[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

SO-DO? More like SO-DON'T am I right?

This is a play on the syllable "DO" in "SO-DO" resembling the English word "do", and its inverse, "don't".

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

I thought our next episode was Episode 4. The most I remember from this episode is Punching Kong (A Legendary Form for multiple reasons) and the fact that Flying Falcon doesn't really get a proper debut to speak of. It doesn't finish the Humagear it's technically designed to defeat... Fuwa does. But I suppose that's what the early pack in form/movie debut form gets.

Punching Kong is great (I love punching suits!), but I wanted to try and not get too far behind on Zero-One's many figures. I regret that choice!

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

えぇぇぇ~ Man, you're dissing episode 4 AND Zero-One's form changes in one post? I happen to be a huge fan of both of those things, so this is something of a bummer. But you know, I guess seeing you still can't decide what color Zero-One is just reminds me how subjective things can be. I really love how this episode manages to flesh out Fuwa so well while doing so much else at the same time. It's an episode of the show that's always stood out to me, the same way Zero-One's neon yellow coloring always stands out!

At the risk of us creating a new rivalry for Reiwa, I'd be interested in hearing why this episode worked for you. The Fuwa stuff just rubbed me completely the wrong way (why does Yua let him take this kid to the cordoned-off site of a nuclear disaster?!?!), and I genuinely can't think of any other non-exposition elements of this episode worth discussing. I will try to be open-minded with this new information, even if it isn't what I want to hear! Unlike Fuwa!!!

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

(I always thought it was odd how swiftly the show introduced and dropped the whole secret identity shtick for Zero-One though. It doesn't actually end up feeling particularly unnatural in terms of pacing -- somehow -- and looking back I definitely feel like they made a good call, but it just seems like the sort of thing that would've lasted until some dramatic end-of-story-arc climax or something, you know?)

I like it in this one, despite in feeling a little arbitrary (couldn't Aruto have Henshined before arriving at the shore?), because Aruto's story in this one is about how companies lose touch with people by hiding things from them. How can he ask for Fuwa's trust if he's hiding his identity?