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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Also just because I wrote that Sueru isn't the worst villain doesn't mean he isn't bad. He is very bad. Worse than Giff, because although he was banal, it means understandable.

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Originally Posted by Zolda

Sueru is basically Gifu v2.0. Or probably even worse than Gifu.

At least Suel has the common decency to show up for the final arc and actually asserts himself personally, unlike Gif who has Akaishi do all the talking for him. Even Jit is an avatar of Suel.

Honestly, the overarching main villains of Reiwa Rider are all pretty bad so far. Ark, Gif and Suel are virtually impossible to relate to and while Isaac can be entertaining, he's not interesting at all. The last time I truly enjoyed a main villain was Evolt.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Suel's decision to detonate the is also based on them mocking those who wouldn't fight and give them entertainment.

I have to wonder why those lovey-dovey End Riders didn't just de-henshin before detonation though. Or rather, why anybody accepted the Desire Drivers to start with, after Black Tsumuri's condolences. I couldn't take it seriously when one of the End Riders enthusiastically declared, "I want to be the happy one!", haha. The rules of this DGP seem poorly enforced.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Ace insisting Tsumuri to not refer him with '-sama' suffix can sound hypocritical as Ace never stops refering Tsumuri as his big sis even though Tsumuri also asks him to stop.

Nah, I'm with Ace on this one. Considering their sibling relationship, I think it's totally reasonable for him to refer to Tsumuri as his big sis, so Tsumuri seems overly stubborn for continuing to deny him even though she admits they're more than mere acquaintances. Feels like she just doesn't want to give him the satisfaction of being right.

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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

I've not been commenting much, but while I've been enjoying the Keiwa/Michi arc of the last few episodes, I feel it accidentally made an issue that's come to the forefront here. Ace has been in a more minor role pretty much since the Grand End, which was good for everyone else's development, but it leaves this big dramatic showdown between the ultimate game master and our godlike protagonist feeling a little more empty than usual? It's not really this episode's fault, I still really enjoyed it, nice to have Girori back to show he really does believe in his own weird version of fighting for world peace (Takahashi really can't help but redeem people, can he?), but it's odd to have the final battle be a 2-episode rush.

Yeah, I'm not really feeling it either. Even Geats' big comeback last week was overshadowed by the big conclusion to Keiwa's arc. While Ace has continued to be a critical part of the plot, his character development hasn't really gone anywhere in this arc and the trailer for next week looks focused on everybody else once more. Way too much happening, way too fast. At least, nobody's screaming, "oh no, Ace is losing his memories!", so it could be worse.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

So this is the question: why? No immoral producer wants to be an immoral producer. He wants to take a position in which all his desires will be satisfied and no punishment will follow.

That's.... Exactly how an immoral producer would act though.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Why did Sueru initially decide to modernize the show after having the Goddess of Creation at his disposal? Because of the obligations to the audience? They are in the future, which he can easily change. Even if the forces of the Goddess of Creation cannot directly influence them, changing the past will inevitably change the future.

Can we really presume the future people are affected by normal causation? I recall Ziin explained that their lives are designed perfectly from birth to death, which exempts them from any changes in the past. However, with the required authentication, you can still target them with a desire card as long as they're physically present in the world of the DGP setting, as proven by Ace, Beroba and Kekera. Or there's the Samas method: Gun.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Everyone has their own opinion and is entitled to it.

Agreed.

Congrats on your 1500th post anyway.