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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Still, that predetermination stuff with the Hyper Zecter helped form an ending where Tendou learned he didn't need to force events to achieve his goals, getting him to let go of the reins a bit, so I'm fairly happy with how it turned out.

It seriously is a nice callback to the first episode, with Tendou essentially getting back to his roots, realizing he doesn't need to be all hasty and reckless even though Hiyori's gone, because, just like his grandmother told him, he needs only wish for it, and fate will always take his side.

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And just as I'm mentioning how I'm weak against shocking returns after long absences, look what's back! Thanks for the info, and thanks for using an Ex-Aid video for context. Youhavenotbetrayedus!

...Which is advice I definitely felt the wisdom in when I was debating with myself whether or not it'd really be worth covering Kagami memes (they're not even remotely close to as pervasive as Ondul is), but then stumbled across a relevant video of the blue-colored secondary Rider named Kagami from Die's first show and suddenly I couldn't not bring it up in here. I'm glad you enjoyed the brief return to an old schtick of mine!

Oh, and, uh, speaking of which, I've been actively repressing the urge to correct the constant little mistakes I keep finding in the translations we're using, because they're just that – little mistakes that don't impact plot comprehension too much, but there was a rather formative Yaguruma line in 34 I feel like you'd want to know about. That Baby's First Nihilist speech in his scene with Kageyama goes like this in Earthly's scrub:

"Only by crawling on the ground... will you be able to see the light. But don't expect too much. Because it's not like we can be together forever."

But that last sentence is inheriting an error from TV-Nihon's version that leaves it as a bit of a non sequitur. The actual dialogue is along the lines of "It's not like we'll ever be able to see it anyway." Yaguruma basically trolls Kageyama by acting like there's hope for them, before immediately turning it around, which explains why he walks off cackling like a maniac after saying it. (And he walks towards a literal light, no less; talk about mixed messages!).

Just an innocent mistake on the subbers' part, as a result mishearing what was being said – the scene's heavy rain not exactly making the audio easier to pick out – but it seemed worth correcting with how invested you are in Yaguruma's current downward spiral.