[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by FreshToku

So much about your reaction to this episode makes me giggle but I won't say why.

Anyhow, I'm all for the way Faiz subverts many expectations of how these merchandise-driven superhero shows should be, the way big toys are just tossed around or discarded, or how the protagonist takes a backseat. But sometimes when nothing particularly good comes out of those decisions (like everything in this episode if you ask me), then I start to think the show is just doing umconventional things entirely for the sake of being uncoventional, instead of for the sake of the story.

Admittedly, part of why I'm saying that is because I know ahead of time how some of these plotlines resolve (or how they don't), but maybe that's just a personal issue, like I'm not focusing on the present entertaiment enough and just thinking solely about how it'll pay off.

I mean, look, there are definitely ways we could find out new info about Takumi or Kusaka or Mari that'd tie all of this together and create real personal stakes for Takumi. Sure! But boy does that not help me right now. Right now, I've got Kusaka telling Takumi to stay out of it, I've got a whole lot of the action hinging on how the Ryusei School alumni feel about Sawada, and I've got all of Team Orphnoch confined to half a fight and one funny scene.

I really hope there's a point in the future where all I remember is how great this plot ended. I want to go to there!