[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Kurona

I don't know if it came across here! Frankly though I, again, was just having way too much fun to care. Black and RX team up, Apollo Geist shows up for no reason and Diend's gun somehow summons the actual guy now, huh?! Decade is a party and sometimes that's all I care about.

And that's fair! It is okay to be given this celebratory return of a beloved actor reprising a beloved role and feel like celebrating. That's clearly what this story was looking to accomplish!

It just... man, that wasn't what this show used to be. It used to be something that evoked the original in a way that made you appreciate it, even if you never experienced it. Here, it's just Hey It's That Guy, and that's less than what I used to get. I wasn't really given a taste of Black's world or themes or troubles, even if there's an overall sense of the show trying to play up a found-family theme (probably) and a frenemy rivalry (maybe). It's hard to come out of this episode feeling like Black/RX were distinctly anything.

It's awesome that people who love Black/RX are able to see an old hero come back for a victory lap. I would not dream of taking that away from people. I just sort of wish there was something for the rest of us.