[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Nokination

This episode's beats are almost exactly the same as the last two competition episodes, though in this case, I suppose the HumaGear didn't go berserk, though it looked like it was about to until Gai put the Zetsumeriser on it, which was the only important thing I took away from this episode.

I feel like the main difference in this story, beyond the courtroom stuff (which I feel like has more going on than you're giving it credit for?), is that we're dealing with Humagears that are getting enraged, instead of just defensive or disappointed. Like, Bingo goes insane in this episode, and the most he has to deal with (outside a monster attack) is his opponent belittling him. Robots going insane because people are mean to them is, as this episode wants to point out, sort of disproportionate?

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

Anyway, I really loved the bits of interaction, Izu calling Fuwa a Gorilla (Complete with distorted Punching Kong sounds) and Fuwa's talk with Aruto are really some good highlights in this episode for me.

It's really weird and surprisingly great to see Fuwa give a pep talk that a) chides the other person for not trying to find a solution instead of wallowing in their negative feelings, and b) acknowledges that you can't force personal growth. So mature! That is some real Do As I Say Not As I Do stuff from Fuwa!

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Originally Posted by Frontier

I appreciate that there's a little more mystery as to the identity of this Raider. Like, you can probably still figure out who it is easily enough, but for this kind of story it's nice to add an element of intrigue and whodunnit to it all.

It's even better, because them falsely accusing Ishinori (when it's clearly not him, the Raider never speaks, dead giveaway) plays into both the court narrative of frame-ups and mistaken identities, and the larger theme of misinformation creating conflicts between humans and Humagears. Solid twist!