Kamen Rider Geats 1x18 "Divergence II: Bravo! Jyamar Ball Showdown!" - reaction & review
Added 2023-01-20 10:50:01 +0000 UTCHey everyone! I'm back today with Kamen Rider Geats episode 18!!! Oh wow, the plot thickens!!! I honestly was starting to think that Keiwa was the desaster, but after seeing some of the ways in which Daichi tricked him, I'm not so sure now!
Also, how long until someone puts together that if dead Riders become Jyamato, that could really easily implicated the DGP higher ups in having something to do with the Jyamato? Or at least knowing more than they're letting on?? I honestly don't know what's going on anymore, what a mystery!!! And Michinaga looks like he just stumbled upon something big too! Can't wait for more! Great ep! Enjoy! ~ MH
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Oh yeah okay, it's the third not second! Glad I got something right about basketball haha, I know nothing of sports. Oh I think I knew he was trying to say he wanted Keiwa to be the winner, I just figured maybe that implicated Keiwa more when it comes to having become the Desaster?? Interesting about Among Us. That's so interesting about the personalities of the Riders. Oh so Michinaga was near death? I thought he died and came back? I guess I got mixed up. True, technically those two wishes are kinda coming true...just not how they pictured lol. Yeah that's true about the danger, I guess it's not really danger in that sense. Daichi's definitely implicated because of the lying but I still do wonder if that's too obvious! I wonder who the third vote was. Yeah that guy's got a LOT going on....researching the mom, hanging out with a frog, etc....!!! So many questions haha!
Melissa Moore
2023-01-25 15:08:51 +0000 UTCHi Spadeas! :) I'm hearing about the Among Us comparison! Oohhhh those are some interesting options...!! I never even considered that someone could be impersonating him! I know, the Buffa situation is sad! Oh, I could see a little spark for a ship there with Neon and Sae! Ooohh a lot of possibilities for the elimination too....and great point that if Ace becomes Game Master, he could bring Keiwa back. Yeah, it might be too easy to say it's Daichi or Keiwa at this point. Hmmm, guess we'll find out!!!!!!!
Melissa Moore
2023-01-25 14:18:28 +0000 UTCHAHAHAHAHA omg I could totally see that! I mean, a gardener's gotta work right? Mysteriously, they haven't ever been spotted together like you said....!!! I know, it's really twisted to see Buffa as a Jyamato!! WHOA, a Gaim x Geats movie would be amazing and honestly doesn't sound too far off from the kind of stuff they're putting out now! Oh yeah, I suppose soccer would've been fitting with the whole Rider Kick thing! Hmm, I see what you mean about Sparrow being obvious. Yeah, I could totally see what you mean about Geats though, he was for sure putting out foxy clever vibes during that line! Yeah good point, there is a third person who voted....I'd be sad if it was Neon! I could see it maybe still being Keiwa but I agree it's less likely. OMG TOAD MAN!!!!! He's a mystery!!!!! I have so many questions!! Cool, can't wait to hear your new theory, I'm actually watching the ep today! Oh man, sounds like it's gonna be a good one!!!
Melissa Moore
2023-01-25 14:14:55 +0000 UTCOh yeah, I can see that for sure! Whoa, that form would be pretty intense! Good question. I guess we'll see! Yeah, he actually did get his wish huh....to be able to destroy all Riders!!! Sheesh!
Melissa Moore
2023-01-25 13:35:12 +0000 UTCGotcha! Thanks for clarifying! It certainly was!!!
Melissa Moore
2023-01-25 13:34:27 +0000 UTCHmm, I could see that! Yeah I know, he's sort of in between life and death. Oh thanks for clarifying about how he transformed! Makes sense that he has an exception because of his dead/not dead status!
Melissa Moore
2023-01-25 13:34:01 +0000 UTCRIGHT?!?! :O
Melissa Moore
2023-01-25 13:33:17 +0000 UTCFirst, this is actually the third arc, not the second - remember, we’ve reset twice now. Also you asked about basketball - you do indeed get more points for a longer range shot. As I stated in the last episode, this is definitely a spin-off of the popular game Among Us. However, you seem to have misconstrued something - but it’s also because the words are similar. This Kekera character was saying “Keiwa, become the Deseity (Desire Deity).” In other words, win the game. In Among Us, the Impostor role is only known to the Impostor but it IS known from the beginning. So by that logic, whoever is the Desaster knows they are the Desaster and acting accordingly. They wouldn’t be unknowingly sabotaging the others. I’ll get back to that in a minute. First, it does seem like the Jyamoto retain some of their personality as the firefighter said he needed to protect his fellow Jyamoto to the gardener. Also, Michinaga isn’t dead - remember, when the gardener found him he was still alive. I’m not sure using a busted buckle like that was good for him though but it seems to be a pretty powerful weapon. So I realized there are two “wishes” that are kind of coming true without them realizing it. Keiwa’s wish to bring the dead Riders back to life is…. Kind of being realized? Also Michinaga seems to be getting the power he wants. But where is he? Is he even on the same plane of existence here? I don’t really get too worked up like Keiwa is about “citizens in danger” because everything gets reset after the game. So even though they’re in “danger” now, are they really? It feels like a non-starter for drama for me. Okay let’s return to the Among Us parallel: the GM (Game Master) introduced a Desaster poll for all the players to vote on. This takes place in the game as well. Everyone knows there is a traitor and they periodically vote on who they think it is: the goal is to vote them out, but the traitor uses subterfuge to try to get them to vote out an innocent instead. It’s all he said, she said. For this reason, Daichi seems incredibly shady - especially when he straight up lied about having a conversation with Keiwa in front of everyone. There’s another clue: he was the Rider who was nearby when the firefighter was human, dived in front of Keiwa and made it look like Keiwa was trying to protect him (well, he was but that’s besides the point). Everything Daichi has done in this episode points to him being the Desaster but there’s that little voice in the back of my mind wondering if it’s a red herring. I think only Michinaga and Keiwa had put together the Jyamoto connection so far so this would be out of thin air for Neon or Ace as well. If Daichi is setting up Keiwa, he’s got him exactly where he wants him. There are three votes to boot Tycoon at the moment - We know Daichi and Sae are two of them but I’m pretty sure Keiwa isn’t voting for himself… so either Neon or Ace suspect him as well. Oh, and what’s the deal with this fan of Geats who “researched his mother?” And he’s in the Jyamoto area… also he’s friends with a frog who can manipulate the game and is rooting for Keiwa? I have a few questions that need answering… 😅
Tyler Stobbe
2023-01-21 07:39:39 +0000 UTCBuffa is really turning into a mirror of Baron, I do wonder if Michinaga will get an Overlord Jyamato form. Similar to Lord Baron, maybe Lord Buffa? Jyamato King Buffa? Who knows. Either way he's achieved his desire card wish after his "death" he's obtained the power to crush all the riders, the Jyamato Buckle.
Curtis
2023-01-20 18:41:58 +0000 UTCActually, it's Michinaga himself that has stolen the Jyamato Buckle from the fallen Jyamato Rider and used it to transform into Kamen Rider Buffa: Jyamato Form. I'm quite not expecting that while watching, it quite a SUPRISE DRIVE.
ABHB Ya-iba
2023-01-20 17:18:04 +0000 UTCHi Hime :) With the fact that we can vote for who we think is the disaster and that he is expelled from the game, even if it is not him. Our game which looked like a battle royale, has now become "Among Us". It is on that with this episode, Daichi becomes a perfect suspect, but I would not jump so quickly on this conclusion. The show has already steered us more than once in the wrong direction on purpose. So I see three options: - Daichi is the disaster and lied to have Keiwa eliminated. - Daichi is not the disaster but tries to eliminate Keiwa to reduce his range of possibilities and find out who the disaster is. - Someone impersonated Daichi. After all, if Jyamato can take on the appearance of former Riders and people are digitized in this world, it's not crazy to imagine someone taking on the appearance of another person. I'll be honest, I suffered for Michinaga. Whether it's when he tries to transform and the returns make him suffer, or when he uses a Jyamatos buckle. We can think what we want of his wish and his character, but his will and his courage are admirable. I like the moment between Neon and Sae too, already, it seems to me that this is the first moment when Neon can sympathize with another female Rider. But between Neon who had no friends and seeks to create links, and Sae the big sister, their alchemy works well. So good that my shipper heart is activated, especially when Sae advises her not to run away in love, but to catch the ball. I think they would make a nice couple too, and I admit that I prefer Sae as a rival to Keiwa than Ace, if we talk about the heart of Neon. As for the one who would be eliminated at the end of the round via the vote, again I see several options: - it was just a trick from the game master to raise the suspition and it will not be taken into account. - Someone will really be eliminated and my choice tends towards Keiwa unfortunately. Of course it will be easy to stay on Keiwa, but he could leave in style and if Ace becomes game master after this game, he will be able to bring Keiwa back in games without worries. But I also think that Keiwa or Neon are the most interesting choices from a script perspective. Since it leaves the possibility of a next phase with two Riders that we got to know against the two new ones. If Keiwa is eliminated, it also opens the door to a man/woman opposition since we will have two Riders of each gender. Now, who is the disaster? The obvious choices where the show is pointing us are Keiwa and Daichi, which is why I have a hard time thinking it's that simple. Neon? With her father being one of the sponsors, there may be a possibility that he promised her something in return. Sae? She's the least suspicious at the moment and that's what turns my eyes towards her, but I can see her very much in conflict with this idea, torn between her competitive spirit and her fair play. Ace? I see him very well being the disaster, but since he intends to win anyway, like the other times, he does not intend anything towards the other players. The future will tell us.
Spadeas
2023-01-20 15:58:50 +0000 UTCI think the DGP takes place in the actual real world, but these interdimensional people have the ability to change it to their will and use it for their entertainment. I don't know how though lol Also I really love what they are doing with Michinaga. It's so cool that he is like dead and alive at the same time. Also, he used the Jyamato buckle from the Jyamato Rider he beat, that's how he transformed into a Jyamato rider himself, in case you missed it. Though it probably still shouldn't be possible for a regular human, but since Michinaga is half dead and half alive, it works.
Scrunor
2023-01-20 14:19:47 +0000 UTCYou know at this point I wouldn't be surprised if that Gardner also moonlights as Rita Repulsa's Gardner. Then again considering he's got a green thumb for monsters...Well, let me just ask you this: Have YOU seen this Gardner and Finster in the same room together?! ...I thought not. xD Damn. I really thought they were going to use the Broken version of Buffa's helmet when he transformed... xD It would have looked so good and been so heartbreaking to see him as a Jyamato Rider. Dude already looks like he's in shackles or something. :c ...I wonder what he discovered though. It's giving me Gaim vibes for sure... Can we get a Gaim x Geats movie? D: I think this is my favorite round for sure. Looking at it from the preview of the last episode, I thought it'd be like Volleyball or something, but I didn't think it'd be basketball. ..Honestly I'm shocked it wasn't Soccer considering kicking is a rider's specialty. At this point I'm keeping with my earlier prediction. Obvious Choice: Sparrow, Twist Choice: Geats. Both had did things to earn my suspicion today, which you've pointed out when Sparrow was like: "Huh? Whaaa? I don't know what you're talking about Keiwa.". As for Ace... I'm just going to say that little declaration to the audience there in the beginning... It just kind of feels like it's got a liiiiittle: "Oh, you don't think it's me, do you?" Energy to it. xD ...Y'know there might be a good chance that Sparrow is just a red herring. Though as of now, he's still the one I'm most suspicious of. Though... Who's the third person that voted for Keiwa? It has to be Ace, Neon, or Keiwa if you can even vote for yourself. It's probably more likely Ace, but I feel like it's one of those 'tough love' teaching moments again. I don't think it's Neon, but it'd be kind of sad to see her so easily distrust him. ...If it's Keiwa, then 100% he's the Imposter, and he's going for one hell of a hail mary plan to get the suspicion off his back. I bet it'd work too. ...I think it's the least likely though, because I feel like if we're going to have Keiwa vs Ace... It's just too soon. We had it as the climax of the previous Season of DGP(Even if Keiwa was faking it), and I just feel like Keiwa has much learning and growing still to do. Though I guess I just kind of want that to happen when Keiwa is at the top of his game. ...ALSO WHO'S THE TOAD?! Is it a microphone for the man behind the Toad? ...Is the person sealed INSIDE of the Toad? o .o;; WHO ARE YOU TOAD MAN?! Edit: I've got a new theory, but I'll have to wait until next week's reaction to tell you. ...All I can say is that I really, really, REALLY wish I could say it now. I'm already watching this arc from the beginning to see if my theory is onto something there...
Senpai
2023-01-20 12:08:40 +0000 UTCYeah...when did this suddenly turn into a sequel to GAIM!?
RezonAce
2023-01-20 11:16:09 +0000 UTC
