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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER FOURZE EPISODE 04 - ?CHANGES AND SECRET MOVES?

Miu! My second-favorite KRC character.

It?s the way that this story kind of drills into her character by making her more icily defiant and self-assured, rather than softening her or making her learn a lesson or anything. The runner for this two-parter is basically Miu Did Nothing Wrong, and I sort of respect that? It?d feel phony, or at least boring, to have Miu become this big-hearted softy who was humbled and humiliated, so she learned to appreciate people. Story ends kind of exactly the opposite: a bunch of sycophants learned that she?s the real deal, and her greatness is the ideal they should be aspiring to, rather than fruitlessly trying to tear down at the cost of their own potential. (Is this a Kabuto reference for the KRC?) It?s a two-parter that burnishes the legend of the Mean Girl, and I love that choice. Miu?s not some lazy bully, she?s a hard-working diva who?s earned every bit of her fame, and god help you if you think you can cheat it out of her hands. A whole story devoted to shaming the audience for suggesting that Miu isn?t the greatest? Okay!

While I wouldn't rank Miu quite as high in KRC as you do (assuming you're counting Riders?), I think the new president is a great first addition to the team for sure! I agree with you about the Kabuto reference, like Tendo, while Miu is somebody who may appear arrogant and pretentious at first sight, especially with Tamae making propaganda to frame her as such, all of her boasts are in fact totally sincere, not empty words. Tamae deceived herself, believing that she was only a stepping stone for Miu, when Miu would never make friends with people she doesn't care about. So Miu is a totally reliable and loyal friend, if you can accept her proud personality. Even Yuki-supporter Tomoko looked mildly impressed with the speech.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

Also, I didn?t mention this last time, due to my rules on not doing the feature for characters whose actors were prominent in later shows beyond unsubtle hints, but the announcer with the ridiculously huge bow tie was one of those future regulars. He was a bit of a beast who flipped out towards the end is my misdirecting hint.

I knew about the FENIX employee in the next arc, but the flipping beast in this one surprised me!