[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Tendo is more complex than Kagami but he also has better understanding of the world around him, how it affects him and how he affects it, so he doesn't see any need to worry about things outside of his control.

I think I see Tendou more as someone who believes everything is in his control, for better or worse. While it can come in handy, that master puppeteer tendency, there've been a few times where his need to control a situation has gotten him into trouble. In this instance, I don't see it so much as Tendou telling Kagami to not worry about things outside his control (if so, it's super hypocritical), but Tendou telling Kagami a) now that he knows the truth, he can use that to his advantage; and b) who cares how you got to where you are if you like where you are.

The first part of that, it's Tendou as a tactician, trying to turn an opponent's strategy against them. The second part... some of it is Tendou not having a ton of patience for Kagami's Very Big Feelings (those two are closer than ever, but Tendou's got limits), but some of it is Tendou's absolute focus on goals. It's, again, it's the difference in how Tendou and Kagami see what they're doing. For Tendou, the ends justify the means, so the means are hardly worth analyzing. For Kagami, and impure act leads to an impure result.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Have I convinced you that this is worth caring about yet?

Not really, but I appreciate your enthusiasm! (I could've seen the shot wrong, but I thought Worm Widower kicked Hyper Kabuto so hard that he reverted to regular Kabuto?) He's an interesting new villain, and he's got that Late-Stage OP AF energy, but without having a better idea of what he's about, and specifically not feeling like I understand the Worms' goals/strategies... I don't really have a lot of mental bandwidth I want to devote to him? Maybe next time!

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

After all that hype put in to Hibiki's letdown final arc, I understand your lack of excitement.

Oh, I really liked that Hibiki stuff, don't get me wrong! (Not so much the plot specifics, but I like that second half of the show a bunch.) I was trying to say that I was so mentally drained by the end of it, putting maybe too much thought and emotion into it, that I was exhausted by the end.