I think that ship has already sunk :sweat:Chase's struggle with his good and evil programming = Kikaider?
I realise that the real world answer is "because then they'd have no episode" but was anyone else watching this and wondering why the regulars repeatedly hear Lira say that the Roidmude is her old boyfriend (and then have to chase after her because she's constantly running off to try and see him) and at no point explain to her that it's a robot pretending to be him and not the actual man? That wouldn't even spoil the twist at the end because the story has already included (last week) an example of a Roidmude copying a person without killing them.
Maybe I've just seen too much toku and my suspension of disbelief is fading? :shakefist
I think that ship has already sunk :sweat:
I realise that the real world answer is "because then they'd have no episode" but was anyone else watching this and wondering why the regulars repeatedly hear Lira say that the Roidmude is her old boyfriend (and then have to chase after her because she's constantly running off to try and see him) and at no point explain to her that it's a robot pretending to be him and not the actual man? That wouldn't even spoil the twist at the end because the story has already included (last week) an example of a Roidmude copying a person without killing them.
"World" does not represent eternal love. That was entirely pulled out of the writer's ass.
Pretty disappointed with resetting Chaser to factory settings though. They started getting into some interesting character stuff only to say "nope, we've got another, 35 episodes to fill!" and hit a big pause button on his development. I'd have rather seen him continue on and just be conflicted about his mission and past loyalties. Very lazy.
Well, under the two-Rider setup that every post-Decade show but Gaim has used, the middle arc has been given over to the secondary Rider's story. So Chase's development is being tied into Gou: Gou's as-yet-unexplained hate of Chase, determination to keep him away from Kiriko, and resentment of their bikes combining. It also seems to relate to the ongoing Roidmude plot with the fragmenting of the unit, Heart and Brain threatening to split, and Medic using their divided views of Chase to drive them apart.
The problem with this is that it leaves Chase himself pretty much nowhere. Why should the audience be invested in a character who is only ever important as s/he relates to others? This can be fine with a minor character, but not a character with major plot hinging on them (see Koyomi in Wizard, and even that happened because her actress couldn't commit to filming. There's no such problem where Taikou Katoono is concerned.)
So what you're saying is that Chase is 'The Girl'?