[MarsHottentot]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

They're um... they're not related.

Right?

Like, I'm pretty sure I would remember if that was the case.

Funny, as the show has tried real hard to make the viewer assume that Otoya is their shared father, at least thus far. So, thanks for the spoil, Fish. And don't you "like, um" me!

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I actually really like that. I know Nago isn't the most rational person but it makes sense that once he finds out Kiva is just the doofy kid he's been paling around with for 30-some episodes and not some crazy monster vampire person like he'd been imagining he'd be a lot more chill about him. Especially since Nago's personality in general was starting to mellow out just a bit by that point in the show. It's sort of a refreshing break from all the angst. Agito and Faiz had similar plot beats, though of course they also had way more solid writing.

I really wish I could roll with all of the truly stupid shit some of these shows throw at you the way you do, Fish. I really mean that. I mean, I feel like I love Kamen Rider - but definitely not as much as you. I'm actually envious that I just can't just make dumb, sloppy, lazy stuff okay in my head.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I was going to bring that up but I didn't want to spoil the surprise. It's like, the perfect example of that show's casual disdain for shilling merchandise. I mean, Takumi chucks his sword on the ground all the time like it's nothing, treats his robot buddy like he's more of a nuisance than a helpful ally (although IIRC he takes quite a bit of friendly fire from Autovajin so maybe he has a point), gets his first power-up by getting it literally tossed at him, and then gets a shiny new ride only to trash it five seconds later (hey, you try learning to drive one of those things in the middle of a fight!).

On that same tip, how about when he gets the Faiz Blaster in sword form - and just throws it on the ground!