Episode 209 - “Daddy’s Home From the War” - 03.10.24

It’s hard to believe, but Kamen Rider Gotchard has come to an end! We bid farewell to the series by discussing episodes 48, 49, & 50. It’s a mixed bag of episodes, but overall the series has been adequately enjoyable with a lovable group of characters. See you next week for Gavv!!   0:54 - Intro 12:04 - News 22:21 - Gotchard 48 1:00:40 - Gotchard 49 1:28: 37 - Gotchard 50   Website: www.RiderLovePodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/RiderLOVEcast Email: [email protected]

We’re continuing our progress through Geats with episodes 32 & 33 this week. Buffa goes on a rampage, Ace becomes our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, and there are some delightful suit actor cameos!   0:47 - Intro 11:46 - Spoiler Train! 17:17 - Geats 32 34:11 - Geats 33   Website: www.RiderLovePodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/RiderLOVEcast Email: [email protected]

Kamen Rider Gavv is getting closer and closer, and we get right into the cast reveal from this week’s preview! They’re a really fascinating group of characters, especially those villains… It’s also our penultimate Gotchard podcast, and we’ll be sad to see it go. There’s chaos in the streets in episodes 46 & 47, but Spanner thinks he’s got a solution. Hold onto your Chemy plushies!   0:54 - Intro 6:35 - Gavv Cast 50:33 - Gotchard 46 1:17:46 - Gotchard 47   Website: www.RiderLovePodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/RiderLOVEcast Email: [email protected]

After months apart, Dan & Faiz reunite! We spend some time catching up, chat a little about Gavv, and dive back into Kamen Rider Geats. Episodes 30 & 31 continue the Jamato Grand Prix, make Kyuun super relatable, and reveal how Ace's mother got down!   0:46 - Intro 17:04 - Spoiler Train! 28:33 - Geats 30 52:28 - Geats 31   Website: www.RiderLovePodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/RiderLOVEcast Email: [email protected]

Ahead of this weekend’s cast reveal, we meet the actor playing Kamen Rider Gavv, and discuss his cameo in the Gotchard summer movie! We also get our first official look at his delicious Secondary. Gotchard episodes 42-45 give us some character backstory we’ve been craving, resolution to some stories, and are surely on their way to setting us up for the final battle!   0:52 - Intro 8:47 - Spoiler Train! 23:48 - Gotchard 42 & 43 1:12:20 - Gotchard 44 & 45   Website: www.RiderLovePodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/RiderLOVEcast Email: [email protected]

It’s time for our first official look at Kamen Rider Gavv!! From the driver to the forms, it confirms a lot of what we’ve seen so far, but what we’ve seen so far looks fun! We’re nearing the final stretch with Gotchard, and we’ve got a little catching up to do. Episodes 40 & 41 play a little villain shuffle, introducing some, killing some off, and resurrecting yet another!   0:42 - Intro 16:34 - Spoiler Train! 1:05:49 - Gotchard 40 1:26:07 - Gotchard 41   Website: www.RiderLovePodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/RiderLOVEcast Email: [email protected]

Taste the rainbow in Gotchard episodes 38 & 39, as the 101st chemy breaks out of its shell and into our hearts! We have finally, as they say, “caught ‘em all.” We also have news that Shin Kamen Rider is getting a re-edited episodic TV version for the upcoming Blu-ray release, with newly shot footage!   1:19 - Intro 15:54 - News 39:06 - Spoiler Train! 45:27 - Gotchard 38 1:13:23 - Gotchard 39   Website: www.RiderLovePodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/RiderLOVEcast Email: [email protected]

After a brief bit of fun with Legend in Gotchard 35, episodes 36 & 37 reach their hand into our chest like Gigist and literally pull out our heart and stomp on it. The tonal shift in this show! How will we ever recover? Also, we may be seeing its debut next time, but the summer movie poster gives us our first official look at Gotchard’s final form!   0:56 - Intro 17:14 - Spoiler Train! 35:32 - Gotchard 35 56:55 - Gotchard 36 1:14:45 - Gotchard 37   Website: www.RiderLovePodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/RiderLOVEcast Email: [email protected]

Believe it or not, it’s already time for the trademark registration for the next series… Kamen Rider Gavv! We speculate what this name could mean, and discuss some recent credible rumors. And our gorgeous boy, Legend, finally returns to us! In Gotchard episodes 33 & 34, we do battle with the Hundred, see some of our favorite nostalgic suits, and get surprised over and over again!   1:11 - Intro 13:38 - News 19:52 - Spoiler Train! 36:23 - Gotchard 33 1:18:15 - Gotchard 34   Website: www.RiderLovePodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/RiderLOVEcast Email: [email protected]

To ink, or not to ink, that is the question! This week, we explore the world of Japanese high school Shakespeare productions in Gotchard 30 & 31. We follow that up with episode 32 which brings the mysterious and sexy “Hundred” to the main series, and teases Legend’s return! (Dan was having some microphone issues, which we didn’t catch, but will be resolved next podcast.)   0:49 - Intro 7:25 - News 19:28 - Gotchard 30 42:05 - Gotchard 31 51:22 - Gotchard 32   Website: www.RiderLovePodcast.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/RiderLOVEcast Email: [email protected]