First off I never said I dislike the episode. Second I'm just saying after so long of not being given any explanation on Poppi, we're finally being given one, one that answers some question and raise others, and the characters just treat it like it's nothing.

I understand that was the point and it does show that how ruthless Kurota is. I also understand that a lot of people like Kiriya, heck I also like Kiriya. I just think at this point, Kiriya has a lot of things about his chracter that can be developed and if they were developed, his death would not only have a lot more impact to not just us the viewers, but to the characters as well. Cause like I said, the only one that seemed to be affected by his death emotionally is Emu. Imagine if the other characters had formed attachments to Kiriya.

Yeah. "Karino Asuna" is just 仮のナース/kari no naasu (i.e. a fake nurse) with a syllable switched around (and written in kanji, of course), apparently.

You know, maybe that's my problem too, now that I think about it. I should've been crying but instead it was just sort of "yup, that sounds about right, looking forward to next episode". :lol

I honestly doubt Taiga and Hiiro would have developed attachments to him. Sometimes characters just don't click, just like real people. Emu being affected was enough. He's the only one that mattered.

Taiga and Hiiro are both emotionally detached assholes, too, so it makes sense that neither would respond very actively.

I... really strongly disagree with this idea. That's not how death works. Unless you're an old man who's accomplished every single goal you have, no one dies with "nothing left to do." Death cuts things short, it's its very nature.

If you feel like he was killed off too soon, good, that's the point. Admittedly, the death itself was a little overdone, with that damn way too many last words cliché, but it still gets that point across.

If Kiriya was smart:

Dan: "take this gashat but keep your mouth shut"
*Kiriya takes the gashat and runs*
Dan: "I f*cked up"
*Kiriya comes back with all the riders*
Dan: "f*ck"
*all henshin to lvl 5 Drago Hunter*
Dan: "f*ck"
*runs but doesnt get very far*

SEE YOU NEXT GAME

I suppose I'm just looking at it a different way then you are. It makes perfect sense for death to be sudden, naturally, but the realism isn't really what I'm concerned with. It's not that Kiriya still had things to do, it's that I feel the show still had things to do with Kiriya. Real life is cool and all, but it doesn't always make for a good story.

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. For now. Give it a month or so and Ex-Aid could easily shut me up.


:lolol

It actually bothered me a fair bit that a street smart guy like Kiriya didn't figure something was sketchy about the Gashat that Dan outright gave him. I mean come on, you're just gonna stick it in your Driver right away? How else was that going to end?

This is how I feel. Annoying characters are fine so long as they are balanced out by other characters being just as annoyed as the audience.

Onari did not have that in Ghost, but here, Poppy is okay because the other characters at least acknowledge her bizarre behavior.

I felt the same way about Akiko in W. She's an annoying character, but what makes her funny is the fact that Shotaro and gang actually acknowledge how annoying she is.

If I may play devil's advocate here (as someone who likes Onari and is fine with Poppy), I believe the standard rebuttal here would be "just because the characters in the show think she's annoying too doesn't change the fact that she's annoying".

Why does part of me want to see a hyper off between Poppi and Smart Lady?