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They actually did such a good job with Shinobi, that his debut (almost?) overshadows the actual new Rider we're meant to be excited about. Doubling up on Woz definitely seemed like a smart move, but maybe having Kinji hang out with everyone for the rest of the show would've been a better one.

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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

The Geiz Revive stuff is interesting, but I'm in a disagreement with a *lot* of you in that I don't want future Geiz to be evil, I guess? I get why people might, and cool, but I'd prefer something different than what we already have with Sougo - something to do with not being able to kill Sougo until Woz forces his hand (forcing actual, obvious character development instead).

I definitely think there's way more dramatic potential in something like future Geiz genuinely bringing about some kind of utopia by killing Sougo. Plot twists are cool and all, but if it turns out either choice Geiz makes is liable to make the world crappier, his character growth would basically hit a brick wall.

And just because I can't help but disagree with Kiwami on things, I'm very much against the idea of Oma Zi-O not actually being Sougo for similar reasons (see also: the worries I had about Emu/M early in Ex-Aid). My pet theory for how the show can keep him in the final boss role without undermining the entire premise is that he'll somehow become "detached" from Sougo, so to speak, and perhaps even decide his other self is a problem that needs to be eliminated. The fact that this very episode debuts an alternate Woz happens to support this idea quite nicely.