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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

That's the thing about Mihara. He's always there, even if he is irrelevant.

Honestly, as probably one of the bigger Mihara fans out there, I'd argue this is backwards. It's more like he's always irrelevant, even if he's there.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Maybe that's my fault, and it's me being unfair. Maybe the show is telling a nuanced, empathetic story about Sawada and I'm just folding my arms, refusing to engage it on its own terms. I don't know. I hope not, and I'm sorry if I am.

Aw geez, I wasn't trying to make you feel like you have to apologize...

It's just... I don't know, I guess I just personally thought Sawada's plotline played out in a really clever and interesting way, especially with them planting that seed well before it becomes apparent it was kind of always commenting on Takumi's arc, and I really loved how it comes together in the end and leads into the completion of the holy trinity of quotable Takkun speeches. This is an episode I really like, so it's maybe disappointing to see you not feeling it so much yourself. I have a track record of buying into these villain "redemption" stories easier than I think you do, which is probably part of it, and I understand your point about Mari (although on the other hand, she does admit she understands now he's not the same person anymore when confronting him about the reunion in the previous episode, which I don't think is a minor moment), but...

Like I said, I don't know. I guess we'll always have Adel.