I'll give you plot holes and bad acting, but I really don't see how you can call Shinji a pussy. Gaim really is basically Ryuki V2 though, except it's so good that nobody is calling "betrayal!" anymore.

Also, Kouta totally blocked the spiky handguard on Bravo's sword a couple episodes ago with his bare hands too. Maybe this is why Ryouma is so dead-set on making better belts.

How the God damn was Shinji a pussy? Or the ending garbage? (Actually, yeah, the actual ending sucked. But the REAL ending halfway through the last episode was the best)

Well, it is C-class.

So what I want to know is if someone uses one of the all purpose belts could we see a Strawberry rider?

Also, anyone else catch that Ryoma said that Takatora is a 'project director'. This tells me that there's someone much higher up than him and I'm guessing it's Sagara. Yes I think that the DJ is going to be the real villain of the series.

So was miichi using some kind of Lock Seed with stealth capabilities or something?

Cause I'm finding it a little hard to believe that he can get around with sneaking around Yggdrasail HQ…a place filled with cameras and long, hall ways with open windows and not get spotted until he decided to spring Kouta and Kaito.

Hey, Gaim may be perfect, but it's not perfect.

Holy shit.

This show is badass.

That's all that needs to be said.

He's small, and Metal Gear is pretty popular over in Japan.

I think the best part of this episode is how they established the Energy Riders. They all fall into a different place morality wise, which makes me believe that there's going to be some trouble for them down the line.

Takatora is definitely the most moral of the group. Even though it'd be easier to kill the kids, he'd rather find alternatives to doing so while still accomplishing the goals of the company. He probably has a good heart, but still has the conviction to see things through.

Ryoma doesn't care either way and only seems concerned with his research.

Marika just follows orders.

And quite obviously, Sid is a bloodthirsty psychopath and the polar opposite of Takatora.

Also, seems to me like Kamen Rider Knuckle will be Team Baron.

And also, anybody else think the show is leaning towards the Forbidden Fruit angle? I find it very odd and curious that we still haven't gotten any confirmation of an Apple Lockseed, even when upon hearing the word 'fruit' one of the first fruits you think of is Apple. It leads me to believe that, if there is an Apple Lockseed, it'll hold a role of extreme importance.

Holy crap, I feel bad for not realising Ryouma was Aguri in GARO :lol

Why does it bother me so much that they're translating Sengoku now. >_< Oh yeah, because it's a man's goddamn name...

Anywho, another great episode for sure. Definitely still feel like we're learning a lot.