[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Mainly, though, she's the only other character left at Fenix besides Daiji and Akaishi who isn't a random background goon.

I was actually really excited for Daiji's proactive/reckless attitude in this episode, even though we're suposed to see it as Akaishi and Giff making him so stressed out and put-upon that he eventually snaps. It's nice to see that kid taking on the reins of leadership, even if the main lesson he learned from Hiromi was to sacrifice yourself and maybe get detonated off a cliff, should one be available.

But I don't get why -- aside from budget issues -- this isn't the sort of problem that would necessitate all of the other Fenix troops showing up to the fight? This is yet another episode where Fenix feels equally staffed to an organization like Weekend: 3 guys in two rooms, that's it. If we'd at least have gotten a line of dialogue where Daiji refused to enlist Fenix troops because they were possibly already corrupted by Akaishi (fair, but it makes Fenix look like an organization not worth defending) or that they'd be no use against Giff's powers (still fair, still doesn't make Fenix look particularly valuable) then I'd be okay with a Kamen Riders-only climax. But... wouldn't a squadron of troops at least keep the pressure off the Riders enough to accomplish their objective? Isn't Daiji a leader of men?

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

Namely because despite promising to focus on Daiji and the FENIX plot, both of which have been massively under-utilised despite how important they logically should be, both are still not that important to the episode.

Despite all of the above, and my disinterest in what we were given by Akaishi, I think this episode did focus on Fenix and Daiji? This all of the Akaishi "subterfuge" coming into the light, and Daiji being a unifying force between every active Rider. They're not as compelling as Vail, but they're definitely important.

And thanks so much for the fun gags, and the fun skit!