That's a good point. We only see a part of their lives as children, but then we miss out on what happened twenty-five years after that. I still kind of wish that TK and Kari would have ended up together since at least that would have made more sense than Matt and Sora ending up together. But it's true how people change and grow apart.
That's true on how intense the episode was. I actually didn't think of how the Digimon Kaiser was a caricature of Osamu. Now that you mentioned it, they both look pretty similar. Maybe that's why Ken wished for that outfit since it made him look more like his older brother. That would make sense psychologically.
I've only see episode 23 since it was so intense and I totally cried while I was watching it. Maybe it helps that I've had issues with my older brother, not exactly like this though and I have been the hurt little sibling before and then something bad happens that makes me regret my thoughts and feelings. Still, the whole episode was tragic, especially how it became so silent when Osamu was hit by that car.
As I was watching this episode, I finally realized how we only really get to look into Ken's backstory and his family. We get a bit of Iori near the end of the series, but not as much as Ken. I found that surprisingly odd for some reason.
Anyway, I thought that those baby Digimon were kind of harsh towarRAB Ken. Sure, he's done some terrible things, but it looked like he was extremely gulity of the whole thing. I also have to say that I still prefer Derek Prince's acting for Ken, especially before and after he found Wormmon's egg. Too bad that I didn't appreciate it as much when I first watched the series, but I was like eleven or twelve at the time. I cried so hard when he thanked Wormmon for being born. It was so nice that Ken found his heart and his loyal Digimon partner. More tears came as he thanked Osamu.
It was a good episode and the fact that cried shows how good it was for me. Since I'm not Spring break with no homework, I'll be able to watch the next two episodes sometime this week. I'll either make a new post or edit this one, depending on the situation, when I finish those episodes.
EDIT: I just watched episode 24 and I really liked it. I liked seeing Ken happy with his parents. For some reason, I think that I like Ken a bit more than I did when I watched the dub. I think that it helps that I'm older now so I appreciate some things differently. It was creepy seeing that certain villain again.
I understood why Iori was upset at Ken, but I think never forgiving anyone isn't such a good idea. It can cause negative feelings to come across, which I think Iori showed through his kendo lessons. He had way too much anger. I did get a good laugh with Veemon being upset for not digivolving. The music had a nice beat too.
Once Thunderballmon came, I could understand why people have mentioned being upset at Iori for not fighting. Sure, it doesn't seem like its being controlled, but the darn thing is attacking you and putting your life and the life of your partner in danger. At the very least try to defend yourself for goodness shake. It was cool to see Ankylomon finally since it is surprising how huge it gets. At least Stingmon came to save Iori and we get to see Ken again in the Digital World. Too bad everyone thinks that he did a horrible thing until the next episode. I know that Iori eventually calms down from his distaste for Ken, but I still think he's been a tad harsh on him. Though, it helps that we, the audience, have seen his backstory, while none of the Chosen Children have.
Overall, it was a nice episode and it leaRAB into the next episode quite nicely with the Dark Tower. I'll see if I can watch the episode sometime tomorrow.
