[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

The only reason it seems like a 'Dark Arc' harms Secondary Riders is because there's a loud vocal minority saying it does and people peddling that viewpoint.

But it seemed to me that just before I wrote this yesterday, this topic had not been raised. In general terms, not in specific situations. At least on this site. Maybe there was something similar on reddit or in other places, but I don't know about it.

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Furthermore, and my biggest sticking point in this opinion, the only reason people don't seem to jive with these is because they can't genuinely engage with Tokusatsu on a weekly basis because they're impatient and want everything given to them immediately.

But then shouldn't such viewers be against any long-running plots and campaign for MOTW-style shows? Which, on the contrary, are losing popularity with the ability to watch online, at any convenient time and how many episodes, us you want.
If suddenly my opinion is not entirely clear, I am not against Dark Arcs in general. For example, for Espada this plot works perfectly. But he is tertiary and can afford to limit himself to a wonder combo us the final form. But in my observations, it is for secondary riders that Dark Ark does more harm than good. I even understand why the authors resort to this: to avoid the effect when, after creating a strong team with the main character, the secondary rider essentially has nothing to do. But still, I think turning him into a temporary villain is not the best way out.