[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Also, Tsurugi has no idea how food works and things "udon" must be African somehow. Never change, you sweet summer child.

His ability to instantly offer the Sudan as the possible home for udon proves that, at the very least, Tsurugi is the man who stands at the top of geography.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Usually Tsurugi backs up what he's talking, but this is pure big talk for him

It's also the noblesse oblige lesson that he's trying to live, where his nobility is shown through service and empathy. Offering to take on Kagami's burden, a sort of well-meaning condescension, that's a pretty standard Tsurugi response.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

What I most appreciated in the action this time, however, was just seeing Tadokoro barking out some commands in the fight in the middle, making good on that promise of renewed teamwork from back in 26, rather than letting it stand merely as some informed thing.

My favorite part of this episode was when Kagami's relaxing from his stressful conversation with Tsurugi about Hidden Truths and/or Eternal Friendship, and Misaki comes over the wire to say Hey There Is Still A Fight Happening Could You Go Help Kabuto. It's a hilarious acknowledgement of how these action scenes can frequently have these incongruent dramatic scenes in the middle of them, and how the world doesn't stop for an emotional moment. It felt self-referentially funny without breaking the fourth wall or anything.

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Originally Posted by catwhowalks

The reveal about Hiyori and Tendou actually makes more sense once you get the full backstory and the show has actually been setting this up since the beginning. There's a very good reason she didn't know. Even Tendou's constantly quoting his grandmother is tied into all this.

I fear I may have already said too much, but I think you'll around to it in the end. There's just a lot more going on there than a carelessly shoehorned in relationship.

I hope I do!

Secret histories for characters... it's never really my favorite thing on these shows? It's something where all the weight is in backstory, in versions of these characters we've never met and aren't invested in. Worse, it frequently needs long explanations and equivacations for previously-established facts that make Obi-Wan's From A Certain Point Of View defense look airtight and generous. It's a combination where I feel like the character growth stops, in favor of puzzle-box shenanigans. We're not pushing these characters forward, we're dragging them back.

But, you know, I'll try and judge it on its own merits. Sometimes these shows have surprised me (Build did some fun stuff with Banjou's backstory, how they dramatized it), so I'm hopeful that Kabuto will figure out a way to keep evolving its characters.