[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

And that’s it for my regular feature of this thread. Next time, if I’m not taking part in the reviews themselves, I’ll be either evolving my previous regular features or talking about the episode or references within the episode.

Thank you, as always, for your dedication and insight! It's always amazing to me the amount of detail that goes into things the show never even mentions.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Nothing to say regarding my reply to ep. 40?

Sorry! Wednesday was super busy, and by the time I could post anything, it was either a response or a new episode post.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

For you to find positivity (though I would not consider being true to yourself as positivity) by accident, well I'd think it depends on the audience on how they take the work... it'd not be determined by actual quality, like if someone can find much more meaning than someone elses do in a work the latter dismissed, and this would also involve someone regarding non-Inoue work that you can probably dismiss.

Sure! We all respond to art differently!

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

So there's a dliemma of me talking about what I want to convey, or talking to please others (being tolerated and paid attention is my wish as well).

It's something everyone struggles with, to some degree. It's not fun to be judged, or to feel like you're not connecting with people. But a lot of what Kamen Rider shows focus on is that trying to please other people at the expense of your self-respect isn't a good trade. It's better to be yourself, express your thoughts in a way that's honest without being confrontational, and let that be enough. Maybe people will like it, maybe they won't. Depending on their acceptance or praise isn't worth changing yourself.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Yeah, when you said you lost interest in the 2008 storyline, I thought, "he's probably going to like the next few episodes".

This is why I don't quit shows!

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Wataru definitely isn't thinking clearly here. This is his first time meeting Yuri though so he may not know she's the future mother of Megumi and Mitsuhide. Even without the unintentional collateral damage of trying to split up his parents, I don't agree with Wataru's means at all.

Oh, yeah, maybe he doesn't know who Yuri is? The kind of In Media Res start to Wataru's plan has me scratching my head a little bit at what he knows about the 1986 love triangle. He clearly recognizes his mom and dad, but does he have any clue who Yuri is? I know Megumi's talked about her mom around Wataru, but maybe he hasn't put two and two together?

And, absolutely, Wataru's plan is utterly misguided. He's just trying to do his Final Form of running away, and it's so wrong-headed that no one in the cast is willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

She's an example of what Wataru needs to do with Mio. His experience with her should be recalled fondly as strength, not something to be erased or regretted. Sadness is also a part of living.

Agreed! It was very smart of this episode to juxtapose Yuri's clear-eyed maturity with Wataru's childish self-negation.