[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I thought Kento's trouble opening up was extremely well-realized, and it was sort of shocking to see Touma coming to the conclusion that he needs to give his friend the space to talk when he's ready, when I could easily imagine a take on this plot that's more concerned with condemning Kento for being unhelpful or whatever. But I guess that's just the kind of emotional sensitivity you can expect from Takurou Fukuda's Rider scripts, and since Kazuya Kamihoriuchi was the directer, I guess that's also just the kind of quality you can expect from the dream team behind the Kamen Rider Specter movie.

Even if I'm never going to be a fan of shows dragging out Secret Dire Revelations until it's most narratively convenient -slash- emotionally destructive to do so, I did like how supportive Touma is of Kento's secrecy and misplaced guilt. Like, his buddy isn't ready to open up? That's cool! They're still friends! That's a nice twist on the routine, for sure.