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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

I mean, I could be reading too much into it, but I think him showing up now, in this episode, is for a very important reason: this is where Tendou could end up if keeps behaving as he has.

Yaguruma is what happens to Tendou if he keeps pushing everyone away, keeps treating his needs as the only valid ones. The end result of those actions isn't Getting What You Want Forever, it's being crushed by disappointment, resentful at the world. Yaguruma is the worst-case scenario for Tendou, so it's maybe vital that he be a part of this story?

And that's above and beyond all of the ways Yaguruma is a case-study in humility run amuck, in needing to temper knowing your place with working to achieve.

I think Yaguruma, in almost every way, is perfect for where this show is at narratively.

I can see that take and it's true that Tendo is in a different place compared to the start, so I guess it kind of makes sense to show that worst case scenario. It just all seems a little off to me. Hiyori gets "put on a bus" so her actress can recover and then this guy immediately takes her place. It doesn't seem like a great exchange to me. I think the concept of a "fallen Tendo" is actually fine and allows me to appreciate Tendo more, but Yonemura's extreme writing style is a problem.

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

No, not that one, I remember that. I mean the other one.

Oh! That one. Yeah, you're probably right about that.