[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

Aside from those same people En-chan brought up repeating it ad hominem, it just doesn?t look like one of Saber?s (the Rider) suits. It just looks like a dolled up costume from a generic knight themed show that was never scripted. The sword crown and the belt are all it has going in terms of visual continuity or congruity. It doesn?t even really have a good belt jingle.

I can't disagree with any of that, and I'd probably add that I don't love the visual that the affection that people have for Touma becomes a barrier between him and the world, but I still think this suit looks slick as hell. I almost don't care that it's stylistically a misfire, or thematically troublesome, since it just looks imposing and arresting. Definitely love it as a suit, even if it's hard to argue for it as a Saber suit.

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Originally Posted by Nokination

Aside from that, this episode was decent? I still did like the first half, and I didn't entirely hate the second half, it might be the worst Saber episode so far for me, but even then, it's not enough to make me drop the show or anything, I just hope that the show improves from here on out.

Yeah, I don't think this episode not working for some (most?) of us is a huge deal, in the scheme of the series. They took a swing at something, it didn't really connect, let's all move on. I'd almost rather them biff it on this stuff than aim lower, you know?

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Considering how many people, including myself, thought he already died last episode, instead of cursed by Kurayami, I guess your apathetic reaction isn't that uncommon, struggling to muster the same melancholy as that scene.

Yeah, it's another one of those times where this shows explains the stakes well after the action, which is a great way to feel like there aren't any rules. Calibur's sword now doles out curses! That only Calibur's sword can break! OKAY SURE GOTCHA. I feel like this is maybe something that the show could've brought up earlier, in previous episodes, since the entire Sword of Logos seems to instantly diagnose both Kento's malady and the cure?

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Hmm, but Kamijo already told Kento that he cut down Hayato. As punishment for betraying SOL and to stop him from causing more harm.

Sure, but why should we trust Kamijo? Show me the body, or I'm still skeptical.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

And this'd be the reason of why a good number of people find Mei annoying. You've said that you liked Mei, but I guess even you aren't immune to being annoyed at this part of the show. I do think poor Mei though of being quite treated like crap by the people on SoL like Ogami, due to her being someone normal and non-fighter.

At least she's got that glowing book now, so she can take on the role of alerting the heroes to monsters. We're only a floating anthropomorphic book puppet away from this show playing all of the Ghost hits!