tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post190039971834901675..comments2024-01-20T12:42:28.972-06:00Comments on Digimon:SR: Adventure Episode 23: WereGarurumon's DinerA. R. Pulverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09577517752912942056noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-81423018317232072812015-07-30T23:08:38.202-05:002015-07-30T23:08:38.202-05:00This is another episode I really enjoy. Matt had b...This is another episode I really enjoy. Matt had been given the shaft in terms of character development and usefulness in the first half of the Server arc, but this brings him back with a vengeance. I just adore how, despite putting on the front of a lone wolf, he really really values his friends and is awkward about keeping his feelings in check when they start to run wild. That bit at the end where he's actually blushing about giving and receiving thanks is so Tsundere-like. As for his issues with Joe, I actually thought it made a lot of sense - in his stress and frustration, Matt projected things onto Joe, things that are, ironically, more to do with him than Joe. He doesn't truly like being alone and is grateful for friends' company and support, but he internally pegs that as being Joe's problem, which is why he thinks Joe might not want to be left alone in servitude so he'd screw up Matt's work just to keep him around. The part where he starts to fight with Tai, though - THAT was pretty forced, I'll give you. But hey, at least Joe got to be really awesome again! He risked getting the life squeezed out of him just to save a child who he knows matters so much to his friend. What a guy!<br /><br />No sooner did he get cast as DemiDevimon did Derek Stephen Prince get to role of Digitamamon and this performance is even more odd. Maybe I'm missing something, but how does one get Peter Lorre out of a talking egg with glowing eyes and dinosaur legs? And the scariest part is that it actually sounds pretty close to the original voice this time! But all the same, Digitamamon's a great character that I'm glad we got to see return and reform in 02.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081683749635084337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-57087745920974767372015-07-30T22:56:29.605-05:002015-07-30T22:56:29.605-05:00I agree, actually. It was never meant to be a &quo...I agree, actually. It was never meant to be a "battle music" - it's a victory song. That's why it never played for long stretches of battles like "Brave Heart" could, but only when the fight was close to being won or resolved. If you know what it signifies, that makes some moments like Myotismon swatting away MetalGreymon's attack or Piedmon taking down two Megas all the more shocking. It also was well placed at the end of the series - the Digital World is saved, and that's the ultimate victory. (I'd personally take the regular theme song over the Data Squad theme song, though - that one is so forgettable. "A World For Us All" and the Fusion theme song are the best, IMHO.)Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081683749635084337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-91011426955613307112014-04-14T22:10:13.765-05:002014-04-14T22:10:13.765-05:00I'll never understand all the hate directed at...I'll never understand all the hate directed at "Hey Digimon". I'll admit that it isn't exactly battle music (I'll reserve that for a very sweet dub of "Brave Heart") but it doesn't deserve it's rather poor reputation. I'd personally take it as the theme song over the regular theme (but "A World for Us All" trumps them both).JediMasterDraconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-64463142666735016792013-09-24T18:28:53.757-05:002013-09-24T18:28:53.757-05:00"Maybe it's the lack of a face, but it wa..."Maybe it's the lack of a face, but it was hard to really buy Digitamamon as an effective restauranteur, what with the lack of arms, hideous legs and a creepy Peter Lorre voice. Would you eat at a place run by that guy?"<br /><br />I got the impression Vegiemon was the face of the restaurant and Digitamamon was the one who worked behind the scenes. In any case, it fits with the whole food-based Digimon vibe, and I don't think prejudice is that abundant in the Digital World so long as you're not obviously evil, like a Devimon type.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com