[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

It?s kind of obvious in the finished episode, given that after Giff reacts to her pleas like she made tasteless jokes about his sick wife on stage, all she gets are a few scenes with Tamaki that look like they were added in post-production, and the only acknowledgment she gets from anyone else is Sakura calling her name, which could easily have been for an impromptu mourning session.

I am okay with this! Aguilera's story (and the Giffamilia's story in its entirety) is about the darker reflection of the Igarashis: what do we do when our family is toxic? When our definition of ourselves is our dedication to our family, what happens when that family rejects us, or is otherwise unsafe to stay with? A story beat where Giff could barely be bothered to acknowledge Aguilera, and she has nothing to do but wander off? (Stopping briefly only when Sakura calls out, naturally.) Perfect! I love it! No notes!

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Originally Posted by Sunred

Looking at Holy Live now had all that green been red and certain parts were black the first thing I would've thought would be karasu tengu. Must be the chest armor and boots.

I had to look this up (not my fandom), but, yeah, I can sort of see it!

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Outside of Vice looking more silly as Ikki like a cheap cosplay, the quality of the writing here isn't better either. There's Vice beating Ikki up physically, but then it's merely about Ikki remembering the time he and Vice spent, and declaring to be Vice's protector, then then fighting back by slashing Vice. And... that's it. It's significantly more flat of a conflict as well as the resolution, compared to the previous Ikki and Vice interactions. What are Vice's thoughts and feelings there? What's in his mind as he beats Ikki up there despite that they're buddies since ep. 13? Even what's the explanation between Vice now having Ikki's head, despite that Vice is recognized as another Ikki even before literally having same head?

This isn't a story about what Vice thinks about Ikki, because we already know that. We've been told that multiple times, most recently in the previous episode when Vice pleaded with Ikki to understand that he didn't want to hurt anyone, least of all Ikki. This was a story about what Ikki thinks about Vice, and about breaking down the final barrier between them. It's important that Ikki visualizes Vice as the Vice body with Ikki's head, because that just demonstrates that Ikki still sees Vice as a separate person, albeit one that's a part of him. The destruction of Vice in Ikki's head is a symbolic destruction of the last barrier between them, a way of defeating Giff's influence by fully accepting Vice as a facet of Ikki himself.

I don't know, I think it all added up?