[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

And then there?s this meme, which has its own comment included for added funny.

It's a cute comment, but we all know that Rintaro's secret internet shame is actually searches like Best Local Eclair Stores and Dessert Photos (SafeSearch ON).

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Originally Posted by Layton13

That is actually not where it gets good. It's still in the "I like this, but..." period of the show. That said, I really like this episode, especially with how Rintaro's secluded nature as a swordsman mixes with him, revealing more about his backstory. It really cements his place in the setting in a great way.

That's fair! For me, this was such a confident shift into tense and captivating plotting, all drawn from character relationships and established history, that it felt like the show found a higher gear.

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Originally Posted by Nokination

Also, they seem to have this cliffhanger making you think Rintaro might die, even though it's extremely unlikely for that to happen, and it just doesn't leave as much of an impact.

I mean, I'm okay with it because it's more about Kento's mental state than Rintaro's physical health. I don't assume most viewers thought this was going to be the death of the best character on the show. Like, it's not even Christmas. We all know Takahashi's deal by now!

I just really like this episode for how it gets at Kento's unsustainable psychology. Kento's someone who was trapped in one story - a great swordsman betrays his guild and leaves his son - who longed to rewrite it. He was going to make it a story about redemption, where an abandoned boy became a great swordsman, defeated his father, and brought honor back. Kento's the one who was always going to Fix This. That's his driving goal and moral center.

But then he finds out that Calibur isn't his dad, which changes the story. What would defeating Daichi even mean? Where's his father? Is he dead? Should Kento be trying to save him? Whatever moral clarity and peace of mind Kento's dedication and self-sacrifice had given him is now gone, and all that's left is the rage of a child who's trying to make sense of a complex world.

I am okay with this show landing more of this story's climax on Kento!

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Calibur is a pretty cool dude. Jaaku Dragon is such a perfect Evil Saber, with pretty much the same armor layout, with the head on the shoulder on all that. The reveal that Calibur literally IS Saber, but a bad guy now just kinda makes it fit that much more. But then you've got Jaou Dragon, which I've always gathered is the more popular of his suits? I could go either way myself, but it's not hard to see why someone would think that, with how cool it looks.

After only one episode, I definitely prefer Jakku Dragon. Some of that is a personal bias I bring with me to all of these shows, where the cleaner suits win more of my love. I don't generally love upgrade suits more than I love base suits. Beyond that, Good Dragon Guy fighting Bad Dragon Guy in similar suits is just more visually interesting to me? Once Calibur switches out some of his suit layout, I kinda tune out.

First suit, best suit; that's sort of my preference in Kamen Rider.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

And that is also something present in Ghost, its final form Mugen Damashii. As a Phoenix... Falchion can't truly die and for now Saber has to re-seal him in the Book of Ruin.

I always like that, thematically. These metaphorical fights aren't ones you can ever really win, so it's better to stop Falchion for now and hope he doesn't break out again.