[DreadBringer]

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Originally Posted by Fredbob392

Even without subs yet I loved this episode. So nice to finally have a Reiwa main Rider who's not an ultra polite goodboy. Reminds me of Sento or Tendou. Also very very nice to have a main Rider with a scarf for the first time since W!

Sento's still has strong moral compass like his vehement denial of killing. Tendou is a social darwinist that can have lack of regards in his actions.

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Originally Posted by Jello

wow
the invite almost seems like a punishment, for certain characters

"oh, you survived a pseudo-apocalypse? guess what! now you have to fight for your life."

Same goes for the "final form being handed by the antagonist" (previous Battle Royale seasons had) which some saw as just them being lucky. It's punishment too. And to me that kinda makes Tsumuri suspicious and probably even villainous, Shiro Kanzaki and Sid were for doing that, again in Ryuki and Gaim.

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Originally Posted by GoldenXtreme

If I were to nitpick anything, I'd say Keiwa's moment of despair was a bit much and there was too much CGI, but I had so much fun I don't really care.

The threat is meant to be a kaiju that looms over the city, dunno how would that be made without CGI here (and I know that there are lots of bad CGIs in Kamen Rider ).

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Michinaga's kind of mean, but I respect how he's honest about his selfish motivation and willing to call out others on their hypocrisy for trying to appear more heroic than they actually are, when everybody's in the DGP for their own desires. Excited to see how his rivalry with Ace will play out.

Michinaga's stuff is often pulled in real life (that can glamorize cynicism/nihilism), against pretty much every kind of good deeds, responding to anything with criticism, sarcasm, and distrust of that person’s intentions. The view where everyone is supposed to have ulterior motives, bad, untrustworthy, and full of lies is often pushed. Of which it's more about them being like that but projects themselves on others. For this case, are you only refering to the DGP contestants?

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Keiwa is pretty cynical for someone who wishes for world peace. I can relate a little to his struggle to find work, since it's real competitive out there, but maybe that halfhearted attitude is the reason why nobody's taking him seriously. I mean, he doesn't even like Neon's channel!

Keiwa's behavior of not liking Neon's channel, that is quite common in real life and probably would earn him loads of supports on internet. Hating successful public figures like celebrities are often encouraged and praised as "noble" due to "standing up against capitalism" or something.

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Originally Posted by Xtreme RX

Having Geats' debut take place during the last act of an initial battle royale is genius because it A.) Gives us a valid reason to show off the Rider at his strongest (initial) state and avoids the whole "civilian suddenly knows how to fight" issue and B.) It gives us a rundown of the series premise without needless exposition or weird contrivances. Juxtaposing Ace's overconfidence with Keiwa's more idealistic personality was great, reminded me not only of Kabuto but also of Donbrothers, where the civilian Haruka is more the focus while the experienced Momoi is more the foil. There's a lot going on here with all of the characters. Plenty of mystery and I'm really excited to see where this goes next.

Well, the thing is, it's not that if someone was granted with superpowers, it means they're able to fight. It's just that they can easily crush something much more than normal humans, like the MOTWs, due to the superhuman power the Kamen Rider suits gave them. Not all those who are involved in a fight are actual fighters, they can just be throwing power around (and villains can be like that too, like Masamune becoming Cronus). Other than that, Keiwa thinking that the world won't change for the better means he's not all idealistic, but rather cynical even. Idealism is different from selflessness (to put others first and try making the world a better palce), the former is a view, the latter is action.