[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Now here's an episode I've been looking forward to. Tsurugi is one of my favorite characters on the show, too. I always found that kind of weird, given how I don't care much for his shtick here. Tendou is already such a force of nature that it feels weird to give him an equal rival. Granted it leads to a fun montage and some great reactions from Hiyori, but I didn't think a lot of him at first.

When Hiyori, Kabuto's most relatable character (YMMV), declares your new rivalry to be a joke that's gone on way too long, you might have a script problem! One solution is to try and hang a lantern on it, but perhaps reconceiving the premise might be a more successful alteration?

It's just... the joke/tension would normally be Unstoppable Force meets Immovable Object: Tendou has to deal with someone who's the opposite of him, story occurs. Here, it's Unstoppable Force meets Unstoppable Force, and it's like... what? There's no moves to it, no serious conflict; if anything, I don't think I've ever seen Tendou so easily fall into the rhythms of another character? Weird. Very weird setup for this new dynamic!