[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Oh no, there was definitely something new in there. Hajime isn't the Chalice that Business Bird remembered. This is our first step into really getting into the heart (pun intended) of exactly what Hajime is. He copies the forms of the cards he scans - he's not the real Chalice and I think it's safe to infer at this point that the human form may not be real either. Which begs the question of what is he really, then? This is going to be a major issue moving forward from here.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Now I'm kind of going to be repeating what Switchblade said, too, but this is MAJOR new information given here. It was completely unconfirmed up until these episodes, and especially him using the Float card in his belt, that the way his transformations work is by literally just turning directly into that monster. If you were already assuming that, than I mean, credit to your detective skills, but the info these episodes give is an absolutely massive hint towards Hajime's true nature, and once again, I think it comes at a really clever time, in an episode all about how much he's starting to fit in with humans, and even (mostly) get along with Kenzaki.

Fair points! I guess it was just vague enough to me (along with some stuff that was hinted at enough that they didn't exactly feel like bombshells) that I wasn't too enthused. I get that there are fans out there who get way more into the mystery element of these shows, and it's not necessarily a failing of the show if I'm not one of them.

For me, plot stuff like this... I'm not a theory guy? It doesn't activate the part of my brain that gets me pinning up clues on a wall and running string between them. Like, this is not what I'm like in the aftermath of an episode like this one:



When I'm given a Raising Questions episode, I'm far more likely to acknowledge it, and then wait for the answers. Once I get those answers, then I get excited, start dissecting it, start looking at what it means for the characters and the themes and the story. Right now, I just find myself thinking, "Okay... and?"

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Which is maybe apparent in that the thing you seemed to have the biggest problem with was the lack of thought with regards to geography, something so ubiquitous to Kamen Rider it's basically never worth bringing up.

they just leave that woman on a cliff and then chastise her for still being on the cliff they left her on when they drop a monster fight on top of her

i feel okay calling it out