[DreadBringer]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

The show does push back a little bit on whether Ren's situation has even improved with Eri's recovery ("recovery") when Shinji tries to be all But Now You Don't Have To Fight and Ren reminds him that they're still in a battle to the death.

Hmm... so what you expect is still about Ren keep fighting.... just for his survival. Either way that would've Ren also trying to hide his Rider activity like this episode to save his relationship.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

But, like, I think that's a failure of the writing, not of the concept. There've been plenty of places on this show where things seemed hopeless, and the writing provided an in-character, in-universe solution.

Well Zolda/Ouja was merely about taking down 1 opponent, but to reach your actual big goal (Immortality for Kitaoka, or the others)? Yeah that's the hopeless part I speak about. As for Reiko she's kinda like Shinji there, constantly denied of the information they seek; Kitaoka for the former, SSSS for the latter.