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| At some point I wondered whether this was some kind of torture porn because Reki got hurt very badly. Kinda disappointed about Tadashi dropping, I wanted to see him compete vs Adam. Mod Edit: Removed quote of deleted post. |
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| I laughed. it wasn't even that funny but i still laughed. And it was such a happy episode! |
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| Honestly even if Adam "technically" won, Reki is the real winner here. I'm so proud of him! |
| Pretty good episode, ADAM had the audacity to call our boy the third wheel, when he himself is the third wheel lmao. Our boy Reki is built like a tank lmao, he got dragged across the road, dragged across a wall, dragged who knows where yet he still put up a fight, betting on the rain was a pretty smart move. The OST when Reki jumped the cliff was awesome, it really felt so skateboard-y you know. Lmao wouldn't call smacking someone full force with a skateboard a technique. ADAM may have won the battle, but Reki won the war, now all these fuckers can put respecc on Reki's name. Looking forward to the last episode, I wonder if they can end the show satisfyingly. |
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| No next episode teaser AND the title for the season finale is "Our Infinity"? What the fuck do I do with this information ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh |
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| Hot damn, I was actually on the edge of my seat. Had no idea what was going to go down. Reki is too gosh darn adorable. OTL I'm just really happy to see him having fun with skating again. ;__; Also, I darn near cried seeing Reki and Langa being pals again. I live for this type of interaction. You have no idea. The whole episode was just satisfying. Wuh. |
Ventus_S said: Honestly I have mixed feeling about this episode. On one hand it's good to see Reki back in action as protagonist. On another hand, I feel like they wasted 4 episodes to build up this Reki struggle arc, focusing about how talented and untalented differ, and how he can embrace skateboard regardless of where to skate/ who to skate with. (He doesn't NEEDD to be good at S) Then ep11 lands and show that Reki can do those ridiculous bs action all along without any training. Lenga pulled these miraculous act and explained with his long term snowboarding experience, but Reki has never snowboard even once, so there's no explanation he can pull off that cliff descending trick without training. Also the fact that Reki going back to S totally defeats the message he learned from ep10. Why focus so much on S, which is an abusive / illegal skating instead of skating in somewhere else and enjoy yourself as a normal person? So Reki is "special" all along? Completely defeat the message they tried to build since ep7. I rather see Snake beat the shit out of Adam than letting Reki/ Lenga pull some bs and win without merit. Now is back to generic shonen which Reki pull out some bs powerup from nowhere, and Lenga gonna defeat the final boss as finale. Tbh, I'm disappointed. They should have just let Adam get arrested already. How can he gets away with this many physical abuse against an underage? If even one person take a video/ stream this on internet, Adam will immediately get arrested. I don't believe no-one ever thought of posting these online. Basically, all of this. I honestly wanted Reki to lose to Adam (while overcoming his fears and hang-ups, obviously, but still), Langa to lose to Snake (in a very cool and close match), and the final race to be Snake vs Adam. But suddenly the Slime is good enough to humiliate the King, and the determined Snake just up and forfeits to the Eve? This story has now become so inconsistent with its themes that it's gone from "unpredictable in a good way" to "predictable in the sense that I can always expect it to go back on its own word." |
| Very fun episode. It was nice to see Langa and Reki talking again. ADAM called Reki a third wheel. Reki was still happy to skate and was very brutal during the competition. Also, Adam tripping was a first and he kinda does deserve it. I love how Reki was still happy and saying skating is fun despite the fact he lost, but to Adam, his win felt like a loss. Tadashi finally noticed that he "needs" to make Adam love skating again (in the right way). Just a bit about ADAM. So clearly he used to feel free and genuinely happy about skating when he was a kid and a teen and the fact that he was taught that pain is love and the pressure of him having to play a good son's role. Kinda tells why he's messed up in ways and the fun to him is others getting hurt or crushing their passion. I don't hate him, but I kinda feel bad for what he has become, but the things he does are very wrong and hurting people. Sorry for this analysis thing just felt like writing it. Feel free to disagree with me. Overall fun episode.^^ |
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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! |
| Just how fast is this fucker going, being able to catch up and WIN after lying in the mud for like five minutes. Or maybe those rain wheels Reki has really make him go slow LOL he literally was just casually cruising when he entered the warehouse |
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| I thought this episode was actually really fitting to what we've seen in the show so far. After spending all that time feeling super depressed and lost in his life-long dream of skateboarding, for him to then regain his sense of self-worth through the help of his close relationship/reconciliation with Langa felt right. Seeing the two of them grow to be so supportive of each other and be able to encourage the other to have fun and be true to themselves is what we've been watching slowly progress throughout each ep. This bond between Reki & Langa is what's made the show so enjoyable to watch & remains a core aspect/The heart of the show. Reki's self-doubt getting in the way of supporting his friend is something he not only gets over but something he shows an intention to redeem by choosing to shift his perspective to one that allows himself to show his genuine enthusiasm to skate alongside Langa again-regardless of the judgment from others or his own fear of failure. Also, his seemingly sudden improvement in skating ability in the beef does make some sense. As cliche/stupid as it sounds, in order to skate well or pull off any kind of trick in real life you can't go into it with doubts; you have to believe you can pull it off! Once he was able to do that we were actually able to see the extent of his skating abilities (and his resilient spirit, bc good god was he was stupidly determined to keep skating even after being so beaten tf up by adam.) Seeing as a lot of what was holding Reki back was his own insecurities/lack of confidence in himself and then considering what we've come to know about his lively, impulsive, and passion-driven character; Him finally being able to say F it and just focus on skating for himself & doing something he loves unapologetically, seems like a very natural conclusion to his internal conflicts the last few episodes. tldr: Reki overcoming his insecure sense of self through actively choosing to be happy through prioritizing doing the things he loves (skating & being with his friends) = nice. B) |
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| God i missed happy Reki,this episode was so much fun and it seems he really underestimated himself :') |
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DrabinWhite said: 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! 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. |
soukoku13 said: ADAM seriously pissed me off so much during the beef. Can you stop running and hitting your opponent with a skateboard and calling it a technique?? Him tripping was satisfying nonetheless. I get the kind of pressure and toxic environment he's living in but assaulting others is no justification. Excited to see what's gonna happen in the last episode now. Also was it just me or did the animation seem a bit off this week? Ikr, Adam's dance skate was actually fun beforehand, and if opponent is defeated during those dance it's actually show his technique. But now it's just bs using board to hit people, using fist to punch people. Like hell, he literally just get down the board, run across the grass in high speed and hit people with a board. Wtf am I watching? How does that show any of his skills and art in skating? For the past 2 episodes, they ruin Adam's style as antagonist too. |
soukoku13 said: Ventus_S said: Ikr, Adam's dance skate was actually fun beforehand, and if opponent is defeated during those dance it's actually show his technique. But now it's just bs using board to hit people, using fist to punch people. Like hell, he literally just get down the board, run across the grass in high speed and hit people with a board. Wtf am I watching? How does that show any of his skills and art in skating? For the past 2 episodes, they ruin Adam's style as antagonist too. Exactly. The creators keeping showing us that Adam has had a toxic childhood and stuff but ADAM himself doesn't really seems to care about it? This guy is just a bully for no reason and gets away with it due to him being the creator of S. That's the most I can figure out about his character aside from his gross infatuation with Langa. I might be missing something about his character so help me out with it. Yes, I find Adam's overthetop attitude charming for first 5 episodes. But for the latest 2 episodes all his charm are gone because of the direction the studio is taking... His technique and method of violent are tasteless. They totally wasted this potentially good antagonist. I don't give a shit about his childhood memory anymore. They try really hard to make me sympathize him, but I don't sympathize tasteless antagonist. |
| Feels like some people can't enjoy one simple match, like what was wrong with the rain? I didn't see that one coming and despite Reki losing, he had shit ton of fun despite all the punches he got from ADAM. We ain't searching for realism in this series, I thought everything was clear from the start. I am just happy Reki is back to his old self and got ADAM to be humiliated despite him winning, how can that match be boring? |
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| didn't realise how much I missed seeing reki having fun and smiling.. not @ how adam's "techniques" all involve violently hurting his opponent lol. 50% of that match was so painful to watch. I still can't take seriously his new one which literally involves hitting ur opponent w ur skateboard. are there no rules at all in s? regardless I've lost all interest in the adam / snake subplot- it just bores me at this point. tadashi's angsty teenager really came out this ep. at least reki's having fun again TT |
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| Adam is ruining the show The rase is already dangerous as it is, why can’t he skate without attempting to murder his opponent. Is this even normal in illegal skateboarding races? I also don’t understand why skateboarding needs to be this life threatening to be enjoyable at least many characters in the show acknowledges that Reki is an idiot for accepting Adam invitation. |
minfairys said: Also these palm trees... i never thought much abt them bfr but today it made me nearly destroy my laptop. What‘s with the palm trees? Did i miss something? |
Oooh them lol i got it |
| I really loved the episode! It was the best seeing Reki show his skills! in the end it was not that he wasn't good enough, he was just trying to copy Langa's tricks, he didn't have that snowboarding background to pull them off but he could use his own techniques and skills to get ahead of ADAM. It was a great development for him, showing how great he can be when he is having fun and not comparing himself to the others. The rain part was really interesting, Reki prepared himself for that and knew that was his opportunity to beat ADAM. ADAM won but in the end he was all alone, the shame he felt when falling, the fact that he knew he was all alone may him angry but at the same time I think is the trigger he needs to learn again what skaterboarding is about. Tadashi was also wrong, he wanted to stop ADAM so much that he also forgot that skating was about having fun, he decided to forfeit since he knows that he is not able to teach ADAM again how to have fun since he also stopped enjoying it a long time ago. What I disagree is the fact that we didn't get to see how he got his "S" pin back... I actually wanted Miya to give it to him. They should remove the scene where he gives it up because he's gonna get it back like nothing? maybe because they needed another episode to conclude most of those things. The animation dropped a lot but they will fix it in the bluray version, the same happened with Haikyuu. Those tight schedules for the poor animators :( but when we get the final version its gonna look better :D |
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| I think it was cool that Reki actually almost won against adam. It showed that he may lack some physical skills the others have but he‘s always been smart and knows a lot about skateboarding so he kinda found a way to be equal to adam. I think the message was no matter if there‘s people better than you, if you love what you‘re doing and work hard you can find a way to get good somehow. I‘m really sad that the show is going to end so soon. I have no predictions for the ending literally everything can happen but i‘m sure it will be a happy end. |
| 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 |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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| 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). |
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