[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by dreamcastegirl

Gosh. I am inarticulate today.

I don't blame you for feeling like you're not expressing your thoughts on intensely emotional content well. I remember having a tough time in Faiz, where it was difficult to explain why Kusaka slapping Mari was way more unforgivable than his frequent schemes to murder Takumi. It's hard to talk about things like vulnerability, and trust, and informed consent instead of, like, collectibles and finishing moves. It's one of the reasons why I'm a little less Let's See Where This Goes when Inoue starts dealing with those themes, because it requires a level of delicateness that I just basically don't think a show designed to sell toys to Japanese children is equipped to handle.

Like... you can hit those themes in a metaphorical way, absolutely. The best shows have! But approaching them literally is... I would maybe not crawl out on that limb if I was writing a tokusatsu show.