[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

This was a fun set of episodes. I always dig the insanity of delving into a Shocker infested society. EEEE!

It's the second-best part of this story, after Narutaki being like Murder Decade And I'll Give You This Card and Diend being like Or I Could Just Murder You And Take The Card J/K I'm Just Gonna Take The Card. It's the stupidest Narutaki appearance to date, and that is saying something.

But, a world run by Shocker! Pretty great! I like how it's all about how miserable it is to live in a world where everyone is out to get you, something both Amazon and Decade can viscerally relate to... but then it's sort of about how soothing it can be to let an organization fill that void of trust? How it's easy to get suckered in by an organization when you don't feel like it's worth putting your trust in people, and the organization provides the fulfillment you used to find in others. Like, this episode doesn't do a ton with it, but it still manages to touch on the cult-like seduction of misinformation and conspiracy theories, and how the gravitational pull of peer pressure can make people work against their own self-interest. The fascist elements of Shocker are long-standing, but this arc hits a little closer to home in the age of COVID.