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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER W EPISODE 46 - ?WHAT K DEMANDS ? THE LAST SUPPER?

Ryuube?s plan was the usual Power For The Sake Of Power thing, and the final moments of it were as much of a shrug as the rest of his year-long stratagem. If it had some minor pathos for being so much trauma for such a pointless goal, I guess that?s something. Beyond that, let?s see where the final three go.

Kind of fitting that you reach this episode not long after the unfortunate news of Terada's death, may he rest in peace. Ryubei was a mysterious villain to the end and he certainly lived up to his name as the intimidating Terror Dopant (and the "Ryu" part of his given name, unlike Terui Ryu who's a bike). I recall that the scene where Terror Dragon chewed up Accel was pretty brutal. I think Terada did a good job portraying him for sure.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

-Shotaro?s various looks of fear throughout the first half of this episode ? I can?t decide if they?re his worst acting (for drama) or his best acting (for humor). Unforgettable, though, either way.

Agreed on the humor part, Shoutarou's perpetual state of fear is humorous as hell, as bad as that may sound. Disagreed on the drama part though, as the more he acts like that, the more I want him to snap out of it and return to his usual half-boiled self. I guess that's part of the juxtaposition now that you mention it, that it highlights Shoutarou's courage even more by showing how despite him being in the grip of such crippling fear, his strong sense of justice ultimately won't let him lose to that and he eventually does what he must to prevent Terror from spreading that fear to anybody else.

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

As for Shotaro overcoming his fear thanks to Philip's "final words", I think I'll talk about that later given what I recall coming up.

Oh, I know what you're referring to....

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Originally Posted by Sunred

Only because to me it feels like another curveball. Trust me, I was contemplating it for my suggestions but ultimately felt it would be worth watching after something more standard.

Well, at least you contemplated it. I guess I was just surprised that you mentioned Donbrothers and King-Ohger, but not Zenkaiger. They're all part of the Crazy Sentai Triumvirate, after all. However, while Zenkaiger is certainly crazy, I personally recommended it partially due to their solid teamwork, in contrast to their 2 immediate successors. There's also the Gear gimmick, which gives a taste of each Sentai's powers in a more sophisticated and condensed way than Gokaiger.