tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post5147173645250747439..comments2024-01-20T12:42:28.972-06:00Comments on Digimon:SR: Adventure Episode 37: Wizardmon's GiftA. R. Pulverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09577517752912942056noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-27843502675308851852020-09-13T01:42:10.113-05:002020-09-13T01:42:10.113-05:00God I hate that song. It never fits, not even remo...God I hate that song. It never fits, not even remotely.Hodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994908442006993896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-1850945199610252922020-08-17T10:05:53.182-05:002020-08-17T10:05:53.182-05:00Worst use of "Hey, Digimon" is here I th...Worst use of "Hey, Digimon" is here I think.Addison DeWittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-11604921515482347742018-08-27T14:23:43.352-05:002018-08-27T14:23:43.352-05:00They cannot do anything to Vamdemon because the wr...They cannot do anything to Vamdemon because the writers have an Angel fetish. They are not interested in writing a great battle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09276541707554567273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-15194470176266897502015-08-05T18:30:03.015-05:002015-08-05T18:30:03.015-05:00We actually see Phantomon carrying Myotismon's...We actually see Phantomon carrying Myotismon's carriage in episode 26, so he was his Number 2 guy even back then.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081683749635084337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-76005707627619196962015-08-05T16:58:13.642-05:002015-08-05T16:58:13.642-05:00Wizardmon's death scene was handled very well ...Wizardmon's death scene was handled very well in the dub, with a really great musical score for this moment, accurately translated dialogue, and great voice acting, especially Robert Axelrod. But what's funny is that the start and finish of the scene got botched. They recycle footage of Wizardmon about to throw the crest to Kari in order to create the illusion that Wizardmon's getting back up in order to jump in front of Myotismon's attack, when in the original it just totally blindsides the audience when Wizardmon gets hit. And they cut out the part where Wizardmon closes his eyes and passes away, Kari cries out in anguish and her crest glows, prompting the Digivice to act up from within DemiDevimon's claws. In the dub, we don't see the crest glow, so the Digivice shines for no real reason.<br /><br />In the original, Myotismon makes his goal even clearer by saying it's his destiny to "fuse the real world with the Digital World" and then rule over his new world of darkness. A truly depraved goal for a truly depraved monster.<br /><br />I honestly did not care how quick or anticlimactic is was - I loved seeing Angewoman, the evolution of the Digimon whom Myotismon had abused repeatedly, shoot an arrow through the bastard's heart and him seemingly dying from combustion. It was so karmic and cathartic. You have no idea how much I just hated Myotismon by this point and how happy I was to see him finally be given exactly what he deserved for his heinous crimes against Digimon and humans alike. That's how you know you've written a great, effective villain.<br /><br />As for why Myotismon can't just stay dead now? If you haven't noticed, each arc is 13 episodes long. We have two more episodes of the Odaiba arc to go, so something big still has to happen in order to cap it all off in a fully satisfactory manner, which I think the next two episodes delivered. And you got Apocalymon all wrong - no, the last two episodes aren't an arc, they're the series finale, and Apocalymon wasn't just an extension of the Dark Masters, he was both the cause and culmination of all the evil faced in the series. He was the source of the series' entire plot from the very beginning, which is made clearer in the original version what with all the talk of distortions in the Digital World. So to call him tacked on just for extra episodes in order to close out the series is false.<br /><br />Finally, after a dub script that mostly got it all right aside from Myotismon's attack issues, the ending got ruined by replacing eerie suspense over the fog still lingering with Joe theorizing "What if Myotismon didn't die? What if we just made him stronger?" Way to ruin the surprise there, Joe! Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081683749635084337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-32084759082409777602015-08-05T16:57:13.484-05:002015-08-05T16:57:13.484-05:00What can be said about this one? It's one of t...What can be said about this one? It's one of the series' finest half hours, with much to take in. The climactic episode to the Odaiba arc is the payoff to the entire eighth child premise that we've been going with for 10 episodes now. Wizardmon, Gatomon, and Kari all played their ultimate roles here, all the Digi-Destined reunited once Tai and Mimi got up to that rooftop battle, Myotismon was deliciously evil, the animation and action was phenomenal by this series' standards, and the culmination was just perfect. So I'll just address some individual points:<br /><br />Myotismon putting everyone at the Center to sleep so that he could "save them for later" is creepy on so many levels. One suspects he was already planning on evolving to VenomMyotismon in order to devour all the humans even before he happened to get killed and become truly undead.<br /><br />Hiroaki Ishida must consider it his greatest failure that he let Wizardmon go up the stairs. Imagine how he must have felt upon seeing that Wizardmon never made it back...<br /><br />"I've got you, my pretty, and your little cat too!" Yeesh, that was cheesy. Why make Myotismon reference a movie he obviously hasn't even seen? The following moment was great though, with Myotismon's way of getting Gatomon to identify the child by name being very clever.<br /><br />Fans complain about how freakishly strong Myotismon got in these episodes, but I thought it was clear that the effects of the fog (which in the original were described as a way to "turn this world into the underworld") allowed him to go around in the daytime, use a new attack to paralyze his enemies, and dissolve coming attacks. The only thing that could truly effect him is light power, shown with how Wizardmon hits him from behind with a light blast, Angemon's attack hits him and makes his shiver in agony, and Angewoman's attacks end up working on him. The point is that it wasn't a natural thing - hence why Matt says, in both versions, "He's strong. TOO strong."<br /><br />Notice how when Myotismon says "GRISLY WING!" when preparing to kill Kari, he does the pose for Nightmare Claw, and then later says "NIGHTMARE -" while clearly preparing a Grisly Wing attack? Yeah, total dub error.<br /><br />I love all the times Myotismon gets blindsided or interrupted before he can attack. Also hilarious is the fact that Phantomon just gets killed by an attack directed at Myotismon, with absolutely no fanfare or anyone noting that it even happened.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081683749635084337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-87854578412215944552015-06-17T18:45:49.004-05:002015-06-17T18:45:49.004-05:00Yeah, that was kind of the biggest takeaway. Phant...Yeah, that was kind of the biggest takeaway. Phantomon was essentially Myotismon's right-hand man, or at the very least the most powerful of his minions (DemiDevimon and Gatomon pre-Heel Face Turn filled the storyline role of #2, but Phantomon was the strongest), and Angemon, a Champion, ends up killing him with an attack that was actually aimed at his boss. There's a reason that Angemon shows up so rarely, and that's that he's way overpowered compared to others of his evolutionary stage. Nothing short of the biggest threat of the season has ever been able to draw out even his Ultimate form (Piedmon and BlackWarGreymon)Cyberchao Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06336972467955722928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-2568155573333729262013-12-22T00:16:19.291-06:002013-12-22T00:16:19.291-06:00All the times Myotismon gets interrupted right bef...All the times Myotismon gets interrupted right before killin Kairi, seriously there should be a trope for that.Joshua Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474189030726819002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-60946434141048257752013-05-10T22:34:07.519-05:002013-05-10T22:34:07.519-05:00Err I thought Wirzardmon said he sntached it befor...Err I thought Wirzardmon said he sntached it before he fell into the water XDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04983900206176926098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-33384005192064548492013-01-06T10:56:39.989-06:002013-01-06T10:56:39.989-06:00It seemed like Myotismon was gaining back the powe...It seemed like Myotismon was gaining back the power he had in the digital world the longer he was in the real world. I like to think that his magical fog bank blocked out the Sun and gave him an additional advantage. That's why the angel digimon (and wizardmon?) were much more effective: their light-based attacks were super effective. That also explains why Myotismon was so afraid of Kari's crest of light, but why didn't he just kill Gatomon when he had the chance?<br /><br />Also, since when did Wizardmon have the real crest? The dub said the one behind the pillow was a fake. Silly dub.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099869944248462638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086806519830822483.post-74866858770974974972012-12-18T10:01:31.090-06:002012-12-18T10:01:31.090-06:00I'm actually suprised that Angemon's attac...I'm actually suprised that Angemon's attack not only killed phantomon in one shot after a partial hit but did Myotismon some damage (he looked like he was in pain) when he's only at the champion level while the ultimates couldn't do anything... Shows how awsome he is!!<br />and yes it was super cool to have two angles asking the big bad vampire to repentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com