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venus-says · 4 years ago

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Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Episodes 16-30

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If Ex-Aid hadn't clicked with me in its first 15 episodes, it's with much joy that I come here to say that I think I finally get this show and I'm here for it!

Yes, I still have quite a few of problems, and a lot of the complaints I had in my previous post are still present in here, but my enjoyment of the show has only been growing more and more with each new episode I watch to the point where now only very few aspects of it still annoy me really hard and I can let go of things more easily like, for example, the weird dialogue and the comedy style that while are still aspects that I don't like but that now I can get past that without being bothered.

Honestly, what bothers me the most is that I didn't know the show had such a clear break into two parts and that I divided the episodes for the reviews in a way that will make a bit weird to talk about, especially in this post. I didn't expect episodes 1 through 23 would end up being a big arc, with episodes 24 onward being kind of a different thing, a step-up from the previous arc. But oh well...

Since these episodes were clearly divided into two separate arcs I'll do the same here and comment on them separately.

This first part, going from episodes 16 to 23, are a bit weird to comment on because even inside them there's also a mini division we can make, episodes 16, 18, 19 and 20 are like a mini-arc to give Brave and Snipe power-ups while 21, 22, and 23 have more like an end game plot going on, and episode 17 is kinda just hanging around there, a bit out of place that usually would be considered a filler but that introduces a character that is used later on so while we can't completely disregard that episode we also can't really put it in the same basket as the others.

The first portion is the weakest of this whole section, being completely honest I don't remember much about it, I know Brave and Snipe get their asses kicked and they lose his gashats and that was pretty cathartic, but then Genm did his thing again and gave them Level 50 power-ups and I was a bit disappointed, not really in aesthetic levels or powers, like I don't care for Snipe's but I love how Brave looks and I think is really cool that he can command a troop of minions, my biggest problem is that the power-up is in one of those double gashats with that ugly circle thing and they have to share it but the division isn't really fair since Snipe has been keeping it for way more time than Brave did. But oh well.

Oh also during this part my hate for Kuroto was constantly raising, I really despise this man and whenever someone wipes the floor with him is like I'm having an overdose of serotonin because he's an awful human being and that's what he deserves and seeing him being fucked up brings me a lot of joy.

The mini-arc of episodes 21 to 23 is when things start to get interesting as we see the plot unveiling mysteries and the gears grinding in incredible speed making these three episodes feel like the end of a season. Now, as interesting and exciting that it was to watch this climax payout I do have some problems here. My biggest one is that, once again, they made Emu WAY too special, now he's not just a doctor, a genius gamer, and patient 0 from the game illness, but he's also the reason why Kuroto is like this nowadays, and different from what we thought he's been incubating this virus since he was a little kid because Kuroto is such a shit human being that he sent an infected game to a kid because apparently, he thinks only him can be a game developer in this world and come up with ideas for games. And yes, this is very in-character, Dan Kuroto would really do stuff like this, is the fact that they make so many things focused on a single person that bothers me.

Another thing I have a problem here, although it's a much smaller one if compared to my previous point is just how convenient it was for the show to put a way to reprogram the virus in Kiriya's computer. I think my problem here is just how easy they got the information, you know? They knew from that detective that Kiriya was digging up something and Hiiro decides to look for information and in the first place he looks he just happens to find his computer and the files in his research were there. Again, it's a minor thing, but I felt like I had to comment on this.

One thing that I really enjoyed in this mini-arc was Kuroto's plan to avoid the Ministry and still get data in his hands by infecting himself with the virus to appeal to Emu's emotions. Again, a very in-character decision and the way it played out was very fun even though it was pretty clear he allowed himself to be caught seeing how easy it was for them. The way things escalated leading to his death was also pretty good, it's a bit annoying that his death gets reverted only a few episodes later, for a show that is constantly talking about doctors dealing with death having a death be reversed is a bit counter-intuitive.

As a result of this conflict, we get Ex-Aid's Level 99 power-up, and while it's cool that is a gashat he made it himself and that he used Kiriya's driver after his was fried up by Genm, holy jesus how ugly is this thing. It's so huge and bulky most of the scenes with him moving have to be done in CGI because that looks like hell to walk on wearing it. This just isn't the ugliest power-up of this season because Snipe still has the worst designs, but oh gosh.

After episode 23 we enter in the Kamen Rider Chronicle arc, where being led by Parad they gather data from the missing games by reviving Graphite and brainwashing Poppy, and Ex-Aid becomes a light novel with a battle royale/survival game that actually kills people when they get a game over (or upload them to the cloud and erase their physical bodies apparently because now they're saying those people can be revived).

Attempts of joke aside, while it's not anything new that they're doing here I do like how they implemented the concept in the story. It's pretty cool having regular people acting up as the players while the Riders we follow are like special NPCs that drop rare items when defeated, it's a fun gimmick and it's also a way to the villains to put another obstacle to the riders without having to do much.

I think what I liked the most in this plot was the mini-arc they had for Poppy, up until this point I didn't really have a strong opinion on her but what they had with her in these episodes was pretty cool. To begin they gave her a pretty dope song, at first I questioned what they were trying to do there but when we get to know that her whole singing scene was part of a brainwashing process it turns things really interesting. But is the journey of her freeing herself from this brainwash that really does it for me, when she starts remembering memories from the person that she took over she gets in this existential crisis and it gave us some great moments, I really like that scene in episode 28 when she's there trying to tell everyone AND herself that humans and bugsters are enemies and Emu puts himself in the line kinda with a wake-up call for her, it was pretty awesome. I feel like she also got way more agency after the events in that episode and I hope they keep that with her. Oh, we also got Kamen Rider Poppy which wasn't a thing I necessarily needed, but that was still pretty cool.

But because not everything can be flowers I have two major issues for this part as well, the two are things that I already mentioned so I won't take too long with them. The first one is obviously the "making Emu too special" thing since it gets established that Parad is the bugster that Emu incubated for all those years and that Parad is actually Emu's "second personality". Again, it's a cool concept, and there's one episode in which Parad gets control of Emu's body and they have a fight between each other while in Ex-Aid's Level 20 form and it was cool as heck, is just the fact that they keep adding layers to Emu like he's the center of the entire universe that makes me feel kinda iffy about it.

The second aspect I don't like is the reversibility of death. I get that this is a show for kids so they would come up with a way to bring everyone that died in Kamen Rider Chronicle because this doesn't seem like the type of show that would just obliterate a lot of people out of existence like that, my problem is with bringing back characters that have some sort of impact with the characters. Yeah, so far we only had Kuroto and he's back but not really since now he's a bugster and Poppy can keep him under control with her drive, though let's be honest this won't last too long, but they're raising the possibility of bringing Hiiro's girlfriend back and I'm sure they would try to bring Kiriya back too and is this thing that I feel like it goes against some of the messages this show is trying to pass to his main character. Emu is constantly facing death and as a Doctor he will face it many times in different contexts and part of the process for him to learn how to deal with this he needs to feel the effects of mourning for those who passed away, but when you bring people back from that while it doesn't revert what he went through makes it feel like death isn't as serious. This is a thing Rider likes to do a lot honestly, I mean look at Ghost, and it never sat with me well, but I feel like in this season in especial, as I mentioned, it's very counter-intuitive.

And I believe that's all I have to say for now. I feel like I'm way too repetitive, and that's a problem I should work on, but I have to say this again, I'm still having my problems with Ex-Aid but these problems aren't cutting down my enjoyment of the show and I'm really excited to see how all of this will come up together in the end. If you have anything to say about my comments or these episodes please let me know in the comments, I'll be very happy to have other people insight into this show. Stay healthy, stay safe, never stop resisting, thank you so so much for reading and until the next time. See you in the next game!

#Kamen Rider Ex-Aid #kamen rider

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firebirdsdaughter · 5 years ago

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Our memelord and savior, Dan Kuroto SHIN

Ah, yes. My embarrassing secret. ^^;

favorite thing about them: Iwanaga Tetsuya is not afraid to let loose, and I’m not even sure they needed to pay him in the end. I would watch that man read the phonebook.

least favorite thing about them: Whatever the heck that nonsense movie they tried to resolve his character w/ was. Look, just give it here, Toei. I’ll write it.

favorite line: I don’t actually know if I have one… Does him typing count?

brOTP: Gonna be honest, to the degree that I think the man is capable of having friends… Him and Kiriya. If only bc Iwanaga and Onozuka had a ridiculous amount of chemistry.

OTP: None. Not much of ‘one true pairing’ person. Though in the name of disclosure… Would… Also be intrigued by him and Kiriya again.

nOTP: Uh. I dunno, him and Masamune? … No. No. Nope. Why did I make myself think of that. Oh god.

random headcanon: Kuroto came very close to being a fairly normal, if ridiculously rich and w/ a very distant father, kid until his mother’s health took a drastic turn for the worse.

unpopular opinion: I… Find him funny. I don’t know how actually ‘unpopular’ that opinion is, but… I feel ashamed. ^^;

song i associate with them: Medusa by Heather Dale

favorite picture of them:

… Okay, apparently this is the only picture of him I have saved. It’s titled ‘WHAT’ for some reason, I presume in reference to his posing… I really thought I had the high kick somewhere on here, but I guess not. ^^

(actually, I think my favourite picture would be that gif of him bouncing back and forth while the others look on in disgust and Nico hides behind Taiga until Kiriya smacks him on the head to make him stop… But I don’t remember where I saw that)

#breezyklonoa #Kamen Rider Ex-Aid #oh gods this mess of a human #Bugster #person #maybe #he was ridiculous but I have to admit I found him entertaining #Ramen Kider

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sailor-cresselia · 5 years ago

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Before Episode 39 airs, and josses the heck out of everything here, I want to get this theory out of the way, as to how Sougo could be Oma Zi-O, but not have actually turned evil.

For a while, I was thinking that Oma Zi-O was never Sougo at all, but instead was Another Zi-O.

Then we actually got Another Zi-O.

SO. Here’s some approximately collected data points that show that Oma Zi-O could, in fact, be Another Zi-O and Sougo.

My mostly coherent points are under the cut. As always, let me know what you think. Feel free to add on in reblogs, keep the convo going! (For as long as we can, anyway.)

Fact 1.

A Kamen rider can become an Another Rider. We’ve seen this happen three times thus far. The first was Dan Kuroto, normally Kamen Rider Genm, becoming Another OOO. The second was Rentaro, who is intended to, in the future, become Kamen Rider Shinobi, instead becoming Another Shinobi. Rentaro’s incident adds another point – a Kamen rider can become their own Another Rider, should time travel be involved in the creation of one or the other. The third is Yaguruma, normally Kamen Rider KickHopper, becoming Another Kabuto. In his case, he’s still KickHopper, demonstrating that a rider, even if turned into an Another Rider, can still have access to their original form, assuming that there’s no timeline-erasure interference.

Fact 2.

Power copying is not uncommon in this season. it is, in fact, one of the two main gimmicks – and can be doubled up upon. Firstly, Zi-O himself has one base powerset, that of his standard weapons. (And possibly time manipulation, but that’s not relevant right now.) He can then compliment this with a RideWatch, letting him borrow the powers of a different Kamen Rider. Additionally, this powercopying can, in fact, stack. We first saw this with an Another Rider, who was both Fourze and Faiz simultaneously. The next example of power stacking is when Zi-O uses the Decade RideWatch. It allows him to use Decades version of power copying to upgrade his own, resulting in Zi-O obtaining a version of a rider’s upgraded form.

Another Zi-O took powercopying to a new level, by copying Zi-O’s ability to copy powers. He was able not only to mimic this ability, in a manner more akin to Another Fourze-Faiz, but also to turn other people into prior Another Riders, both via using their AnotherWatches. Another Zi-O can use them on his own, in a manner akin to Sougo, in order to transform himself, or in a manner akin to the time jackers, on other people, in order to transform said people into Another Riders under his command.

Fact 3.

Another Riders can become Kamen Riders. Or, well, this isn’t the entire truth. They are not the Riders themselves, but… If a RideWatch is used on the matching Another Rider, said person transforms from the kaijin form that is inherent to being an Another Rider into the proper form of the Kamen Rider. This was seen with Another Another Agito, who had the newly-formed Agito Ridewatch shoved into him, and proceeded to take the form of Agito himself.

Now, as to how Oma Zi-O could be Another Zi-O...

Point 1.

Firstly, the Another Zi-O watch was destroyed… temporarily. The entire Another Zi-O arc showed that the Another Watches can be recreated from the people who originally hosted them, allowing for Another Zi-O to make use of his matching Rider’s powerset. When his watch was destroyed, it reformed itself, rewinding time. We have yet to see where the Another Zi o watch went after that.

No big deal, just manipulating the flow of time itself…

One of Sougo’s innate psychic powers.

That he has without being transformed.

Point 2.

Another ZiO used his ridewatches a similar method to Zi-O, but not exactly. Sougo has armor themed around the Riders, but Another Zi-O takes their exact form. He does this by holding the Another Watch close to where his belt would be, if he had one, and activating it. This is also, IIRC, how he activates his own transformation into Another Zi-O.

Point 3.

Oma Zio does not insert his RideWatches into his driver the way that Zi-O does. In fact, he doesn't insert them at all. He uses the bezel wheel and button, activates them, and uses the attacks – no form change required. His belt doesn't even appear to have a place to attach ridewatches at all – be they additional ones or his own.

Point 4.

We did not, in fact, actually see Oma Zio transform when we went to 2068. We saw him stand up – we might have heard him say ‘transform’. But we did not see the process. What we did see was a large explosion go up around the ‘civilian’ form of Oma Zi-O, and then he emerged in his Rider Form.

Point 5.

The one shot of Sougo’s alleged ascension to being Oma Zio that we have seen, from when Oma’s Day / The Day of Oma was first described to him by Geiz and Tsukuyomi, also did not show a transformation sequence. Instead, it appeared to show a series of warped rings forming around ‘Sougo’. While this can now be said to look similar to a darker version of the Zi-O II transformation, we didn’t have that at the time, and it seemed more chaotic than the clockwork movements of Zi-O’s transformations.

We have seen Another Riders transform. Said transformation includes clouded, viney, thorny rings circle around the civilian, leaving the Another Rider form in their wake when they dissipate. This applied to Another ZiO, as well, whose ‘vines’, IIRC, looked somewhat more orderly than most Another Riders, although I’d have to check.

Now, as for why Oma Zi-O could be Another Zi-O, and still be Sougo…

Swartz has told the other Time jackers that they are seeking out Another Riders to be candidates for ascending to ‘King of all riders’. However, we’ve seen that he appears to have his candidate chosen, multiple times.

He never gave the Another Riders he selected a choice in the matter, never mentioning the king aspect to them, unlike Heure and Hora.

He acted as though Hiryuu, aka Another Zi-O, was his candidate for a while. As I said when he pulled Another Zi-O away from the Geiz Revive debut fight... “After all, who better to be the king of riders than someone using all of their powers?”

But this was overlooking something. Information we didn’t yet have about the bus accident that tied Hiryuu and Sougo together.

It was caused by Swartz, who did something to Sougo, and led him to believe the entire chaotic incident in the future was a dream… a dream asking – no – telling him to become king.

Swartz has had his candidate all along, and it is Sougo Tokiwa.

So why the subterfuge?

Well, Sougo can’t inherit the powers of all riders if there’s no reason for him to do so. Thus, creating the another riders is necessary, to force Sougo’s hand. But in that case, why would Swartz make an another rider of Zi-O?

Because Another Zi-O inherits even more powers, those of the Another Riders – the dark copies of good men.

Oma Zi-O is a tyrant calling himself beloved. Another riders, those who keep their minds, anyway, always think what they are doing is justified. Their judgement is warped by the another watches and the power.

Now, I definitely can’t say what the deal with this new “uniting Tsukuyomi’s time abilities with Sougo’s” is, but…

If a certain bastard in purple were to take a ridewatch that should have shattered, but didn’t…

If a ridewatch can warp a persons personality just as much as it warps the power it’s duplicating.

If he didn’t give a boy who wants to be a great king a choice in the matter.

A rider with powers over time might have lost enough of himself to become a demon king, and convince himself that he is a beloved overlord.

#kamen rider zi o #getting this out there before Team Den O debunks all of it in one fell swoop #made it with an hour and a half to spare #sailorcressy says #sailorcressy looks way too much into things

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jokerxtreme36 · 7 years ago

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Ex-Aid episode 30-36 thoughts (Spoilers)

Well since I caught up with most of Kyuranger last time, it’s time I caught up with (mostly) everyone’s favorite gaming gremlin. Last Time: We get confirmation on Parad being Emu’s Bugster, but when he tries to reprogram him, it gives him the chance to upgrade himself to becoming Perfect Knockout. With all that said, how are they gonna stop Parad? let’s find out.

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid episode 30:

Emu finds himself in Pallad’s base, with the others trying to find a way to save him, Poppy them the prototype Gashat and Driver she found, but are certain it’s dangerous. They get an alert and the girls fight Motus.

He escapes and Emu/Palad arrives to attack them, especially Poppy for betraying their kind, Emu challenge Pallad in a 1 on 1 fight so the others can be safe. Asuna decides to use the prototype Gashat to help Emu.

Emu and Pallad arrive at the lab where it all started to settle this once and for all. The Prototype Gashat doesn’t work, so Poppy goes into it to find the issue. Meanwhile, Hiiro battles Motus to save the patient.

Poppy notices something off with one of the Bugsters in the game. Pallad beats Emu since he was M, the others try to stop Pallad from killing Emu, until Genm Level 0 arrives to fight Para-DX, wanting revenge.

Pallad tries to take Emu, but Genm suppressed their connections. Poppy reveals she found his data in the prototype Gashat, now becoming a Bugster, then Poppy seals him in the Driver for his rudeness.

Next Time: Is the enemy of my enemy my friend now?

Overall I loved this episode,ladies and gentleman, Dan the Gamer man has returned and he is just as hammy as he was before. I always knew he had a backup plan to get himself revived, he’s just that crazy to do so. I also loved the double henshin between Poppy and Nico, gotta give this series props for having two female Riders (I count Nico as one since it’s not the suit that makes you a Rider, it’s the will and motivation that makes you one), also loved how she pointed out that Kamen Rider Poppy’s eyes are blue now since she’s now a good guy. I also loved the battle between Ex-Aid and Para-DX, the camerawork and choreography and really investing. I also liked how Poppy decided to use the prototype Gashata and when it wasn't making her transform so she decides to enter it to see if she can find a way to make it work, while this hasn’t been done it does somewhat make sense that she was able to since she’s a Bugster herself. I also liked how the Level 0 Gashat is able to suppress the Bugster virus and capabilities, such as brake the link between Emu and Pallad, so he could control him. There are a few nitpicks, such as Nico and Taiga defeating two Bugsters off screen and gaining their Gashat trophies as well as Hiiro beating Motus off screen to save a patient. Can’t wait for the next episode, where both Ex-Aid and Genm take on Para-DX, Dan tells them there might be a chance to save the lost one’s who vanished, Taiga knowing what it means for Hiiro and Emu calls out Dan for him thinking it’s all just a game.

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid episode 31:

Dan redecorates Poppy’s room, calling himself Shin Kuroto. Poppy explains she revived Dan to save Emu. They get a Bugster alert and Emu battles Charlie. Para-DX arrives to fight, until Genm appears.

Nico beats Charlie and Genm reveals that contact with him decreases his enemies level, he is beaten but is revived since his Gashat gives him continues. They speak to the Player, who wanted to save her son.

Poppy sees her host’s memories, revealing she was Kuroto’s mother and he reveals there’s a chance to save the one’s who lost their lives. Emu doesn’t like Dan;s ideology and refuses to help him.

Genm goes to take on Para-DX alone, Poppy stops the fight to tell Kuroto that she’s thankful for him creating her, being reminded of his mother. Para-DX fires at them, with Dan taking the blow for her,

Emu helps Genm beat Para-DX despite not forgiving him, regaining Dangerous Zombie. Later Kuroto reveals where the vanished humans are and that they’re nearly done with Kamen Rider Chronicle.

Next Time: Time for Chronos’s debut.

Overall I really enjoyed this episode, once again Dan (I’m sorry, Shin Kuroto Dan) shows how crazy he is by establishing that he had a contingency plan in case he got a game over, especially with how with the Level 0 Gashat, he can decrease his opponents level with just simple contact (via touch) as well as give him many continues (as of which he now has 97 lives left). I also liked how we got the reveal that Asuna/Poppy was Kuroto’s mother, it was honestly a neat twist that makes sense as well as explain that Kuroto did it to preserve her memory, which is why Chronicle was created, which he ultimately denies, but I get the feeling he’s using his god complex to hide his true emotions, heck he was willing to let himself get blasted in protecting Poppy, now that’s some neat character growth.. I also liked how Nico told Hiiro that he, Taiga and her should team up in order to complete Kamen Rider Chronicle in order to achieve their goals, showing some progression in them working together as a team. I did enjoy the battle between Ex-Aid, Genm and Para-DX, which was handled really well, especially the whole ‘once enemies now allies with a similar goal’ thing, it makes sense that he would help despite him stating that he won’t forgive his past actions. I also liked the reveal that the vanished humans are in the proto Gashat’s of the Bugster that infected them, which I feel is handling the chance of the many casualties being a bit better then the series prior since this is being foreshadowed. Can’t wait for the next episode, Where the four Riders take on the remaining Bugsters, in what is supposedly their final battle, until the legendary warrior Kamen Rider Chronos arrives.

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid episode 32:

At a Prison, Masamune is released early, elsewhere,Hiiro asks Shin Kuroto about the Proto Gashats and he tells them the Ministry took them. The Riders arrive to fight Para-DX, Graphite Level 99 and Lovelica,

They get beaten and the Ride-Player turns out to be Haima, who got infected with Lovelica’s virus, he explains why he did it and Hiiro tells him to tell the Ministry to get the Proto Gashats.

Masamune returns to his office, finding a Driver in a drawer. Ren appears, telling him using it will kill a normal person. Shin Kuroto tells them the final boss is Gemdeus, who can only be beaten by Chronos.

Haima explains the Proto Gashats were stolen, so now the Riders unite to fight the remaining Bugsters, until Masamune arrives to call off their game, saying this was all his doing, becoming Chronos.

He reveals that he was infected with the virus 16 years ago, they try to attack him, but freezes time to defeat them and kill Lovelica, who can’t be revived since he was frozen in time. To be continued....

Next Time: Hiiro tough decision.

Overall I liked this episode and oh man I liked Chronos’s debut, the way it was foreshadowed and how they mostly kept him a mystery, though only a few of us saw Masamune Dan being Chronos, I liked how they didn't just reveal in the scans or preview. One thing I just notice (I’m certain other people have as well) is how the three main villains are connected/similar to Emu in a way, With Kuroto and him being both gamers that dreamed of creating to give joy, then there’s Pallad who was Emu’s Bugster and also enjoyed playing video games, now here’s Masamune who (like Emu) was also infected with the Bugster virus years ago, but unlike Emu, he found a way to make the perfect antibody, thus making him the right person to become Chronos. I also liked the subplot of Haima being a Ride-Player trying his best to win in order to revive Saki for Hiiro, it somewhat explains why he’s been missing the past few episodes. I also liked how we got some foreshadowing with the final boss of Chronicle Gemdeus, who is said to be powerful that only Chronos can defeat him (by now we’ve seen what he looks like since the Ex-Aid movie shows what he looks like, which I’m excited for as well). I also liked Graphite’s slightly new upgraded form, even if it’s just a repaint. Speaking of the Bugsters, I did not expect them to kill off Lovelica that soon and the explanation of him not coming back because his date is frozen in time is pretty clever and also frightening when you think about it. There are a few pacing issues such as them letting Masamune out of prison was a bit too rushed and how the female Riders were put to the side, but otherwise it was a good episode. Can’t wait for the next episode, where Chronos talks with Brave, Salty is revived, Hiiro has to make a risky choice, Emu swears that he’ll stop Masamune and he asks Hiiro if he’d like to join his side.

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid episode 33:

Pallad begins to fear Chronos until Masamune arrives at their base, offering them to work for him if they want to live. Salty and Graphite arrive to battle the Riders, until Chronos arrives to stop the fight

He leaves and they notice that Hiiro is missing. Brave fights Chronos, but is beaten and is offered to work with him in order to get the Gashats. Later, he informs the others that Masamune who took the Proto Gashats.

Emu goes to Masamune’s office, learning that he wants to spread Chronicle worldwide. He deletes Salty to prove a point, which angers Emu and informs the others, Neo Kuroto says there isn’t a way to stop them,

Then both he and Emu get the same idea. Hiiro gets concerned until Emu tells him that he’ll route for his decision. Kuroto confronts his father for using him and battles him, while the others wait for their time to strike.

Genm is beaten and the others fight him, but are paused, only for Kuroto to pop out of Chronos’s Driver and hold him open to be beaten, only for Hiiro to betray them and join Chronos as he beats them and leaves.

Next Time: The return of Lazer!?

Overall I really liked this episode, oh boy, so many things happen in this episode, from Pallad being scared that there’s now a way to get him killed, to Hiiro’s choice of working with Masamune, in order to get the Drago Knight Hunter X Gashat and revive Saki, there is so much to enjoy in this episode. Masamune really shows himself to be a decent villain, wanting to spread Kamen Rider Chronicle worldwide so that Genm corp will be the number 1 game company, as well as deleting Salty with just a push of a button to make people feel calm about them getting infected so that more Chronicle Gashat’s could be sold and control most of their lives, now that is evil. I also liked some of the humorous moments, such as Haima wanting to know what’s been happening since he was out and they’re too busy to explain it and also Kutoto and Emu thinking of a way to counter Chronos’s pausing ability, furthering my previous statement in how similar they are. One thing that caught me off guard was Neo Kuroto entering Chronos’s Driver after getting a game over, so he wouldn’t be effected by Chronos pausing ability, I honestly forgot he could do that, this is why I enjoy this series so much, it manages to pull something unexpected and keeps me invested. Can’t wait for the next episode, where Masamune shows Hiiro the other Ptoro Gashats, Ex-Aid battles Brave and Taiga stops him from continuing since he sees what’s going on, Graphite and Pallad confront Emu telling him he has to defeat Brave, who sees a familiar face, which motivates him to fight as well, but not until Lazer returns.

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid episode 34:

Haima is shocked about his son’s betrayal, Emu remembered Chronos’s message and they realize why he did it. Parad and Graphite appear to ask them who is Gemdeus is to get rid of Chronos before leaving.

Later, Emu battles Gutton while Asuna helps the patient, until Brave intervenes. He beats Ex-Aid and takes his Driver, they call out his decision and remind him that Saki wouldn’t want this, then he walks away in tears.

Para-DX and Graphite find Gemdeus’s data and get a sample of it, with Graphite injecting it on himself. Poppy sees Neo Kuroto making a new item to beat Chronos. Parad wants Emu to join him in beating Chronos.

Poppy give Emu his old Driver, which Kuroto fixed. Masamune allows Saki’s data to appear, but only a fraction of it and brings back someone else. Emu finds Gutton, but Masamune and Hiiro arrive to stop him.

Ex-Aid fights Brave and defeat Gutton while Para-DX and Graphite take on Chronos, they use Gemdeus;s data to stop Chrono’s, only for Lazer Turbo to stop them and allow Chronos to beat them. To be continued....

Next Time: Can Kiriya be saved?

Overall I liked this episode, it was cool seeing Lazr/Kiriya back in a way that was really well thought out, with Hiiro taking Emu’s Driver (which was originally Kiriya’s before he was killed off), then Masamune uses the Proto Bakusou Bike to bring his data back (to show Hiiro how he can give and take their data) as well as use his Level 0 capabilities to suppress anything the Bugsters or the Riders could pull on him. I also liked how they made Hiiro mostly sympathetic since his reason’s for doing this is mostly understandable and when he’s given the chance to see Saki, she’s only given a fraction of her data, so now all she can say is one line, which emphasizes how awful Masamune really is. I also liked Parad and Graphite’s plan of using Gemdeus’s data to make a virus to beat Chronos, it was a neat idea, but sadly Chronos was one step ahead of them. I did like how we got some subtle hints for what;s to come as well as see that Neo Kuroto fixed Emu’s old Driver, which was surprisingly nice of him to do. Now to talk about Lazer Turbo, I think it looks neat, even if the armor seems a bit remolded from the other Riders, but I think it’s works since this is Level 0 prototype suit. Can’t wait for the next episode, where Kiriya fights Genm and Ex-Aid, Pallad wants Emu to beat Kiriya since he’s the one that can suppress their virus, Masamune give Hiiro a little gift, Neo Kuroto is nearly completing his ultimate item and Ex-Aid is certain that it’s not the Kiriya he remembers.

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masamune wants to increase their player base to control them and to stop the Riders from treating patients. At CR, they believe the revived Lazer they fought was Kiriya, but Emu denies it.

Later, Ex-Aid battles Alhambra until Lazer appears and Genm is beaten, he reveals himself to be Kiriya and explain that doctors aren’t needed anymore since Chronicle will change the way life works.

Graphite is gaining side effects from the Gemdeus virus. Emu believes Kiriya was reprogrammed and Parad wants him to beat Lazer so they can defeat Chronos, but denies his offer.

They find Alhambra, but Kiriya arrives and Emu reminds him how he’s helped them even after his death. They fight and they notice Chronos watching. Snipe distracts him while Ex-Aid beats Alhambra.

He fixes Lazer, but he wasn’t brainwashed at all, whispering a secret message before leaving. Later, Masamune gives Hiiro Taddle Legacy, while Kuroto has completed Hyper Muteki.

Next Time: Muteki’s debut

Overall I enjoyed this episode, I don’t really have much to say here since most of it is self explanatory and I feel I’d be repeating myself from the last episodes. It is neat seeing Taddle Legacy in the series, though I do wonder where did he get that, I’m not certain if there’s an explanation in the Taisen film, though it could be possible that Masamune made it himself, since you know, like father, like son. I did like how they came to the conclusion that Kiriya was reprogrammed since it happened to Poppy previous episodes ago, but I was surprised that he was never reprogrammed to begin with and was working with Masamune the moment he was revived. I also liked that mysterious whisper that is left ambiguous but I feel that’s gonna come into play next episode. Can’t wait for the next episode, where Chronos decides to battle all Ride-Players so they all get a Game Over, the Muteki Gashat gets stolen, Kiriya battles Ex-Aid, Masamune tells Hiiro to finish off Ex-Aid with his new Level 100 Gashat and Ex-Aid achieves his final form, Hyper Muteki.

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Chronos makes an ad to lure all Ride-Players for the Chronos challenge. Kuroto reveals his new Gashat while many people buy Chronicle. The next day, the Riders confront Masamune on his bluff.

Hiiro and Kiriya appear to fight them, Ex-Aid uses Muteki, but it denies him, Genm uses it and it’s immune to being paused, but only for ten seconds, Chronos takes the Gashat and beats the Rider.

Kuroto blames Emu since it was made for him. Masamune explains to Kiriya his challenge will give them a bad ending, so more players will arrive. Emu talks with Parad about him helping them stop Chronos

The Ride-Players arrive and Ex-Aid tries to warn them, then Lazer beats him and asks for Hyper Muteki. Emu decides re reemerge with Parad, becoming M again. Lazer gives Ex-Aid Muteki, since he lied to Chronos.

He transforms to Ex-Aid Hyper Muteki and manages to beat Chronos. Kiriya shows he took the Gashats back and reveals Masamune’s plan. Masamune demands Hiiro to kill Ex-Aid or else Saki’s data is erased.

Next Time: Will Taiga die?

Overall I really enjoyed this episode, I really like Hyper Muteki’s design, I really dig the gold features and it reminding me of the star power-up from the Mario games. One thing I’m glad no one brought up or spoiled for me was the fact that Emu reemerged with Parad to become Genius Gamer M again, I didn’t see that coming and it was done really well, with how Parad had been asking Emu to join him in defeating Chronos, now it’s the other way around and it makes sense since Parad was there to help Emu reach his potential and unlock his other forms previously. I did see Kiriya’s reveal that he was pretending to work for Chronos a mile away, even with it being spoiled. I did like Masamune’s plan of using the many lost lives as trophies so that more people can play Chronicle to save them, showing how much of an evil corporate businessman he is, even going out of his way to demand Hiiro to kill Ex-Aid (since he’s now a thorn on his side) otherwise Saki’s data will be deleted, man I enjoy hating this character for the right reasons. One thing that kind of bugs me is how Kiriya got the proto Gashat’s but wasn’t able to get the one Hiiro was after, but I guess Masamune had it with him at all times so he wasn’t able to grab it without getting caught. Man Ex-Aid is really stepping it up, at this rate this series might be able to be on my top five favorite Rider series, it’s pretty surprising how one writer did all of this compared to the previous season where the head writer went MIA for a while, only to come back near the shows ending and retcon a lot of what the series established (yeah I should get to those soon). Can’t wait for the next episode, where Ex-Aid battles Kaiden, Chronos gives Hiiro a choice, he becomes Brave Taddle Legacy and battles Para-DX, Emu knows that if they get the Proto Drago Knight Gashat, Hiiro doesn’t have to work for Chronos anymore, Taiga battles Graphite one on one and will he be able to survive?

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