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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

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On the other hand, Kusaka, which, maybe time to cancel that dude.

He’s confronted by Mari over him attempting to kill Takumi. She screams at him that she can’t trust him, that she trusts Takumi more. He slaps her in the face.

No. Just, no.

I’m not sure the show knows what it’s doing here? I hope it does. I hope it understands the weight of Kusaka hitting Mari in the middle of an argument. It treats the aftermath as… not exactly an explanation, but with enough There’s Something You Don’t Know that it’s uncomfortable. I get that a monster like Kusaka would have some bullshit excuse for why he’s sorry, he won’t do it again, he would never, but she doesn’t understand what’s really going on, etc. But Mari hearing him out is… no. Just, no.

Basically over Kusaka now. Your mileage may vary!

Damn, I'm surprised you've lost your tolerance for Kusaka. Slapping Mari was uncalled for but it shows once more that he loses all his skill and cunning when he doesn't get his way with her, like when Takumi was able to catch his fist even though Kusaka had been consistently outclassing him until then. He can't think straight when he feels rejected by Mari. He can't stand the thought of her trusting some despicable Orphenoch more than him. He didn't want to hear her say those things. And that's what caused him to release all his pent-up frustration in that moment, like he was punishing her for what he considered a betrayal of his feelings. If she won't love him, he at least expects her to trust him. Mari is his weakpoint and when he can't control her, he loses control of himself. It breaks him that despite everything he does, he still can't get her to reciprocate his feelings. He's very pathetic.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

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I’m generally liking how this series is approaching its final episodes. It’s maybe not the mix of characters or stories I was expecting, but this installment really felt like it was tooled up to conclude things. The threads are all being pulled closer together, and it really feels like time is running out for the good guys.

Thankfully, Mihara’s ready to OH OUCH DAMN

The funny part is that Murakami misses his chance to swipe Delta Gear. Mihara means that little to him! Or perhaps the task of collecting Gears is below him.