[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

I think this was a satisfying conclusion (emphasis on conclusion) to Tsukasa's journey, allowing him to start a new one with his friends after becoming free from the burden of his past. However, it's annoying that we have to watch a Movie War to see this, especially at the time since people had to wait months after Decade "ended" before the movie was actually released. Toei totally deserved all the complaints they got for pulling that stunt.

I still find it to be a mixed bag, honestly. As much as I love the conclusion and the character beats between Team Decade -- the Director's Cut in particular smartly makes Natsumi more of the central character -- I just find a lot of the goofy Super Shocker stuff to be at best a distraction, and at worst a garish detriment. (I don't at all understand what's going on with Narutaki, even by the standards of the series-long question of WTF Is Going On With Narutaki.)

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

I will probably always pick the original block of Heisei Rider as my favorite era, but if there's one area where I think it pretty consistently fails is the lack of mooks. Going all the way back to the original Shocker grunts, having a battalion of interchangeable, barely competent goons to beat up is a core part of Kamen Rider's DNA and W absolutely deserves credit for bringing the concept back. Not every show that followed had an equivalent, but it definitely became a lot more common again from this point onwards.

As always, I came in through Ex-Aid, so my expectations are calibrated to that show's aesthetic and configuration. I need there to be some hopeless mooks to get demolished by the heroes!!! (Naturally, Geats is exceptional at this.)