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Originally Posted by KyoryuBlue

I...

I really am really let down to be honest folks...

Don't get me wrong, the overall show? Fantastic, and has graciously taken it's place on the number two spot of my top five. (OOO, Gaim, W, Kiva, Den-O) however, it could have easily been number one if not for one reason.

Cheesy out of place movie, or other media tie-ins. They where out of place, and in my opinion seemed to be worse than any kind of filler episode, because not only is it a filler, but it is also a blatant advertisement for something else, causing you to lose focus on something that is supposed to be awesome just on it's own, and sell toys on it's own, not sell other people's useless junk!

Had the TOQ, Kikaider, Soccer AU, and this last episode not been included? This could have easily been the best Kamen Rider show to date, however selling to things other than the main line? Really distracts from the overall story-telling and attempt to advertise what they are trying to sell in the first place.

Other than that? I think we had an okay show here otherwise, it was engaging and not as brutal as it could have been. I think that really the only thing we needed a little bit more of? Four episodes dedicated to the ending (That we could have had...) as the end seemed pretty rushed as far as the final battle went, and everything was pretty resolved quickly ensuring that there (for the most part.) where no lose ends.

Really these tie-in episodes where what did me in, and really is hurting how I feel in the end. The previous episode? Though not great, did enough justice to the overall series comparative to the back-hand that this episode was, as even as en epilouge all they had to do was not relate this to the movie, and everything would be semi-peachy keen.

Though part of me kind of wishes that Kouta would have died, instead of just following the Madoka ending...

bleh.

I don't view this episode as a tie-in episode, moreso a 'passing the torch' episode to set up Mitsuzane as Zawame's new hero. Keeping that in mind, there's not many other threats you could use for that purpose, so you might as well use a previous multi-dimensional threat from the movies.