[GreenPsychoRanger]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Okay, keep in mind that I'm usually the guy talking down the Ex-Aid hype when I say this: I think even saying that is still selling it short. Ex-Aid has been probably the most thoroughly planned out Rider series ever.

I seriously, hugely, massively doubt that a single thing that's happened in Ex-Aid so far wasn't planned out to some extent. Nearly every little detail turns out to mean something that seems obvious in retrospect and very little is ever forgotten about. Parad was copying Emu's "dai henshin" bit for a whopping 15 episodes before it suddenly became relevant why he didn't have his own phrase like everyone else. That guy from the stupid episode about a hamburger monster shows up later to give Ex-Aid a new toy. Even the Proto Mighty Action X Gashat not being black turned out to have some significance.

It's almost kind of arrogant to assume that bringing Kiriya back has anything to do with what the fans want. There's just way too much of the narrative building it up for that to be something they just casually tossed in without it being part of the plan, right down to the actual way he "died" in the first place.

I mean, I like to be a jerk and find fault in Ex-Aid wherever I can, but come on guys, it's way too smart to just write in plot developments for the heck of it. And if it is, it's way too clever to not work them in seamlessly.

And then he started saying "Max Dai Henshin" when he got his Driver.