This is how a series should end. I absolutely loved every moment, including the resurrection of Takatora. But damn. Japan sure does love it's allegories, doesn't it?

Well the series hasn't ended yet. For all we know, Kouta and Mai will be reincarnated as they were at the beginning of teh show.

No shit.

I liked the episode, but the religious parallels are pointless and flawed.

...that was one hell of an ending. I can't wait to see the other ending/Drive crossover simply because I want to see Micchy henshin into Ryugen again. It'll be great to see him redeem himself in the fight with Jam.

I think locke quit toku because Gaim did that a little bit lol

I must be missing something, but religious parallels?

Genesis Chapter 3.

I agree. One thing that really bothered me about this ending is that Mai just became a prize to be won. :/

But The Melon isn't dead! Oh happy day~!

You can't kill the Melon. The Melon will live on.

Kouta tried to kill The Melon. But he failed, as he was smacked to the ground.
Hase tried to kill The Melon. But he failed, as he was stricken down to the ground.
Sid tried to kill The Melon. HAHA, HE FAILED! Even as The Melon fell to the ground.

He was never going in the direction that he did before he got wounded. He changed his ideals when he knew he was going to change or die from his wound.

Kaito would have no way to even reach Kouta if Kouta got the Golden Fruit after knocking him out. If Kaito stay as Lord Baron then Kouta would have sent him to the other planet with the other Inves where he would've probably ruled.

I am so freaking glad this isn't the final episode of Gaim because this would make Black's final episode look like a Masterpiece. Hell this would make Dairanger's ending be a masterpiece. (I consider their final episodes to be crappy.) To be fair I absolutely loved every part that was 3 Months later everything with Kaito, Kouta, and Mai I didn't care for. A couple episodes ago Kouta raised up to be one of my favorite Riders, and now he dropped so much from this. They had never even mentioned Kouta wanting to kill Kaito or even trying to find another way to defeat Kaito. Baron wasn't even my favorite from Gaim but he shouldn't have died by his friend!

(Okay kind of spoilery for past Kamen Rider shows.)

Kusaka didn't die by Takumi even though Takumi should have destroyed the shit out of him for what he did and even felt sorry that he died afterwards.

Look what Kenzaki did in Blade, he sacrificed his humanity to save Hajime and give him a life to live even after everything he did.

In the Agito movie, G4 wanted to die and Hikawa didn't want to kill him but only ended up doing so to survive. They never even showed that Kaito had that desire.

In Kabuto, Kick Hopper seemingly kills Punch Hopper when gets turned into a Worm because he didn't want to live as a Worm and the same for Sasword as well.

Hell, Wataru went back in time to try and erase himself from being born because he didn't want to live.

Kaito knew he was going to die anyways and fought for what he wanted. There were better ways to do this instead of just killing Kaito off because that's what Sagara wanted they were pawns in his little game and they could have tried to change that. It kind of shared similar themes with Blade and Blade fought against Fate and changed Fate. Gaim just let fate happen and changed nothing.

Okay maybe I am saying the long version of I think Kaito should have lived and Kouta shouldn't have killed him and because he did it upset me. lol