[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

I think this episode does a good job of making its events feel apocalyptic. There are a few Rider shows that go this far for the ending, and I think Bladevisvone of the more effective. Some questionable CGI aside, the Darkroaches really do feel like an endless swarm, much more so than Ryuki’s similar final wave of monsters.

For sure! I think the thing that helps them feel more unbeatable and omnipresent than Ryuki is that we don't really see them too much? Blade and Leangle fight them, but it's always small groups. There isn't really a huge CGI push to sell us on THEY'RE EVERYWHERE that falls apart due to budget constraints. It's just a ton of small-scale fight scenes, and then the performance and dialogue multiplying that in your brain. It's more suggested than confirmed, and I think that works for the tone. (It's another reason why I hate that flashback! It's got a bunch of dumb Swarm CGI and folks getting attacked and it's totally unnecessary!)

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

One of my favorite moments is the attempt to use Remote to bring back Shima. It’s another good example of the show being very aware of its own lore and cutting off something that could be a huge plot hole if left unaddressed.

Yeah, and, like Tachibana's plan from last episode, I honestly hadn't thought of that. It's a great plan by Kenzaki, and the show has a pretty great reason why it won't work. Like, they don't have to handwave Kenzaki's plan away. It makes total sense that, once the Sealing Stone starts spewing out Darkroaches, ain't gonna let anymore Undead mess around.