[DreadBringer]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

I want to say that Faiz always had Mari's suitors be people of similar age? That she grew up with? (Which were sooooort of her siblings, so it was gross in a totally different way.) Like, Kusaka was supposed to be just a few years older than her. Icchy comes off like a grown adult, and it's weird. The old guy is literally old enough to be her grandfather!

It's definitely the fault of the series!

Hmm, so now this explains it and it clears things up, it's about the age of others too (Takumi was 18 for reference). I guess for the fault of the series didn't talk only about Iroha here but about other case of dude magnets like this s̶u̶c̶h̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶A̶i̶r̶i̶.

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KAMEN RIDER ZI-O EPISODE 19 - ?THE QUIZ SHOCK 2040?

There?s a lot in Quiz?z whole thing about binaries. Winning/Losing. Right/Wrong. True/False. Red/Blue. X/O. It?s a strong motif, and that?s before I get to rave about the Ghost?s Head On Ex-Aid?s Body suit design. (I am all for the subtle indication that both Ghost and Ex-Aid?s suit philosophies will continue on into the future! I feel a little vindicated!) After the shadowy approach of Shinobi, here?s Quiz to usher in a strict, clearly-delineated bifurcation.

Mondo now quite challenges practically everyone in Zi-O, that he thinks those who try to change the past are obsessed with it. Though he'd also travel to the past but to ask the truth from the father, to move mother's time forward.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

That newfound zero-sum reality is what Hat Woz has been leading us towards for the last couple episodes. For Geiz to win, Sougo has to lose. It?s an interesting level of threat, since it runs counter to Sougo?s view of the world. Sougo wants everyone to win; he wants a world where everyone can live their dream. He?s been fighting against monsters that steal what?s special in people, hoarding it for themselves, enforcing a rule that only one person can be powerful. Sougo?s built to find solutions where no one has to lose. So to have a conflict that?s testing that hope, that?s a fun place for this show to be right now. It?s like One Winner versus No Losers, as worldviews.

I think the level of threat here is the usual 'Ohma Zi-O will ruin the world in the future, gotta go back in time to stop it, the problem is current Sougo is a sweet boy', like what Time Jackers and previously Geiz pulled, of which White Woz does that too, but by grooming up Geiz, while the Time Jackers use various subjects, the Another Riders or Tsukasa. And as Geiz previously was hell-bent on seeking vengeance to Sougo, Geiz and Sougo clash has been done before and thus White Woz would try to reignite the old hostility.

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There?s a bit in this episode that felt illuminative, where Hat Woz is telling Geiz to steal Quiz?z power and step onto the path to victory. The thing is, I don?t think Geiz has really thought about winning. Ever. Going back in time was a desperate move that almost immediately ? hilariously ? failed. Hat Woz?z whole pitch about Glory and Being A Savior and Victory all feel aimed at a version of Geiz that never existed. This one?s constructed out of a brutal pessimism. He doesn?t have a clue how to win at anything, but he?s lived his life throwing himself into hopeless situations anyway. Crushing an innocent person to gain power, even for the right reasons, doesn?t feel like a Geiz move. Dying for a cause, that feels more his speed.

Not to mention, it's unsure if White Woz would create an actually better future. On paper, it sounds like an objectively good thing, to have a world free from Ohma Zi-O. But it's supposed to involve Geiz killing Sougo on the Day of Ohma, his future might not be as bright and shiny as he claims it is. And that's just for now regarding White Woz, there's even more regarding White Woz pushing Geiz to gather power. For now, while the Time Jackers are evil, White Woz brutalized Ora too here. Going back in time now had Geiz staying to keep an eye on Sougo, not to kill him the first chance he gets, still he along with Tsukuyomi planned to go back to 2068. Geiz'd only potentially crush an innocent person when he perceives them as evil, at least previously, like when someone is an Another Rider and hasn't caught commiting crimes yet.

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Absolutely! Sougo wandering into a Kamen Rider Shinobi action scene was an awesome way to start this run of Future Riders, and the best way to introduce Shinobi himself. Dude comes off like an upstanding hero who uses darkness to fight evil, and that's undeniable Kamen Rider energy.

Finally you acknowledge it here, about Rentarou's sense of justice. Another Rider brainwashed the users, though Rentarou did have flaws on his doubts on himself (still not toxic flaw).