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I should love this episode! I should adore it! The concepts it plays with are absolutely up my alley and it has two scenes I should be gushing over!

Akaishi asking Weekend Dad if he loved Hikaru, only to realize he's already dead should be something that should leave me floored. It really feels like it says a lot about Akaishi as a person and the themes of the show... On paper.

Ikki rebutting Daiji by rejecting both freedomless peace and peaceless freedom and vowing to protect people's smiles feels so quintessential Rider. Focusing on helping people and making it possible so they can live their best life! It's fantastic... On paper.

And here is the crux of the issue, both scenes are empty and hollow. The show lacks the effort and groundwork to make them something more than good ideas.

And that is Revice for me in a nutshell, hollow, lacking in the depth it requires for the story it wants to tell. Chocked full of great ideas but unable to properly capitalize on any of them, which is the most depressing part. I really want to like this show, but at every turn is a letdown. It's honestly depressing...