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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Who was Chalice even talking to in that scene? I'm not so great at remembering Blade stuff. Sorry!

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

She just laughs in the face of what happened to Hibiki here by effortlessly pivoting the show in this wild new direction while still staying so utterly true to what made it so good to begin with.

Yeah, it's sort of bonkers how much the aesthetics change, but there wasn't a moment during that episode where I wasn't confident I was watching an episode of Kamen Rider Den-O. Much like Yuuto's confidence in his ability to reach Sakura, there's a clarity there that no amount of change can obscure.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Again, the changes are big, for sure, but I think they were really all for the better. Like, that new Den-Liner, right? Way cooler, with the whole rainbow motif giving it a striking look, and even having it turn into a big robot to fight giant monsters. I mentioned before I wasn't a huge fan of the mecha action in Den-O, but that only applied to the stuff before the retool. Proper giant robot fights should be at the end of every tokusatsu episode by law, and it's baffling that it took so long for Kamen Rider to realize this.

And, like you were saying about Yuuto taking more of the lead now, how awesome is it that the Den-Obot has a huge drill as a weapon?! Super smart way to cue folks in that this show's going to be more about his journey than Ryotaro's.

I'm glad you ended up liking this new direction as much as I did! On the one hand, I'm thankful I didn't get spoiled on it. On the other hand, something this big happening without people bringing it up made me wonder if no one really cared about this era of Den-O? I'm glad I'm not the only one to be onboard with all these new developments. I don't know what's going to happen next, but like the Den-O theme song famously says, "Let's board the exciting train and find out!"