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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Same. That is, it was satisfying without me having to ignore any succeeding event in the show itself.

It's like, lots of Kamen Rider series can have satisfying conclusions, but then do something to lessen it at the last moment, like they're under some kind of contract to leave things open-ended to some degree? I guess so they can appear in movies later without much time spent re-establishing how it's possible. Without spoiling, IMO W should have, and indeed looks to be designed, to have ended on 48. Everything about it just makes that a perfect moment of closure. But then 49 basically returns things to "normal" which isn't bad per-se, but I always say 49 should have been a movie in place of Eternal Returns. That way they could have thgeir return to status quo without under-cutting the effects of 48. A tie-in/sequel movie is less detrimental to a TV series and the plot of 49 could have been made more dramatic and built up verses one episode of self-contained retconning.

My biggest problem with Rider endings, at least so far, has been that the shows largely faff around for like thirty five episodes and then for the ending portion of the show, they basically completely change what the show is about to give it an identifiable villain and some semblance of plot before it ends. What this does, in reality, is causes a massive emotional disconnect and makes everything feel rushed and nothing clicks.