[Kurona]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

(Not in Episode 4, though! He's no one's favorite Rider in that one!)

Oh, shoot, I've found something in Ryuki to defend!

So honestly, I really liked what Episode 4 did with Shinji because it feels like a natural response someone would do if they're trying to help but had given it zero thought. Maybe the leap to 'the guy kills children' seems a little far, but also Shinji's ran into Ren about... four times by now, and half those times Ren's tried to kill him without remorse, so y'know. Don't think that'd give me the best of definitely-doesn't-kill-children vibes either!

He sees a dude that's not just an asshole but an asshole predisposed to murder, and he's not comfortable with someone innocent being around him. He went about it clunkily, but that's what made it so natural to me; this whole episode was just really nice at tackling something ("Ren What The Fuck") that both Shinji and audience would be feeling and dispels those assumptions well.