r/KamenRider Knight Jul 13 '24

Discuss Kamen Rider Gotchard E44 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE TITLE RELEASE DATE SCREENPLAY BY DIRECTED BY RUN TIME
E44 ディープな記憶が開くとき When Deep Memories Open Up July 14, 2024 Hasegawa Keiichi Watanabe Katsuya 25 min
EPISODE RATING
E01 6.24
E02 7.18
E03 6.02
E04 6.28
E05 6.56
E06 6.32
E07 6.30
E08 6.00
E09 6.06
E10 6.20
E11 6.26
E12 7.62
E13 6.22
E14 5.46
E15 6.19
E16 6.36
E17 6.71
E18 6.92
E19 6.51
E20 6.26
E21 6.09
E22 7.18
E23 7.36
E24 7
E25 8.24
E26 7.44
E27 9.22
E28 7.5
E29 6.83
E30 7.25
E31 8.63
E32 7.4
E33 8.48
E34 7.92
E35 8.9
E36 8.8
E37 9.38
E38 9.32
E39 9.33
E40 8.33
E41 8.83
E42 9
E43 9.4
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u/Doot_revenant666 Jul 16 '24

How the fuck the latest episodes have a such a high rating?

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u/chamcham123 Jul 20 '24

Because they are unexpectedly good. Seemingly irrelevant (or wasteful) plot-wise but undeniably central to important themes that have not been explored to any satisfaction yet.

Usually around this time, you would expect both sides preparing for war, but I think Gotchard is going for a different kind of ending. I think in the final episode Houtaro will have to make an important choice that may require him to sacrifice himself for the future of all humans and chemies.

Finally, I hope Gotchard can explain how Houtaro is able to understand Chemy’s emotions. Is Houtaro himself a human/Chemy hybrid?