[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

It doesn't seem so in that fight, it detects the Undead biorythm when it fights. I think, it should be used to prove if Hajime's really an Undead, other than Kenzaki's accusation.

I might be wrong on this, but I'm not sure the Undead Scanner has that wide of an angle once it's locked on to an Undead. Since it locked onto Zebra Monster, I'm not sure it could register a different Undead at a different location. It's like, it's focussed on the mall, so it can't see what's going on with Kenzaki and Hajime. Mostly just a theory on how the Undead Scanner works.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

BTW how can this stuff (just a fight cease) makes you laugh?

The shift from This Is A Very Serious Fight To The Death to Kenzaki asking for a time out is very abrupt, which cracked me up. It gives Kenzaki a more irresponsible vibe, for that moment, which I thought was funny. It also probably threw Chalice off, because I can't imagine any opponent in 10,000 years has asked for a time out. Begged for their lives, sure. But a time out? Probably a new one on him.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Obviously, what do you expect lol? If Garren was getting his ass kicked by a regular Undead, obviously the outcome will be worse if fighting an actual high level Undead, who also beat that Zebra effortlessly.

I am rooting for the Riders! Maybe Garren finds the strength within himself to triumph, briefly, over a more powerful opponent. Maybe he holds his own long enough for Blade to help out. Maybe the Hayabusa satellite drops from the sky, crushing Trenchcoat Mastermind, and Yuji from Fourze jumps out to give her principal a pep talk. I want to see the heroes find a way to win!

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

So even Kotaro can (understandably) snap at someone perceived as his idol, one of the Rider he wanted to write (does he still have that desire? Because Karasuma was his golden chance to gain more information from him).

He probably would've loved to get more background from Karasuma, but Karasuma was out of there faster than you can say I Am Only A Guest Star And A Lot Of This Information Won't Be Revealed Until Later In The Series.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

And also, that Kotaro and his family consider Hajime as one of them, did he also know previously that Hajime was a Rider (what I catch is that Kenzaki didn't tell about Hajime's Undead stuff, something that Kotaro nearly spilled on to Kurihara family, the one that finally made Kotaro forgive Kenzaki that he was put in his shoes and is the same as him)?

Someone else can maybe correct me on this, but I don't think Kotaro knew that Hajime was Chalice. I think it was just Kenzaki who was putting that together.

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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

I'd care about being proved wrong, but you put Kotaro's best conversation as the image choices, so I can't even be mad that you agree with me. What a wild world we live in.

Sorry to... disappoint? Is that what's happening now? I'm like Hajime right now: I don't understand these emotions!

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Something I think makes Kenzaki's lack of focus in this stretch of the show a lot more bearable is that, even then, Blade passes the "Why is this multi-Rider show named after this one guy?" test with flying colors. The development he got in those first couple episodes was all about him learning to really step up and do his job as a Rider no matter what, and at this point in the series, he's literally the only Rider who even remotely gives a s*** about doing actual heroic things. Tachibana has been way too wrapped up in "saving" himself, and Hajime barely registers people not named Amane as more than a blip, while also having motives shrouded in mystery.

Blade doesn't have a ton going on at the moment, but I never forget why it's his show. He's essentially holding down the fort right now so the interesting drama with Garren and Chalice can happen. Kenzaki just loves to help out, you know?

Oh, for sure. There's a... reliability, maybe, to Kenzaki on the show that allows space for Garren and Chalice to be off on their little journeys. Him going through stuff at the exact same time the other two are going through stuff would be a recipe for disaster.

I'm just a little surprised (not concerned or angry or disappointed or anything) that Blade's less prominent in the plotting this early in the series. It's usually not until the teens where we see the Primary Rider take a step back to fill in the other Riders. Here, it's like the introductory stories are all about the backstory and emotional growth of the secondary Riders. It's an interesting choice!

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Originally Posted by LeviathanBlossom

Jin's bit never quite worked for me, although I did enjoy Amane just absolutely passive-aggressively (straight-up aggressively?) being absolutely terrible at him while he wasn't doing anything particularly egregious. I do find Jin-as-stand-in-for-humanity to be appropriate in this part of Hajime's arc; that his name is also a homophone for a word that means person or humanity kind of underscores that idea.

To be entirely fair, I like where Hajime's story is going with Jin! I just wasn't crazy about the journey. But you give me new appreciation for the parts that I was less happy with, so

Yay! I can totally see why Jin might not work for some folks. He is... it is a very specific flavor of comedy that may not be to everyone's liking. I think it ends up working for (right now at least) how miserable Hajime is around him. I think that's just a very cute dynamic.