[Fish Sandwich]

Fish Sandwich also watched Kamen Rider Saber Episode 29

This is an episode all about Rintarou, so naturally it's like the coolest thing ever. Considering the heights the last major story arc reached, it was kind of a question of what possibly come after Primitive Dragon that wouldn't feel like a step down. I think they found the perfect answer! This is another episode I probably don't exactly need to sell anyone on, so I'll just add how much I love that emotional conversation between Rintarou and Touma while Durendal politely refuses to interrupt good drama. It's another one of those exchanges I immediately think of when I think of how unique Saber's writing is among Kamen Rider. Just stuff like how Touma basically launches into a second confession of his love here when a simple "I could never leave you behind!" would completely suffice, or when Rintarou starts spouting nonsense about how the organization he devoted his life to might as well be destroyed, only for Touma to immediately walk him back from the hyperbole. There's just such a kindness to so much of this series, you know? I can't get enough of it.

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

"Does it look like the headquarters of a book-themed order of knights?"

"Not particularly. It looks like a hotel.

Ah, but Switchblade, don't you see? The resemblance to a hotel is clearly a powerful bit of deliberate symbolism on the part of the show, representing how in this episode, Rintarou, much like a businessman on a protracted trip, realizes at last he needs to check out of Southern Base, and finally return home to his family after letting his job keep him away for far too long. Up until this point, Rintarou, overly focused on the demands of his occupation, has mistaken the Southern Base itself for that home, but now that the truth is revealed to him, that revelation is at the same time communicated to the viewers through the set design. Just some really strong visual storytelling going on here, and definitely nothing else.