[Fish Sandwich]

(Fish Sandwich also watched Kamen Rider Zi-O - EP48)

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

God, what a reversal.

Wouldn't be the first time a Rider show you've gotten genuinely worried about has pulled this trick! (Although usually Inoue is the one writing when that happens...)

Anyway, yeah, I can't think of too much to add on. Despite my typically positive attitude about in retrospect, I do recall having my own concerns with where this final arc was going, and this episode did a lot to reassure me Zi-O hadn't lost its path. It's also like, the definitive proof that Trinity is the best Zi-O form, so I'll always like it for that too. (Plus, the show shoving The Power Of Friendship to the forefront here did a lot to recontextualize Oma Zi-O for me into a genuine character that's surprisingly fun to think about, which is a heck of a victory for this show when that dude is just as much of a glorified metaphor as SOUGO was in Over Quartzer.)

Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi is pretty neat too! I remember someone at the time pointing out how cheap the gold watchband trim looks as just a flat printed design, and to this day, I'm convinced I would like that suit at least twice as much if they had made it that little bit more three-dimensional. And mind you, I still like it a lot as is, so twice as much is a huge difference!

Oh, and speaking of things I remember other people pointing out!

The opening we've been seeing for a whole year by now:




This episode:




Considering that scene only happens like a couple minutes after the opening, you'd think the parallel is obvious, but I sure missed it completely! It's a really great touch though. I'm sure someone else could articulate this better than me, but it really conveys that year of growth Sougo has had as a character, and the year of growth Sou Okuno has had portraying that character. It's still crazy to think back and remember there was a point where even *I* didn't like this kid all that much.