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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Yeah, but I think the problem would've been that it would be another plot that Takumi's on the outside of. Great for Kusaka, dramatically, not so great for Takumi.

That's true and Keitarou would have to adjust to the reality that all his friends are suddenly Orphenochs. Would make a good fanfiction though!

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

I think the difference for me, with the two cliffhangers, was that Mari's felt very much like a plot concern, while Takumi's is a story concern.

(I'm going to explain this badly.)

With a plot concern, the energy is all in How Are They Going To Fix This. It's not so much about the effect it has on the characters, normally. That didn't end up being how the show played it in the follow-up, so there was more to dig into. But in general, those sorts of cliffhangers are something I can only really comment on after they've been resolved.

A story concern, it's a lot more interesting to think about or speculate on. Reveals, twists, that sort of thing. The idea of what a development means for the story is more interesting to me than How Will The Hero Survive or whatever.

I don't know if that makes any sense!!

So it's like Mari's death is a thing that happens, whereas with Takumi, it tells us something we didn't know about him. Mari's death changes the future of the show, but the reveal of Takumi changes the past of the show, redefining him in a new way? Yeah, I totally get that.