[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

Anyway this was my big giga theory based on everything and how interpreted the information we got in both 47 and 49, thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

I appreciate it! I know I complained a lot about the previous episodes, and I specifically called out the goofy multiverse stuff, but that honestly wasn't a huge deal for me. The huge deal was it all feeling disentangled from How Sougo Feels About Things, and no explanation's going to smooth over that. Luckily, this episode did a bang up job of refocusing things on the bestest Time Overlord there ever was, so I can get back to enjoying this TV show.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

(Plus, the show shoving The Power Of Friendship to the forefront here did a lot to recontextualize Oma Zi-O for me into a genuine character that's surprisingly fun to think about, which is a heck of a victory for this show when that dude is just as much of a glorified metaphor as SOUGO was in Over Quartzer.)

I am incredibly anxious to talk about What Oma Zi-O Means, and I don't know if it's going to fit in next episode's write-up, or in Wednesday's Series Wrap-Up post. We'll see what Episode 49 has up its sleeve!

But, yeah, I like the conversation Sougo has with Oma Zi-O a lot. As much as Oma Zi-O usually has this condescending attitude towards Sougo, verbally ruffling his hair and treating his rebelliousness as a precocious tantrum, it's great to see Sougo come back at it with a real I'm Not Mad, I'm Just Disappointed attitude about Oma Zi-O's solitude and isolation. Sougo's just super bummed out that a version of him never figured out how to draw strength from our people's support, rather than just stealing their power.