[Fish Sandwich]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Yeah, gosh, that magazine line! A little surprised Fish didn't bring it up!

Previously, on "Kamen Rider Die watches Kamen Rider 555"...

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Faiz's subs are bad. I know you don't like spoilers, but since you're using TV-N, I'll just say, get ready to find out who carries magazines around while intentionally going soon enough.

I just didn't think it'd be very polite to immediately s*** on TV-N right after trying to be genuinely polite, especially when I already dunked on that line in my very first post in the thread. Also, that line is a nightmare that drove me more than a little insane when I rewatched Faiz, so I don't really like thinking about it!

Mari knows Takumi is at there because Keitarou called Kusaka right before, but really, what this all boils down to is that thing you've locked onto about Faiz's writing that I'd actually agree is its most frequent "problem". It's a very small world after all! It's absurd Mari would want to go there at that time (like, she would know there's a monster running around?!), which to an extent, is exactly what Takumi is saying there. It's about reaffirming how much of a bond there is between these characters that she saw that magazine and was like I Gotta Give This To Takumi Right Now. You could have that line as something like "You came all the way here just to give me this stupid thing?", and it'd be a lot closer to the real intent. Emphasis on closer, though, because, to be fair to TV-N again, it's not even the most fun line to work with in the first place.

Faiz absolutely pushes how much you can get away with everybody meeting each at exactly the right times, though. I don't mind it much either, since I see it as all being part of that soap opera style. It kills the drama if everyone has to wait around for each other and/or make phone calls constantly, which is why we never see Keitarou providing any details when informing people Orphenochs are attacking. Like a lot about this show, it's something you can either live with, or not.