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| I laughed at “The Third Wheel” lollllollll So niceeeee to see Langa & Reki on good terms again. Reki was so cute when he was talking about fun vs fan. We fix what is broken♡ Ideal last episode: they all ditch S. Reki and Langa race elsewhere. They don’t need S to skate. Enough Adam alr! Just show him making amends with Tadashi would be good enough. He’ll probably end up in jail what with that side story of that female investigator. Adam needs help. Tadashi please get him a therapist or something. He wasn’t even skating. That was full on causing grievous hurt & intended harm. They should sue his dramatic & violent ass. That was cute tho when the ED changed to Tadashi catching him. #TADASHIDESERVESBETTER |
 ꕤ but i’ll probably remember over and over again you were there and everyone else was there — the day we all searched for just one thing ꕤ |
| Reki came back to reconfirm himself as best boy yet again that race with Adam i was not expecting much but that was one of if not the best one so far lmao. Reki pulling out all the stops with the 200iq water wheels and jumping from the cliff and That animation was great for it too ADAM WAS DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION BECUASE HE LOOKED LIKE A CLOWN IN THAT MUD AND EVEN AFTER THE RACE now we just need Tadashi to make him change his ways maybe? nice that cherry left Carla for shadow to watch in hospital and no preview for next weeks episode you know that means some shit is going down that they do not want you to see, can't wait. |
xFLUXEYMar 28, 2021 3:46 PM
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| Finally. This is what I wanted from Reki all along. He was smart, watched the weather channel and came up with a good gimmick to close the gap. Now let's see how we wrap up the bromance of the season next week. |
| Yay Reki got some respect finally. Good to see him nto give up skating and embrace it and show how much fun he is having. This was such a sick episode even if it turned to Tony Hawk at parts with Adam pulling that shit to win the race and Reki literally doing something you can only do in Tony Hawk Pro Skater with that shit with the cliff. |
| I got a Masters degree. I don't have to worry bout school anymore. |
DrabinWhite said: I mean weather never played a role until now. It was smart of him to know that rain happens. It wasn't a power up but his being smart. Nurguburu said: I'm glad Reki lost to Adam cuz the convenient rain was pretty stupid if u ask me. For real. This match was so dumb. Reki's sudden power-ups, then him up and becoming popular in S just like he always wanted, then losing to who's quite possibly the best skater of their era by just a hairsbreadth, and that too only cos his wheel broke... Talk about standard teenage boy's fantasy. Boring! kxlluaz said: Hopefully not the end of this awesome but mroe to come. No next episode teaser AND the title for the season finale is "Our Infinity"? What the fuck do I do with this information ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh |
| I got a Masters degree. I don't have to worry bout school anymore. |
| Yeah, they weren't going to let ADAM lose before the finale, but at least Reki got a chance to have the spotlight at least once as a skateboarder (even if every bone in his legs should have shattered from that landing after jumping the cliff). |
| even thought reki didn't win the race im glad everyone was cheering for him instead at the end and got to show people that he is also great at skating too, it was a great episode excited to see how they wrap up the show next week! |
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JokerVentura said: I think that's the point, even his childhood friend says it, the man doesn't enjoy skating anymore that might be why he is a moron when he is standing on one instead of enjoying it like RekiReki did good, he actually fought by....actually skating and his equipment knowledge. The Adam stuff if dumb as fck at times, dude spends more time off his board than on and that he actually considers clotheslining someone with his board is a technique is moronic. |
| I'm glad Adam finally got what was coming to him, being pure humiliation and I'm really happy to see Reiki getting the attention he deserves. |
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| Ugh... Really wish Adam would just slip and break his neck. I can't stand that fucking archetype in Anime. Would've been fun to just see him get humiliated by the community to the point of not being able to return and just having this mediocre plot end there and just have a fun beach episode again or something like that. |
| I think this has been my favorite beef so far, especially now that Reki FINALLY got his redemption. GO REKI MY BOY. He did so well, using his knowledge of skating to help him win as well as having a few tricks up his sleeve. It was hella satisfying too seeing Adam trip up there, he deserved that 1000%. I'm kinda upset that Reki didn't win after all that, but it felt really good that he finally got the recognition he deserved and even though he lost, people were cheering his name. I really wish Tadashi didn't forfeit and that he was the one to go up against Adam... especially since the Adam and Tadashi issue isn't resolved. I guess I could say I saw that coming though since the show really wants to push the Adam vs Langa agenda 🤷 Anyways, most importantly I'm just really happy that Reki and Langa are smiling again and are happy skating with each other again 🥰 Those last few episodes were a huge pain for me seeing them like that lol. |
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| Aww I was looking forward to Adam vs. Tadashi. lmao he called Reiki a third wheel. He makes the show entertaining for me. I wonder if Adam will enjoy skating again and return to being good. I really want him and Tadashi to become close again just like how they were when they were children. The race was really exciting it was obvious Reiki would lose no way in hell would he have been able to beat Adam. I think Langa will be able to beat Adam though. |
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| To me, the worst episode of sk8 without a doubt. I adore Reki and I'm really happy he will continue skating even though he realized he may not get at the same level as Langa for example. The plot convenience was a bit too much for me during their beef. But I liked that Reki used a specific wheel taking into consideration the weather. Smart move. Another thing that bothered me was that we already know that the finale will be Langa x Adam. I really wanted to see Tadashi showing how good he can be and defeating Adam in the last beef. They have a story together, so it would be nice to see Adam loosing to a friend (although he doesn't treat Tadashi as a friend anymore). |
| sk8 in a nutshell gayrights birights panrights adam = no rights |
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| That was a very tense episode. So we have Adam vs. Lagna(Adam vs. Eve) for the finals. Can Lagna help Adam rekindle his love for skateboarding? |
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| I really like this episode, we saw Reki having fun with skateboarding, and we also saw the parallels between him and Adam. I was not expecting the beef to happen like it did but I was impressed with the character development prevalent during the beef. I am looking forward to the last episode and hopefully a season 2. |
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| Reki has definitely improved, to the point where he embarrassed ADAM, and he almost beat him as well. Tadashi has changed his plans, and he hopes that Langa can snap ADAM back to humanity. |
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| I keep thinking about this episode and just really like how they brought together the whole thing where they're trying to show that everyone skates in their own way. For Reki, it was using the way he can mod the heck out of a skateboard. He's been downplaying it for so long, but this episode allowed that very specific talent of his to shine. He's always been like, "Ehhh it's nothing", but his skills with modification allowed him to be toe to toe with ADAM, which is no easy feat! So I enjoy the message that they've, more or less, been pushing all this time: find your strength. Reki didn't have confidence in his skills because he didn't have confidence in his strengths. And now that he's found out how to use his strengths, he's found that he can have fun again, because his style of skating is still his. Like, I'm seriously over here changing my way of thinking about life over here. I mentioned in episodes before that I had the similar struggles as Reki. I'm happy to think about all of this in a different way now. |
| Eh, Reki's comeback to S and Tadashi stepping out of the tournament gave me mixed feelings, although it's mostly dissatisfaction due to how they were handled. It could've been far better. At least I had hoped that Reki would apologize to Miya, for both breaking his promise and for brushing him off like that in the elevator. Maybe in the next EP, it'd be nice. On the bright side, Cherry's laugh was really cute ;; and seeing almost everyone (except for poor Shadow) together again did make me smile. |
| Finally, Reki gets his redemption arc. Although it was predictable that the final beef will be between Adam and Langa, I'm glad that they made Reki finally shine. He embarrassed Adam pretty hard and was the real winner of the race, imo. Side note: If I hear that cat kid say "slime" one more time, I'll slap him through the screen lol |
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| I had this urge to hit Adam with his skateboard. He really crossed his limit in this episode. I can't sympathize with him because of his past. Seeing Adam trip like that was a sight to see. He deserved it but actually he deserves more than just tripping. Why is hitting your opponent to the point they bleed even allowed? Anyway, Reki's performance was so good. He improved a lot. It's good to see him having fun skating. I hope Adam realizes and regrets his past actions. But even if he realizes, people will still continue to curse him. Tadashi says only Langa can bring back Adam's love for skating, so there will definitely be a Langa VS Adam beef but I really want to see Tadashi VS Adam. |
| WOW! i super enjoyed this episode! SHADOW WAS SO HYPED FOR REKI! BWAHAHAHA! BWAHAHA 1st time Adam tripped! nice one Reki! you successfully got the best of Adam! nicely done! 5/5! |
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| The whiplash I get when reading Adam discourse is truly something lol. Got me feeling very "Oh, y'all actually hate Adam? Damn, I thought it was jokes(and that we understood that his character is literally meant to bring chaos, madness and confusion to the narrative)." Alas, here's to anticipating a Utsumi's magic hands-infused finale. |
AozoraAi said: Agreed I don't understand why proly are complaining about Reki's arc and him moaning for 4 episodes. Like can we get over it? I mean what are these guys suggesting to have happened? He's all cool? He has no feelings? Please bring better suggestions than the same complain about Reki's 4 episodes. I thought this was the best route they could do for him. With what was given in the story, he's the protagonist ffs what else do y'all want him to do? I'd say they totally should have reversed the first and second arc of his development. But that would have made a grim start of the series. Like it is it feels backgrounds: cocky at the start making promises of the never straying from his friends because of skill level, then he losses to Adam and his really scared of him or him hurting more friends, then he gets back up and faces Adam with zero doubts??? Man just blasted his skate to cherry's chest and leave him (i guess temporary) in wheel chairs; doesn't that scare him? I guess he has no normal human being feelings That said, I did enjoy the battle and animation, just the build up to it felt pretty irreal. Add to that the fact that Reki just took a seat in the tournament and nobody said nothing. If it was an exhibition match it wouldn't have mattered, but they said if he win he goes vs Langa. Oh well, whatever. |
| 35 years old ossan who still watches anime |
Ventus_S said: DrabinWhite said: For real. This match was so dumb. Reki's sudden power-ups, then him up and becoming popular in S just like he always wanted, then losing to who's quite possibly the best skater of their era by just a hairsbreadth, and that too only cos his wheel broke... Talk about standard teenage boy's fantasy. Boring! Exactly. I actually don't mind the powerup IF ep7~10 Reki struggle arc doesn't exist. They could have make Reki a talented from get go to justify ep11. But instead we wasted 4 episodes to build up Reki's struggle as a "normal person". And ep10 he finally learned that he shouldn't try to compare himself with others, and doesn't need to be a prodigy to have fun with skateboard. I mean there's a reason he drop out of S for good, because that is just a toxic place with abusive people. But then ep11 just show us Reki is one of the talented all along, and get famous in S now. So why waste 4 episodes on the moaning then? I was thinking the theme of the previous 4 episodes is so good, and this episode totally ruins it. It just goes back to the generic protagonist must win with power of friendship trope. Exactly! I see all the Reki Lovers are popping up out of the woodwork and going "Waah, too sad for you, our boy is still Best Boy!" But...then what the actual F were episodes 7-10 about? If he really is Standard Shounen Best Boy, then he should have realised he was falling behind around ep 6, trained, entered the tournament fair-and-square while challenging Langa to meet him in the finals, and worked his bloody way up the ranks and showcased his skills in the semi-final against Adam (whether he won or lost in the end). Instead, he gave up on skateboarding, moped around and wasted all that screentime making me wanna rip my hair out in annoyance, and then just up and improved enough to challenge Adam and match Langa's level in a couple of weeks, gained the power of cheers, friendship, and protagonist favouritism, got shoehorned into the semifinal not through his own ability, but because of some random ass-pull attack on Shadow, and nearly won!? Are you kidding me, people? This is crap storytelling. Either they make him a standard shounen boy who works his way up through training and a bit of talent, or they go a unique route and drive home the point that being The Best and being Popular are not everything. I would have been okay with either route. But SK8 didn't wanna choose just one route. Nope, it wanted to have its cake and eat it too. And, well, it worked! Because your average anime-viewer knows F-all about good storytelling and character development, this steaming trainwreck of conflicting characterisation and mixed messages actually has a rating of 8.03 on MAL. (And said rating actually started to go up the more and more nonsensical and haphazard the "plot" became. Smh.) |
DrabinWhiteApr 1, 2021 4:22 AM
| This was great, once again the show continues to provide both great skate competition and animation and also solid emotional drama. The drama had been heavy for awhile there but seeing Reki happy again and trying his best to skate, while also not being upset by the close loss is perfect to heal the soul after all the sadness in the last few episodes. Looking forward to the conclusion, although I almost feel like it would of been better if Reki had beat him. A final Langa vs. Reki match would of been really nice to get the focus on almost a full episode while a ruined ADAM returns to his real life and gets all that mess sorted out, maybe I'm being too harsh of ADAM but the show did a good job of making me hate him, I don't want him to also get a happy ending. |
| LOL, your opinion is wrong! |
| S's spectators must be of the most bipolar ones I have seen in "spokon" anime. ADAM went from being their god to a clown just because he lost control over his board due to sudden bad weather. Overall, not the execution I was expecting but it was nice to see Reki finally proving his worth. Tadashi forfeiting is a disappointment tho. I mean, what about all the buildup we got about him being the only one who could bring old Ainosuke back? |
SouthRzVaApr 1, 2021 4:42 PM
| FInally Reki's time to shine T_T He was amazing in his race with Adam, I wish he had defeated him in the end but he was still able to show off his skills, he humiliated Adam and only lost by a fraction of a second. Still laughing at how ''Full Swing Kiss'' is treated as a skating technique when t's basically assault LMAO |
Danae said: Still laughing at how ''Full Swing Kiss'' is treated as a skating technique when t's basically assault LMAO THIS. Finally, a skating technique that can be reasonably emulated by amateur skaters in relatively little time. |
TitanInsane said: Danae said: Still laughing at how ''Full Swing Kiss'' is treated as a skating technique when t's basically assault LMAO THIS. Finally, a skating technique that can be reasonably emulated by amateur skaters in relatively little time. Hahaha, thats pretty funny but and also an awful idea. At least next time they use a skate for assaulting somebody in a movie/TV we can say it's a SK8 reference. |
| 35 years old ossan who still watches anime |
| At least Reki finally got an episode to himself. I still don't know who the protagonist is. |
| I loved this episode. Especially because of how much it reminded me of my dance battle experiences. I'd go up against dancers with literal decades of experience on me. It's easy to get caught up in feelings of inferiority, but the only thing to do is to keep going, because it's fun! |
| Now This Was a Really good Episode and damn if only Reki board held out for 2 more seconds he would have won against Adam Overall 8 out of 10 |
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| Someone needs to tell Adam that the S is supposed to stand for skating not sadomasochism. |
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| Although he lost, Reki is a winner in our hearts. Good to finally see Reki having some cool moments from the high jump, to the rain wheels and him outplaying ADAM's slam. I still wonder why the hell slamming and punching people is allowed in a skating match |
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