[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Kurona

Third Doctor disrespect? On this, the day of Rider's 50th? You're far too cruel

"Third Doctor"? Who, Matt Smith? I wouldn't say I don't respect him. I liked his first season okay, but I did bail after that. Still, I don't begrudge anyone enjoying that era of Doctor Who.

Weird to bring him up now!

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

Jokes aside, I’ve seen a few people on TokuTwitter (as that community calls itself) call Kai the weakest part of the show. He’s basically an evil Ryotaro, but without any Rider or Monster form to make the comparison work beyond “is a Singularity Point”. Plus there’s also the fact his plans are vague as hell and I’ve seen someone wonder why the show felt it needed a big bad after functioning without one well enough for so long (I personally think Toei mandates every show has to put a big bad character in there somewhere for a final battle).

I haven't seen nearly enough of Kai to figure out how he works into the show's series-long themes and motifs (that Singularity Point reference is new information), but Evil Ryotaro is a perfectly acceptable villain for a show like Den-O; if anything, the show's emphasis on Ryotaro as the core of the narrative makes Evil Ryotaro the ideal type of big bad?