Kamen Rider Drive Episode 47 My friend, to whom do you entrust the future?

[cobabooy]

I can't imagine that Shinnosuke won't transform into Drive, so he'll put Mr Belt on and we'll at least get his stock phrases even if he does't get any unique lines.

On the subject of sound, the way they butchered the theme tune to make it fit them driving away in that Nissan makes me wince.

Maybe that scene of three Riders together is a flashback and Shinnosuke will actually use Chou Deadheat similar to Shotaro using Joker in W's finale

 

[kuroihikari]

As I suspected, it was really a standard finale for a Sanjo-influenced Rider series. The final fights are just mostly the show cooling down after the biggest conflicts have been resolved.

I've almost forgotten that Kiriko never smiled at the start of the show.

 

[Zensrive]

I am just hoping Bandai won't drag down the next KR series with mandatory toy-selling plots so much. Drive was hurt because of it. Police work, toy cars, and sentient robots don't mesh as nicely as dancers, lockseeds, and aliens.

 

[HurricaneDragon]

I am just hoping Bandai won't drag down the next KR series with mandatory toy-selling plots so much. Drive was hurt because of it. Police work, toy cars, and sentient robots don't mesh as nicely as dancers, lockseeds, and aliens.

Honestly, I think it's also in part how the toys are handled and how blatantly the toys are used.

Gaim's toys were handled really well and it made it all look natural - I suspect had it all been animated, they probably could have made it to the point that it wouldn't have even looked like they were pushing toys at all. Drive, though... I mean, I have to imagine they were either stumped as to how to get the characters to use the toy cars without making them alive or maybe told outright they had to make the toys alive/integral to the show. It really is a weird thing to have to use.

Ghost looks like it has potential at least.

 

[ferosaki]

Gaim did have almost similar problem too, you know
its more like a restraining uro's idea though

Would he not holding back (toei told not to do) when writing gaim, it would be too much for kids ti watch

 

[hakushi]

The fight between Shinnosuke & Heart was one of the best. To where you can feel the emotions between them. At the same time Krim sealing away the Riders' gear was for the best, after seeing how Banno abused it. Not to mention that Gou is still keeping Chase's Signal Bike, thinking that he left a copy of himself in there. Overall, while Drive had a slow start, it ended in a big way.

So wait chase watched big hero 6

 

[MaX Kazuki]

There's a way to make Chase return in future Drive movie(s) or crossover. Remember the human of of Chase, Kannou Kouichi? He could actually become Kamen Rider Chase (The Signal Bike is still intact, just need a new Driver). The ironic part would be Kouichi's personality is the exact opposite of Chase xD

 

[Photon]

- I just love the Decade Complete Form-style animation during Type Tridoron's Full Throttle, showing all Shift Car's symbols (this is literally the only scene that shows the symbol of some unused Shift Cars lol)
Kinda sad that there's no animation for any of the unused Shift Car's Tire, though it makes sense, having to create a completely new Tire animation floating and spinning around for a split second scene isn't exactly something anyone would bother doing.

- Too bad Banno wasn't around to see his plan completely failed :laugh:

- The emotional talk is indeed great......but I still don't understand how did Shinnosuke was able to see the time using his definitely-not-a-watch Shift Brace :sweat:

- A holographic projection being able to hold a solid Shift Brace is strange, but maybe it's a part of Core Driviar's powers :sweat:

- I find it kinda strange that Krim didn't ask about Signal Chaser, knowing him, he would easily noticed Signal Chaser is missing, though I guess he secretly already knew Gou wants to keep it.

- Considering we have Freeze and a few other Roidmudes, I don't get what's so funny about Chase copying a police......

- I like how the ending shows what happened afterwards with each of the SCU members. I'm glad they showed us that.









Overall, Drive is a good show in its own way, especially regarding emotion, you can feel it from both the heroes and the villain.

It takes time to go into top gear just like its own protagonist, but when it is in top gear, it's good to watch.

As for the toys being a problem, part of what caused it might have been because the toy looks way too toy-ish, as in, instead of looking like a device, they actually looks like a bunch of colorful plastic toys, making it harder to integrate into a show that's basically about an adult's life at work (not to mention it's police work) as the toys themselves clash with the tone of the series.

 

[SquidKing]

For me, the Heart finale fight was emotionally fulfilling, especially with Shinosuke opting not to henshin. Having Heart's fist magically stop five cm short because of an earlier injury, however, was the most hackneyed, contrived bullshit they could have pulled. Instead of having Heart realize his purpose was to integrate with humanity, or having him show that he learned that Banno was not the typical human, or literally anything impactful, they just have him break down before he kills the Rider. That was some bulllllllllllllll ish.