[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

One scene I was surprised to see was Wakana actually transforming in front of the lady who tried to ruin her only to walk away. And I was like "Oh how are we going to solve the fact that she knows about-oh hi Kirihiko! Oh... oh this is how...". It's fun coming back to a show years after it airs cause small scenes like these catch me off guard despite knowing the broad strokes.

I really enjoyed how these two episodes used Kirihiko. He's sort of our POV character in the first Act for the Sonozaki side of things: the guy who can ask questions and learn things the audience needs to know, instead of a mountain of exposition from family members who'd have no reason to discuss this stuff. His presence lets the audience start to understand the genuine bond between Saeko and Wakana, instead of the constant antagonism we usually see. (I mean... it's sort of a genuine bond AND constant antagonism. Siblings, you know?)

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

I know about Shotaro being a tryhard, but I think the half-boiled insults usually refer to Shotaro's emotional side to consider about the others' well-being which made him hesitate or putting trust on clients, this one would be about the moral decisions, where Philip mocks him over consistently. Being genius is an obvious strength, clearly bringing something to table with their knowledge, rather than this half-boiled stuff only carrying hidden strength on special occurence to people's eyes.

Sure, but that's not really what's going on Episode 13. Wakana isn't looking down on Shotaro and praising Philip because of Philip's utility and Shotaro's lack thereof -- it's because Shotaro's being a weird pest, and Philip is actually trying to treat Wakana like a human being that needs help.