[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by FreshToku

To get one particular nitpick aside, the dream. As far as this episode is concerned, it's the 'explanation' for why Sougo wants to be a king. It's... not really? Why wouldn't he have just assumed it was only a dream? And even if he decided to believe it at face value for whatever reason, it still makes no sense and doesn't go towards explaining anything about the way he acts in episode 1 and so on.

I just hate the obvious Time Nonsense of it. It's clearly someone from the future (or past, or whatever) who will give Sougo this crucial foreshadowing, and they'll be revealed in a later story. (Sougo? Geiz? Sougo's heretofore unmentioned dad? A resurgent Yurusen? A lot of options as of Episode 15.) It's a mystery I'm zero percent invested in.

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Originally Posted by FreshToku

For the first time, Geiz saying he's going to kill Sougo isn't just part of his schtick, but it feels like this tragic decision because he feels like his hopes that things would turn out okay have been dashed.

Yeah, it's not a great episode for Geiz'z optimism, either! He's been trying to duck the inevitability of Oma Zi-O by believing in Sougo's Good Despot pitch, but it all came crashing down around him. There's a real sadness to Geiz telling Tsukuyomi that he feels like an idiot for thinking he could be anything other than a soldier. He's throwing away all of his character growth, and it's really heartbreaking.

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

Oma Zi-O and Sougo's confrontation... I can't say much other than a fun fact. Because while I have my own interpretations of Oma Zi-O. I feel he is way more than just big bad evil Overlord for one. We're not far enough in to get why I think that yet. So fun fact time is! You know how he redirects the CGI Bats against Sougo? It's hard to tell, and hell I didn't even tell at first. But Oma Zi-O is playing a violin to do that, Bloody Rose in fact! I only found this out by looking up Bloody Rose on the Rider Wiki!

That Zi-O/Oma Zi-O duel is suitably epic. All of those redirected finishes! Zi-O's increasingly rushed attacks! The way Zi-O eventually just starts spamming whatever instead of trying to work tactically! It's great!

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Originally Posted by GrandComplete

Also seeing Build vs Sparkling and the logical victory going torwards ZI-O was a neat thing.

I guess the DX Decadriver didn't come with upgrade form Kamen Rides?

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Originally Posted by cosmicrescend0

I don't know how to describe it, but I love Woz's energy in this one? He's super thrilled to see his overlord's work in action, and a chance to finally steer Sougo back on the path of Oma-Zio.

He's so sick babysitting Kamen Rider Puppy Dog! He's ready for some History to be made! Apocalypses are more fun to narrate than Geiz running away from home, I'd assume.