Lovekov's Rebellion!? Sakura's Resolution.
- Original Airdate: May 1, 2022
Written by: Hanta Kinoshita
Directed by: Satoshi Morota
Summary
Sakura stops Ikki from finishing off Aguilera, even as the Deadman believes Sakura should be the one to end her. However, Lovekov is unresponsive, forcing Vice to dive into her mind to fix that. Meanwhile, Daiji confronts Akaishi who reveals a shocking revelation about Akemi and himself...
Tropes
- Bait-and-Switch: Aguilera believes Sakura's "promise" was to satisfy her Face Death with Dignity, by the latter's hands as The Only One Allowed to Defeat You. Turns out Sakura's actual goal was to break Aguilera's contract with her Demon, to the point of seeking help from George to develop a new Vistamp to achieve it, as her All-Loving Hero morals refuses to allow her to take Aguilera's life, and instead wants her to find more to life than just being part of the Deadmans.
- De-power: Sakura manages to destroy Aguilera's Stage 3 contract, though sparing her in the process.
- Defeat Equals Friendship: Aguilera — now Hana — joins Weekend upon her defeat and the destruction of her contract.
- Empty Shell: Akaishi does something to Akemi that leaves her unresponsive after she attempts to take him down.
- Inelegant Blubbering: Aguilera cries a lot after Sakura defeats her. Thankfully, Sakura gives her a reassuring hug.
- Internal Reveal: Vail reveals that he's in cahoots with Akaishi to Ikki and Vice.
- Mirror Match: The first part of Revice's fight against Vail plays like this, as Vail was empowered by the same Vistamps in the former's possession (Megalodon, Kong, Eagle, Lion...). This ends once the Thunder Gale Vistamp was used.
- No-Sell:
- Akaishi is shown to be impervious to bullets, as Akemi finds out the hard way. He also shrugs off Daiji's punch like it's nothing.
- Nothing Revi and Vice hit Vail with does more than stagger him. While it looks like Kamen Rider Revice's finisher actually damaged him, he promptly stands back up and shrugs it off unharmed.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Vice is shocked that Lovekov is speaking to him normally before the latter boots him out of her room within Sakura's mind.
- Shout-Out: While showcasing his abilities, Akaishi paraphrases The Art of War:"Be swift as the winds. Silent like the forest. Daring as a raging fire. And immovable like the mountain."
- Stealth Pun: Lovekov's listening to heavy metal in her room. The Japanese pronunciation of "heavy" sounds similar to hebi, which is Japanese for snake.
- Take a Third Option: Sakura is well aware Aguilera wants to die by her hands to Face Death with Dignity, knowing full well that she can't sever demon contracts like Ikki can. Not wanting to kill her, Sakura instead commissions a new Vistamp from George that specifically grants her the ability to sever demon contracts, allowing her to safely De-power Aguilera herself in their final showdown.
- This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself: Sakura realizing that she has to deal with Aguilera by herself serves as the A plot of the story.
- Two Lines, No Waiting: The A plot deals with Sakura and Aguilera's conflict as the two women head towards a final showdown. The B plot is Daiji attempting to deal with Akaishi and realizing he may have bitten off more than he could chew. The C plot is Vail gaining a physical body and resuming his torment of the Igarashi family.
