[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by FreshToku

While I've never liked him and never ever will, maybe the finale yet somehow will turn around every problem you've ever had : P These shows have had some greater and wilder last-minute comebacks for you in the past, I think. So here's hoping you face whatever the future (tomorrow) and come out the better for it !(?!)!

Oh, uh, I don't mean "someday" as in "soon". God, no. Swartz right now is pretty far down my list of Late-Series Heisei Adversaries, hovering somewhere between Dark Kabuto and any explanation for Sakurai's actions in Den-O. I mostly mean that, if I were to rewatch Zi-O a decade from now, maybe I'd find something worthwhile in Swartz. And a decade might not be long enough!

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

side note, I liked them bringing back Mashin Chaser for this (mostly because I never liked Kamen Rider Chaser, like, at all)

Hey, let's talk about Chase!

Chase showing up just to have his Former-Villain Epiphany and then die was, honestly, my favorite part of the episode. I love all of the Sougo stuff, and I love thinking about Oma Zi-O's metaphorical weight, but Chase lying in the arms of Geiz to cap off a speedrun on his Drive character arc was so funny.

I mean, yeah, it's thematically tied-in on this episode's story about the power of friendship, but the imagery (the way it's staged just like his original death scene!) is so on-the-nose that it's bizarre to watch. Like, Geiz just met this guy a day ago, and tried to cripple him with a logical paradox. Now he's like WE'RE Your Friends, and I'm like, what? What in the hell is Geiz even talking about?

Such a weird subplot in this episode!

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

I don't know if actually this'd mean the plan is making Tsukuyomi a Rider for pretending to struggle against Swartz, confront Ohma Zi-O, and then have the Ridewatch being powered.

Yeah, I don't really follow the plan here, but I'm hoping it'll become clear after Episode 49.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

I agree it's an awesome conclusion to Sougo's quest to surpass Oma Zi-O, by realizing that even if Oma Zi-O is the most powerful man in the universe, he's pitifully lonely and self-obsessed. Power alone isn't enough to change that. In the midst of all this Swartz-related Time Nonsense, I'm grateful that this show managed to spare one more episode to focus on what's really important.

I love that Sougo pities Oma Zi-O, amongst all the other weird emotions that must be involved in trying to undo a timeline where you yourself become a genocidal despot. He looks at that guy and feels sad that he never knew what it was like to be vulnerable for other people, or let them be vulnerable around you. It's good stuff!