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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Who, Ora? I mean, she got scratched by a manhole cover. It didn't seem like a big deal, considering who she was provoking?

Nah, I was asking a hypothetical question, because at this point it'd be spoiler to talk more, but just asking hypothetical reaction when Sougo got to see Time Jackers got victimized.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

This was a real Asking Questions episode, which isn?t my favorite thing in Kamen Rider, but I thought the fleetness and humor and fan service of this episode made it more palatable. We don?t learn anything new, but the series is reminding us that, hey, it is a little weird that the Another Riders aren?t overwriting the Riders they?re based on anymore, and OH also Shibuya was leveled by a meteor 19 years ago technically. (I kinda love that Sougo, whose one scholastic focus is History, is like Maybe Shibuya Was Leveled By A Meteor Before I Was Born But Who Can Say For Sure. I feel like it would've come up in school, my dude! Probably would've been in a book or two about Japan!) The things that Sougo doesn?t think matter are maybe clues to this whole series, and I thought this episode used the Head/Heart team of Tsukuyomi and Sougo to explore some of those mysteries without stopping the episode dead to do it.

I don't know about humor or fan service being the 'solution' to make 'asking questions' good/better (the "more palatable" part), when it should be about putting actual effort in writing it well. Those 2 traits are different categories altogether. And many do seem to criticize slow pace but fleetness or not is just different style of writing. Other than that, Sougo's capabilities should be given credit here, again, with Sougo always giving an impression that he's an idiotic airhead (including him screwing up the phrase of Fourze), including how he's at first glance seem easily gullible (of which many blamed it on how kindness is weakness) by Yaguruma by walking into his trap. But Sougo had a purpose why he's 'agreeable' with Yaguruma's plans, he brings Woz along for his own surprise against the Hopper brothers, trapping Yaguruma with his black hole. Sougo knows that it's the trap set by Hopper brothers, but Sougo utilized the trap in his own way. Sougo also has shown his growth in fighting against Geiz Revive before as Zi-O II, with him not solely relying on his predictive powers, but also letting PunchHopper hit him to lure him into his blade (as he's off-balance).

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Kagami looks exactly like what I thought he?d look like, thirteen years older. He looks like a middle manager, and he carries himself like his dad. Kagami?s in this interesting space of feeling neither like he?s lived up to his potential, nor squandered it. He?s aged, but I don?t feel like he?s grown or regressed. He just, like, got thicker, and that?s it. I?m not sure if that?s to any Kagami superfan?s taste, but it made sense to me. Kagami?s goals were always sort of nebulous, and small: protecting people, being a good guy, that?s about it. It worked great in the context of being Tendou?s sidekick, because anyone living in Tendou?s shadow was going to need to be more reactive and less driven. On his own, Kagami?s just Some Guy, and it?s actually kind of sweet to see a Kamen Rider turn out like that: normal.

It'd create a good outcome but Kagami's goal here seem to be about defeating Kageyama, and it sounds kinda personal like about settling their past or something. I forgot about this one but I'd wish if Kagami would talk about why he wants to beat him (including to stop him from harming others as reason) or his ZECT related occupation to (not merely the professionalism aspect but about he himself there). It's really simple here that the enemy is Another Kabuto, so the secondary Riders won't be affected for obvious reasons, would it be too easy if the enemy is Another primary Rider and that series tribute feature secondary Riders or the others to deal with the Riders, at least by fighting? (not beating them, but to make others' job easier to obtain the Ridewatches).

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Because HA HA HA Yaguruma and (the late) Kageyama! Clearly reaching back in their closets to get ready for the My Chemical Romance reunion tour, and as laughably nihilistic as ever. Building this Kabuto story around Yaguruma becoming a Shitty Kabuto and defending a manipulative fake Kageyama, because the only thing better than a devoted sycophant is a devoted sycophant who everyone wants to kill? like, YES. YES TO INFINITY. If I squint enough, I can see how it ties into Tsukuyomi?s story thematically (both stories are about people needing connections from their past even if -slash- especially if they hurt them), but who cares. This isn?t, like, a Thematic story. Maybe eventually, but that?s not what this episode is focusing on.

Yaguruma is utilized fully in the fight as both Kabuto and KickHopper. I guess as for above, Yaguruma is the manipulative one here to lure Sougo or Arata into a trap, but of course it's an awesome moment for Sougo. And nothing says regarding how Tsukuyomi's connection to her past is due to it hurting her or such here btw, it's not complete yet. About Swartz's connection with Tsukuyomi here it wouldn't be something about Tsukuyomi being victimized by him or something like, Sougo kinda in the bus. Here the role is also Geiz having a conflict with Tsukasa for his friend Tsukuyomi's sake, also considering to stop her when she goes to 2058.