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Originally Posted by Aoi Kurenai

Even before Den-O, Rider would do two parters but they would just be so much more subtle about it - the monster would escape at the end of an episode despite that episode's plot being finished. Or you'd just get the same suit repainted in the next episode.

Yeah, but at around Den-O - and especially after Decade - it really became all about the "victim and monster of the fortnight" pattern. A new character would be targeted by a monster, the Rider would protect her (or occasionally him), and then the character would never be seen again. The main villains would occasionally do some plotting, but the only major plot advancements would just be the newest power up. The older and newer shows are better about hiding the monster arcs with ongoing storylines.