[Locke]

It was me who said I was inspired by you! I think after Faiz I may rewatch Wizard, see how it is a second time where I can't catch up to the show as it's being aired.

W 48.

This final arc has been amazing for Sho. He's left with the impossible conundrum. Does he let Phillip die, but save everyone else, or does he let Phillip live but have everyone else suffer because of it? Sho cannot win, or become the hero, no matter what side he chooses. It's a very mature, true to life scenario that I've come to expect from W. Plus Sho's crying is probably the most genuine, real feeling display of emotion I've ever seen in toku. What an incredible goodbye.

That said - there is always a but - this was kinda ruined by being well...kinda dumb. Firstly, Sho goes into battle untransformed just to avoid killing Phillip, but when that doesn't work he just immediately accepts it and transforms which in itself is dumb enough. But this whole time he's had the Driver that allows him to turn into Kamen Rider Joker? So why not do that? Or, since Ryu is down, why not use his Driver? The man who can wield Xtreme can surely wield Trial? It just seems like there were loads of options to avoid all of this, and as the show just kinda ignored them it felt contrived.

Utopia - like Nazca - you'll be a villain I'll really miss. You came too late to really have a lasting impact, sadly, but you become the best villain of the show in such little time and that really says everything. I'll probably miss you more than Phillip.