originally aired (right after Dan Kuroto's death). In spite of the name, it's pretty much just a Kamen Rider mini-series. The Goriders are just a power up. So, don't go watching it expecting any Sentai cameos. It also has big spoilers for Blade's ending, so if you care about spoilers don't watch it without watching Blade.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I guess that is the case. I like they brought past actors to play their dead characters again and have them interact this way. My plan is to watch the rest of it over the weekend.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
THE D E U S IS L O O S E
I'll accept the "it's video games, bruh!" asspull at the end there.
I'll accept the "it's video games, bruh!" asspull at the end there.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
it's not even an asspull, it's a common video game trope that I'm surprised Emu didn't catch, but then again he is mostly a platformer gamer and that stuff is a rarity.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Good luck with that, Naga.
Tiu Neo
Member
Kyurangers 25
Nice idea for an episode, kinda like Yamato's mother last year but with more members. Nice foreshadowing for the next episode's plot, too. Kotaro's conflict was kinda fast, but didn't get annoying, so it's fine.
And, with that, the first of the Vice-Shoguns is gone already. I thought it would take a bit more time for that, heh.
Kotaro mother actress looked familiar, searched, she was on a lot of toku things (including being the second Deka Yellow).
Next episode, Naga focus with double Naga, oh yeah.
Nice idea for an episode, kinda like Yamato's mother last year but with more members. Nice foreshadowing for the next episode's plot, too. Kotaro's conflict was kinda fast, but didn't get annoying, so it's fine.
And, with that, the first of the Vice-Shoguns is gone already. I thought it would take a bit more time for that, heh.
Kotaro mother actress looked familiar, searched, she was on a lot of toku things (including being the second Deka Yellow).
Next episode, Naga focus with double Naga, oh yeah.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I think it's something that Toei owns but I need to double check that.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
They had Ohtori meet his friend but then did absolutely nothing with it.
The mech fight justified having 12 members on the team better than the ground fight did.
The mech fight justified having 12 members on the team better than the ground fight did.
Tiu Neo
Member
I think it was a way to show how he could be rational on those kinds of situations, to contrast with the different ways Kotaro and Xiao did it.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
apparently Japan has a lot of land area unsuitable for land development and yet no one owns those, so shooting is fine there
some googling says it's in Yorii, Saitama
Tiu Neo
Member
apparently Japan has a lot of land area unsuitable for land development and yet no one owns those, so shooting is fine there
some googling says it's in Yorii, Saitama
Good old Toei Quarry. It wasn't used a lot in the 2000s, and it's showing up a bit more now (dunno if it's the same one), but in the 80's and early 90's some shows had almost every big fight there, heh.
Tiu Neo
Member
Ex-Aid 43
So, last episode conflict and resolution were pretty much useless, huh. Gotta say, I love the characters, and how the series didn't get boring, but ever since Kuroto first came back, the series is just getting more and more ass-pulley. This final plot isn't event that good, but the characters are so good they carry it.
And Nico should've been the one who became Cronus Or at least get Snipe from Taiga, after he got it. That said, at least it was a cool moment with a good payoff for Taiga, I guess.
Kuroto was great as always, but... why was Kiriya infected and him not?
Final boss next week. I imagine 45 will just be the Build crossover.
So, last episode conflict and resolution were pretty much useless, huh. Gotta say, I love the characters, and how the series didn't get boring, but ever since Kuroto first came back, the series is just getting more and more ass-pulley. This final plot isn't event that good, but the characters are so good they carry it.
And Nico should've been the one who became Cronus Or at least get Snipe from Taiga, after he got it. That said, at least it was a cool moment with a good payoff for Taiga, I guess.
Kuroto was great as always, but... why was Kiriya infected and him not?
Final boss next week. I imagine 45 will just be the Build crossover.
I think it's a different one. The one from the 80s/90s is now green and full of grass.
There's a video floating around on Facebook and somebody already has the DX Build Driver.
Is it against the rules to post it here?
Also people already have the bottles for the Gorillamond form for Build. Looks like the bottles are pin-based collectibles like the shift cars from Drive.
Is it against the rules to post it here?
Also people already have the bottles for the Gorillamond form for Build. Looks like the bottles are pin-based collectibles like the shift cars from Drive.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I would say yes.