Why did they do that?

[artyfowljr]

As most of you should have realized...the new stage four was EASY.
According to me there are two possibilities. 1- They though the average kunoichi competitor is really weak and couldn't finish it.
2- They deliberately wanted one competitor and more to achieve kanzenseiha. That could be to give a happy ending to the show...or perhaps they want to totally change the philosophy of the course and have something like one victory for tournament.
Discuss.

[jfeathe]

My computer cut out during the second victory when she was about to win.

I believe the average competitor could not clear. The made the transition to the second wall brutally difficult and I believe the other competitiors figured out what to do after Rie's victory.

I didn't like the final stage however. The final stage should be solely speed and strength, not tricky footwork and technque.