[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Maybe a little foreshadowing in the preceding two episodes and bigger stakes than a few mere Moles would have resolved this problem and made Kintaros' and Urataros' heroic sacrifices even more heroic, as they are dramatic? I guess that might have worked a little better, considering Kai is supposed to be going all out on his plan.

Maybe? I'm at this weird place where intellectually, Kin's actions all add up, but emotionally it's just not getting to the place of Final Sacrifice for me. Like, Kin opting to stay behind to hold off the Moles so that Ryotaro can rescue his sister, even if there's a better solution, that's completely a Kintaros move. But there's just something about it that pales in comparison to Kin's first story, and him going into the past to save Honjou. That story felt tragically heroic, and this one had me thinking You Will Just Jump On Any Grenade. It didn't feel like a heroic choice, it felt like an expedient choice, and the show's inability to separate the two is where they lost me.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Isn't that a contradiction, to say that the youngest viewer shouldn't be deceived but Ryutaros is, due to his youthfulness? Urataros is a self-proclaimed liar, so even though the deception was also a lie, it was something he warned them about in advance that they shouldn't trust him.

Fair! That is a contradictory expectation. I guess there's a difference between the limited information a character has (like Ryutaros) and the more detailed information the viewer has, and it makes it difficult for me to see how any viewer would think Ura has been working them for a year. Luckily, the show tips its hand quick enough for it to not really be a big deal.