[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

Yeah, the Wataru reverting to Hikikomori mode is definitely the highlight of the episode (though out of context, I got some laughs out of Taiga saying “I will love Wataru”).

I really loved it in context? Like, it's so on-theme for this show for Taiga to dedicate himself to loving his brother, while also coming at it from a very hierarchical, self-aggrandizing way. He's absolutely going to save his brother from this misguided notion that humanity is worth protecting, and he's going to care for his brother the way he would a cherished, valuable underling. Taiga a hundred percent means what he's saying, but it doesn't mean what Wataru would think it means.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I'd be willing to make the argument that it's entirely character-driven and appropriate for the show to drag out the '86 love triangle the way it has, by the way? Like, you say the limbo prevents you from understanding what's going through Yuri and Otoya's heads, but it's all rooted in the most fundamental parts of their characters. Yuri lashing out at Maya, I feel like that's her avoiding her own difficult feelings by trying to act tough, which is very much a trend with her. She probably knows by now she wouldn't like how that conversation with Otoya would turn out, so she's running away from it. I kind of doubt she even actually believes fighting Maya will solve her problems, but I don't doubt that she'd believe it hurts less to think that way. Otoya is just... I mean, he's genuinely baffled by Maya's remark about stealing something from Yuri more important than her life, and that kind of says everything. He's trying his best, but he's not exactly equipped to even see what the problem here is to begin with.

I don't disagree! With any of that! I think Yuri's definitely taking out her frustrations in the most violent way possible, and Otoya is unclear on why loving two people for two different reasons is even worth discussing. It's just... I feel like Yuri would also want to argue with Otoya? She's never shied away from telling that dude everything he's doing wrong before, and it rings a little false for her to deprioritize verbally berating him for as long as she has. If there's one thing the show has made as central to Yuri's character as She Loves Fighting, it's probably She Loves Telling Otoya How He's Being An Idiot.