[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Kageyama temporarily reverting to his former self as The Bee (and promptly getting beat up like his former self as The Bee) is set up to be some kind of heroic redemption but of course, nope, it's Kageyama after all.

This episode was doing so much challenging stuff, that I think the producers gave themselves a little easy treat by not trying to redeem Kageyama. I don't... I don't even know what a Kageyama Redemption Arc would even look like at this point in the series.

...I mean, other than just dying.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Do you pity him like I do?

A little less after the final scene of this episode, if I'm being honest!

But, yeah, some. His concern for Hiyori is genuine, and her affection for Another Tendou is as well. He didn't kidnap her or mistreat her (until, y'know, final scene), and his action are pretty well-rooted in his love for her. Another Tendou is the Tendou who doesn't have the responsibility of Kabuto to temper or disperse his instinct to control, his tendency to focus on his own needs.

The episode does this one thing that I really liked and forgot to mention. In the beginning of the episode, when Hiyori leaves with Another Tendou, Tendou drops to his knees in anguish. At the end of the episode, when Hiyori leaves with Tendou, Another Tendou drops to his knees in anguish. I love the symmetry of that, that their reflex is to deal with trauma in the exact same way.

Yeah, curious to learn more about Another Tendou. He's an intriguing villain.