[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Daikaijuman54

Now, I went into this series thinking it's main story was just going to be collecting the Riders' powers than going up against Oma Zi-O and the Time Jackers, but when episodes like this shows up, that perception was toppled and I began to enjoy the show more. Not to say this show wasn't holding up as anything grand or anything, but this is where Zi-O peaked for me, and while there are points later that made this even better for me, this is where I think it started to be more than just, "so who's showing up this week?"

Looking at anniversary seasons -- and this show specifically -- as mere Nostalgia Delivery Vehicles feels like such a bummer. I'm glad so many people are invested in Kamen Rider Puppy Dog and the Time Orphans!

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

I ended up making a highlight reel of my personal favorite moments from the HGF commentary track. YT ended up blocking it in its entirety, and the file size is slightly too big for Vimeo, so anyone curious can instead download it here.

Awesome! I assume it's just Androzani's goodbye, looped a dozen times, but I'm excited to check it out later. Thanks for doing it!

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

I guess to be specific, I'm also talking about the opposite, that a villain can cause bigger damage due to their power too, not about how much evil they're - I mean well-intentioned anti-villains can cause bigger damage if they're the most powerful ones, compared to the weaker PoS. For the other toku heroes, I guess the reason why the likes of Tendou and Tsukasa are well-known as the OP one was that they're like that most of the time while the others are eventually becoming said OP (actually in some cases not as they don't outclass the final villains).

I guess? Power levels aren't really super interesting to me. There's always a point where the hero just obliterates someone due to a power-up, and there's always a point where a new villain throws a planet at someone to indicate that we're in the final storyline. These shows have some narrative templates they just can't break out of.