[DreadBringer]

OK sorry but, just asking, nothing to say regarding last reply?

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER KABUTO - EPISODE 12

It’s… I mean, it’s not a great resolution for the two of them, and I really appreciate that? There’s a selfishness to it from Tendou, and it’s not a flattering look on him. But, Episode 12, so this is a totally acceptable new level for their friendship. I want the show to find a status quo that's not great, so that they can both move on (and stop being horrible to each other) and have a better version of this yet to come. It’s a gross relationship (Kagami seems a bit like he’s settling), but that just means there’s room to grow.

Lol, you did say that you wish you have better stuff to say regarding the main duo compared to Daisuke and Gon? Aren't you getting that here? Well, considering that in previous comment I compared Tendou with a good number of people who has similar philosophy (but not Tendou's skills though... I mean he's perfect not only to Kagami he's unrelatable to audience in terms of capability), I wouldn't think of Tendou's mindset as weird; it's actually common, at least it stands out more on internet, or on other characters in other media.

Tendou pushes independence, and considering who Tendou is, he'll never fail even without any single help, while Kagami is like others of accepting companionship, though it stands out more in Yaguruma part that he praises Yaguruma and believes in Perfect Harmony. Unless you think about Kagami declaring that him and Tendou aren't friends, I won't think the term here for Tendou to respect Kagami more as independence, but his straightforward mind. I won't think of Kagami as completely independent, he helps and is helped by others, but he has unwavering determination that even if rejected by Kabuto Zecter, he never backs down on fighting off Worms. Tendou's mindset of looking down on friendship unless it benefits (and some outwardly still deny) is also something that is common among shonen rival archetypes (which several secondary Rider take role as). Many of these type of characters are aloof, asocial, prided their claimed independence, and has no patience for something such as friendship or relying on others.

And actually, Tendou doesn't live up to his words a bit? (although he probably thinks those are beneath him to make efforts, or with his narcissism, feels that he has reached success that it's an exception for him to pursue). Despite having many talents and abilities, he is usually uninterested in pursuing anything outside of his belt's activation, which is opposite of what you say he wants for others like Kagami being focused on his job. childish arrogance of where he frequently boasts about his successes saying that he never needed help from anyone and doesn't rely on anyone to succeed.

Misaki now has a clear problem in ZECT after bossing Kagami around for previous ones, that Mishima demeans her that she doesn't know anything about ZECT after learning that more Riders outside of ZECT appears other than Tendou and that she defies him a bit for that. Now Misaki and Kagami are more of equals and share problems to each other; being considered as a detriment in ZECT (but it's far more than this beneath, in reality), which plays a part for Kagami gaining Tendou's respect. Kagami's job is now trying to persuade other Riders into joining ZECT, although Daisuke is another morally ambiguous Riders that gives cold shoulder like Tendou did. As Kagami forgetting something important, was Kagami's insistence to become Tendou's friend is that severe that he neglects his objective of joining ZECT? He's always driven by his burning hatred for Worms, and he wants to beat them all, and moreover, he wants to become a cool and badass hero while doing so by transforming as a Kamen Rider.

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It’s a big step down from 11, I thought. The jokes weren’t quite as sharp; the thing with Daisuke and Tendou dueling over who can get the most groupies was pretty tacky, even if it was intentionally so. (Tendou doing the whole Every Woman Is Beautiful thing was… I feel like we’re still watching an episode that’s equating worth to physical appearance? I don’t think the show is critiquing itself as much as it thinks it is?) The scratch ticket segment was funny, but it doesn’t exactly elevate the episode. And I don’t feel like we learn enough about Daisuke and Gon to care about them yet?

I think I get some new things from Drake a.k.a Daisuke, that more of his mean side is revealed here (well, I only catch mean side of him here, outside of women). That his apathy to others except women is more highlighted here where he outright refused to join ZECT and that nothing will convince him otherwise. And that what I mentioned before of the toxic masculinity of antagonizing other men for the sake of women, which is Tendou again, regarding Hiyori this time (to be fair, Tendou is the one being possessive of Hiyori and forbids anyone unworthy talking with her, but Daisuke also feels that only best ladies man can ask woman out and forbids anyone else too). I feel that Daisuke is a hedonist who only wants to live his life exactly the way he wants, and the hedonist part also comes from how women is one of the main objective goals of men and he revolves around that (the other being wealth and throne) which grants him white-knight traits, and by that he only wants to satisfy himself with little regard to others; like Sh Ranger said, he has completely selective care and that makes him an anti-hero.

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A QUESTION

A big gag in this one is the new scratch cards that La Salle now offers, and how Tendou lumps in Daisuke’s inexplicable status as a Rider with a chance lottery win to create a mental block that can only be solved with way too much French cuisine. (I mean, that’s my read. It’s not that Tendou always needs to win or whatever, it’s that Daisuke getting a Zecter that he resents and winning a scratch lottery is just too much for Tendou to accept. The scratch card is the final straw, basically.) The scratch cards seem to be a pretty big hit, judging by the no-doubt monstrous bill Tendou ends up paying. (And Tendou doesn’t even redeem his 100 yen discount!) How do you feel about lotteries? Do you ever buy scratch cards, or play the Powerball?

I don't think that lotteries are really worth it. Would only participate if there's no huge risk involved. I also play a gacha game, where while getting what I want is satisfying, not getting so can suck out my life personally for a while. And that's for using in-game currency, imagine using real life currency. I think other than that one, I wouldn't play a gacha game again. And regarding scratch cards, in my region at least, there are many products, like snacks, who offer various prizes depending on what's written inside the pack. Obviously, I, always got unlucky word from the packs I buy for that, that fuels how I think lotteries are not worth it more, but of course my motivation of buying those foods aren't for the prizes (those that has that will buy enormous amount of that snack to ensure that they get the prize), but just for snacking. Not to mention, people around me like my parents often talk about how the prize can be a con.