[Byg42]

Now this isn't exactly my opinion of the show but it's one that I do hear a lot from detractors of the show and so I would like to see what people here think and discuss about it.

A major criticism I see from people who don't like Drive is that it's themes and concepts are anti-rider. Before you say, no it's not because he drives a car, it's more because he's a cop. The basis of this criticism is that Kamen Rider, most especially the showa era riders, are for all intents and purposes, lone vigilantes fighting against a collective authoritarian force/group who abuses their power. Drive, being a cop, completely flips this notion as he's part of a collective authoritarian force. This makes it so that when Drive evokes classic rider themes, specifically those about power, they get really muddled cause they're coming from a completely different perspective.

I would also like to bring up the Roidmudes. This doesn't exactly fit into the "anti-rider" criticism but I've seen a lot of people take issue with the treatment of the Roidmudes since they are a numbered race that Drive is trying to completely wipe out (insert robot genocide joke here) and the show at multiple points say that the human antagonists have to go through due process whereas the Roidmudes should be destroyed on the spot, not addressing that the Roidmudes are sentient on a borderline human level until the end of the show.

Again, this isn't exactly what I think of Drive but it's the criticism I've seen that I find most intriguing and one that I sort of see where people are coming from. So what do you all think about it?