[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

I think one person pointed out that the main issue with the Ikki/Daiji conflict is that the show never truly pits their ideals against each other. Instead, Daiji gives several perfectly good reasons for why he?s working with Giff (and the fandom suggested that he also has the perfectly shallow reason that as far as he knows, Ikki killed Akemi), but Ikki doesn?t offer any counter-arguments and basically treats his reason for changing sides as unresolved angst.

It is so weird to hear this description of the Ikki/Daiji conflict, because we as fans should already have a grounding for what each character is saying -- this is 100% the Kento/Touma debate from the end of Saber. Like, 1000%. Daiji is saying that the only hope lies in doing something morally reprehensible, but the "heroes" are selfishly standing in his way; while Ikki is saying that a) what everyone else is doing is noticeably working, and b) there's no point to winning if victory is a choice between two horrible outcomes. Like, this is just the end of Saber! Which is a different problem, sure, but I don't remember people being as down on the end of Saber as they are on the end of Revice?

Putting that aside, I'd also argue that Ikki treating Daiji's arguments as thin cover for unresolved angst is exactly the right move from Ikki. Daiji's arguments focus on defeating/destroying his brother to such a disturbing level that they're clearly the focal point of Daiji's fixation. Daiji has a problem with Ikki, and resolving that is way more important to Ikki than winning some philosophical argument. I feel like that's not a new part of the show?

Oh, and thanks for the fun skit!

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Originally Posted by Layton13

That said, kinda love the scene with Weekend dad dying before he gets to finish. It?s somber, sparks some thought and is tragic, just simply brought down by the bungled mess that lead us here.

I don't know if I thought it was brought down by anything? I didn't love the stuff leading up to it, but I really enjoyed that scene in the episode. I liked how nuanced and difficult to read Akaishi was, where you can't tell if he's having a genuine emotional reaction, or just formulating a new strategy. And Weekend Dad! He gets this heartfelt speech that clarifies how much he loved the fake family he put together, without ever directly saying that he loved the fake family he put together. Some of the best writing in this episode was in that scene.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Yukimi returns as the usual voice of reason regarding the family meddlings, this time about how siblings can regularly fight and it's normal, or in this case it can be better that they're letting each other know what are their feelings. Though the flashbacks seem to portray it in the most lighthearted way they can, it's not touched upon regarding sibling fights that can go out of the hand (outside of Rider fighting). Her fighting with Genta, admittedly, was something that surprised me as Yukimi's the only one to fully appreciate Genta between the family, but of course, it was just an acting, and shows that the other family members aren't any more reasonable for putting down goofy antics from Genta.

It was great! I'm not surprised that we were only shown a lighthearted version of Ikki and Daiji's fighting -- Yukimi's the one telling the story, and the memory is bound to be a nicer one. But her and Genta putting on a little play to teach Ikki that it's okay when families fight? I love it!