Taking A Break From Kamen Rider Saber

I was thinking about the flak that Kamen Rider Saber has been receiving. Right now, I feel it's rightly so considering that a lot of stuff that is best "saved for last" is suddenly thrown at full decibel. How in the world are we suddenly getting this and that?

Until now, I do agree with what Dryed Mangoez has to say about Saber:

I think Saber‘s biggest problem right now is its inability to juggle all these characters and all the different plot threads they’ve started, but have yet to expand upon. The villains are very underdeveloped. There’s no real endgame even being teased. And all we have so far is all these characters who are likeable, but are thrown into very convoluted situations that either don’t make sense or don’t illicit any strong feelings.

I do agree the characters are likable. It's what actually gave a changed mind over Ressha Sentai ToQGer - something that didn't happen immediately probably due to taste fatigue. Right now, I think I may have Kamen Rider taste fatigue considering I've watched everything from Kamen Rider Kuuga up to Kamen Rider Zero-One. I was thinking about the potential Saber has but it seems to be heading towards none. It's really a downer for me considering I had great expectations and was willing to give Kamen Rider Ghost's head writer Takuro Fukuda a chance to prove himself. Some people don't do well and do better later. Though, I wonder should I blame the producer Kazahiro Takahashi for this massive full force of throwing Bandai merchandise at once? Or should I blame Bandai?

True, innovation works but throwing everything at once doesn't. The process of innovation always involves proper planning and implementation. I can consider what happened here to a new restaurant that served good food for several years. One day, it decided to keep adding new menu items way too fast until customers are confused about what they wanted to try. It's nice to have new stuff on the menu but adding way too many would eventually derail quality control. Could that be the situation with Saber? I'm critical about every step of the way because every step matters. Innovation is not just introducing new stuff - it's also making sure what's new works! I felt that way about Shuriken Sentai Ninninger - a series that's definitely better than Power Rangers Ninja Steel but only SLIGHTLY better.

Though, I may have other excuses to take a break from Saber. No, it's not so I can focus a little more on Mashin Sentai Kiramager. The dawn of the digital age means there's a lot of new stuff that I want to check out. There's some old school stuff I still want to check out. It's just like why I took a break from the newer Super Sentai series - I wanted to check some older Super Sentai first and focus on them before watching the newer stuff. I wonder if I should check out more of the old-school Showa Riders too. I might watch some more Korean or Taiwanese crime drama. Either way, I'm taking a break from Saber for a while. Then again, my Toku vibes aren't as high as they used to be and that decline happened in the 2000s and it's already 2020.

"Light The Night's" Finale (Spoilers Ahead)

SpikyTV I guess the series just kept us guessing, right? I finally got the chance to finish it after some busy nights. I was right that the killer was HANA (Esther Liu) BUT there's a twist - it was more of voluntary manslaughter than murder. Manslaughter is when one kills out of the heat of passion and that's what Hana did twice in the story. Hana had one against a client who used her and another against Sue after some unfortunate insanity attack. Hana ends up planning to hand herself over but her lover commits murder (towards a character named Chiang An) to protect her. The whole psychological thriller for me just didn't match up to what I wanted. I guess I was too used to how Victim's Game rolled out. I was expecting some real murder scheme. Instead, it was the anti-climatic manslaughter where Hana decides to hand herself to the authorities after what she did. I really still think that the finale wasn't worth too much of the wait. I was expecting something gran

Just Finished "My Glamorous Imperial Concubine" (Some Spoilers)

This is another Wuxia series finished. I was having some expectations broken. The show can be full of spoilers when discussed even further. In fact, some characters are walking spoilers. If you're not ready to be spoiled - DON'T READ. If not, you can read further. I feel the show had some plot twists and turns. Besides, maybe some of the villains in this show weren't as evil as you think. Emperor Liancheng is an antagonist but dies before the show can end. Liancheng may have some idiotic obsession with Ma Fuya. It becomes even worse when Liancheng's younger sister Liansi and his younger brother Lianxi get involved. Liansi develops a crush on Meng Qiyou and even gets pregnant in the process. It seems that Ma Fuya was pregnant with Liancheng's baby but ends up in Qiyou's household after Liancheng dies. Liancheng dies doing a selfless act to save Ma Fuya. The obsessive empress Ma Xiangyun commits suicide to kill Emperor Liancheng. Emperor Liancheng's quite a

I Just Finished "My Golden Life"

I finally finished My Golden Life which I was hesitant to watch. 52 one-hour long episodes? I was thinking it was easier to watch the Wuxia series that had 40+ minutes per episode such as Princess Weiyang which was quite long. A lot of episodes of My Golden Life would have a few minutes more depending on the coverage of the episode. So, I'm done and I never thought I'd actually finish it since I'm way too used to short K-Dramas. This one was rather long but it was rather entertaining in many ways. I was thinking about how Shin Hye Sun actually did well with on-screen partner Park Si Hoo. Sometimes, I'd like to joke about how they had a chemistry that looked good and felt good. Looked good? Both aren't attractive and I often joke how Hye Sun's face feels melted or how she was rightfully matched with Lee Jong Suk in Hymn of Death . Hye Sun isn't pretty but she really makes up with her good acting and likability. The same goes for Si Hoo with how he acts out hi

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