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whitelighter) wrote2008-10-31 11:06 pm
whitelighter) wrote2008-10-31 11:06 pm
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I, surprisingly, have very little to say despite having been without power at our house for four days. I'm just glad it's over.
Lucky for me, I got my internet back just in time for... Kiva 38. I don't really talk about specific episodes much, and this probably won't be an exception. They way they're handling the familial reveal for Taiga/Wataru/Maya isn't much more than I expected, but then again, I learned not to depend to much on huge build-ups in Kamen Rider plots from Den-O.
What I do hate is how Nago is being handled — with IXA being stolen from him, the formerly cool, collected and absolutely driven (although sometimes insane) man becomes... the buttmonkey? Um. No. Just... no. What's sad is that I could see this coming, ever since Nago found Wataru out as Kiva, but I can't even stand to watch the scenes with him in it anymore.
Before, Nago was a compelling, different and challenging character in that he went through some extremes in the pursuit of Justice (recall the beginning of his obsession with buttons — driving his own father to suicide). He traveled through time to ensure IXA wouldn't be taken from him from some bitter artist who had it out for Otoya as IXA. So why would he just sit down, take it, and change his entire outlook when IXA was taken from him and given to Kengo? I don't get it and I hate what's being done to his character (and Kengo's, but Nago's about-face is bugging me so much more). It's not interesting to watch anymore: it's just downright embarrassing.
Now, with approximately ten episodes left before the show is finished... Here I am, futilely hoping Nago Keisuke can return to his former glory, while possibly pushing Kengo back into his dorky sidekick persona at the same time.
Lucky for me, I got my internet back just in time for... Kiva 38. I don't really talk about specific episodes much, and this probably won't be an exception. They way they're handling the familial reveal for Taiga/Wataru/Maya isn't much more than I expected, but then again, I learned not to depend to much on huge build-ups in Kamen Rider plots from Den-O.
What I do hate is how Nago is being handled — with IXA being stolen from him, the formerly cool, collected and absolutely driven (although sometimes insane) man becomes... the buttmonkey? Um. No. Just... no. What's sad is that I could see this coming, ever since Nago found Wataru out as Kiva, but I can't even stand to watch the scenes with him in it anymore.
Before, Nago was a compelling, different and challenging character in that he went through some extremes in the pursuit of Justice (recall the beginning of his obsession with buttons — driving his own father to suicide). He traveled through time to ensure IXA wouldn't be taken from him from some bitter artist who had it out for Otoya as IXA. So why would he just sit down, take it, and change his entire outlook when IXA was taken from him and given to Kengo? I don't get it and I hate what's being done to his character (and Kengo's, but Nago's about-face is bugging me so much more). It's not interesting to watch anymore: it's just downright embarrassing.
Now, with approximately ten episodes left before the show is finished... Here I am, futilely hoping Nago Keisuke can return to his former glory, while possibly pushing Kengo back into his dorky sidekick persona at the same time.
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