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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Let?s start with Kenzan, because he?s the biggest deal in this weird-ass episode. He?s a member of the Sword of Logos, but he?s mostly a gigantic, disrespectful pain in the ass. Nominally here to demonstrate the wrong way of being a superhero in the Kamen Rider multiverse ? thinking might makes right, laughing at the idea of empathy, and relishing the opportunity to detonate monsters ? the episode mostly just has Ren be an immature prick to Touma, and then absolutely prove that might makes right by single-handedly defeating Desast. In an episode of multiple fights, the only clear victory comes from the worst character on the show.

I?m sure we?re going somewhere with this. I?m sure we?re going to be getting an arc where Kenzan either gets humbled or killed. But to have his introduction be that not happening, when there?s so much horribleness to his debut? it doesn?t sit well? It?s annoying to watch, and then there?s no real catharsis to it. It?s just Ren Is A Goofy Dickhead, the end.

I never warmed up to Ren. I understand the character and I get what his deal is, but I never thought of him as anything but the show's worst character. This makes it all the more frustrating that he's a major player in probably my two favorite fight scenes in the entire series. This wasn't one of them.

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It is? man, I don?t know how much longer I can keep giving this show the benefit of the doubt? This was almost unforgivably messy, with what feels like four different episodes worth of subplots tossed in haphazardly and stitched together recklessly. It never feels like it?s saying anything about its world, to me. There?s no guiding hand that feels like it?s got something it wants to communicate, and that super sucks.

If it's any consolation, this is more or less where I was at by this point, too. I can't guarantee that you'll have the same reaction as the show goes on, but for me the series did absolutely find itself eventually, but it wasn't really until it hit the second major story arc.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

clearly this is the universe's way of punishing you for not liking ska

The universe knows damn well that ska is trash.