[DreadBringer]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

I don't know if The First and The Next are on your viewing list, but the former devotes a huge portion of its runtime to a subplot involving two seemingly unrelated characters just so the film can pull off a last-minute tragic plot twist. There are a lot of times when you can feel Inoue really straining to create that cathartic moment for the audience that, to me at least, makes them feel so forced.

Sano's death, for the record, is one of the cases where I think it works. I didn't even like the guy but damn do I feel for him.

Oh you don't like the guy? I thought you do with you giving remark that he's going to do memorable things before.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

The level of business Atori sees drives me up the wall. There are times where it's just Auntie, pining for the Amazon, in a dimly-lit empty room. Then there are points when half the neighborhood shows up at once for tea. I don't think this is a Ren/Shinji/Yui problem, I think Auntie's got huge problems scheduling staff. Like, is there no pattern for how many people want tea, or when?

IIRC, the scene where Sanako pins for Amazon happened in... nighttime where Atori has...you know, closed. Did you talk about the neighbourhood showing up for this episode or also the previous parts too?

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Yeah, I assume he'd be nothing more than a symbol of continuity to assuage investors, but the show doesn't 100% confirm that. I think there's some room for interpretation. Yuri probably put two and two together and saw her date turn into a horned superhero and jump into a card window, then never return, and figured that he died. The company, though, yeah, I guess they'll think he just flaked. Those poor executives! They were so excited!

More like poor Sano's father in general.