I also wanted to note how the three generals of the Dark Lord wisely approached the selection of human faces. They took over politics, business and the press, which are very important positions for taking over the world.

15 and 16 were a pretty interesting two-parter. Was not expecting the thing that Rexor was looking for to be a Power Spot though! Ryukendo crossover when? ha ha.

I do like how despite how advantageous Bima-X Earth is in terms of defense, it can't do everything. So Ray needing to learn a balance on how to use his forms was pretty neat since this is still a rather fresh concept for him compared to his time as normal Bima.

But hey, looks like Iron Mask is continuing to lurk and do things, which makes me curious as to what his next big move will be.

Though admittedly I was fine with the ending in regards to the White Power Stone. Given how fickle they can be at times I'm not too surprised we didn't get a new Bima-X Form. Plus giving it back to Ricca works given the trust they've kind of been building up with her as of late.

Granted, given we've got a new Satria on the horizon from what they teased and we didn't get a new Bima-X form, that might be a clue for where exactly White's going to end up when all's said and done.

The stakes felt high here as the Bee Monster evolved into something that can give Grand Gator a run of his money, size and destruction-wise.

Kamen Rider's Fourze's Astroswitches (mostly) giving only weapons compared to OOO granting new forms (body parts) for different weapons making OOO the Rider with the most form combinations (120+).

A dark reminder that the Satrias can't save everybody. The tragedy of losing family is something the Bramasakti-Iskandar family can relate to and Ricca shows courage for supporting the Satrias to save as many lives as possible.

Good to see Azazel still getting new moves to keep up with Bima-X.

Ati's such a caring idol that she would rather wear a seemingly cursed bracelet and complain about it making her career more difficult than offend Rena by removing it. That's crazy sentimental! Even more humorous that Rena just happened to give away Power Stone Hijau without realizing. Glad that Ati and Rena were able to make up in the end.

Flame Mode is the reliable type, Storm Mode is the speed type and Earth Mode is the strong type, just like Wizard. But since there's no water-elemental Power Stone, makes you curious to see what the wildcard type form will do, huh.

The quest for the Power Stones is a significant part of the show after all, so it makes sense to put some distance between them and give the new forms a generous amount of focus. Power Stone Hijau is the first new Stone that Ray has used in this show, since Merah and Biru were his main 2 as Bima. This is a sign of how Bima-X can synchronize with more Stones than before.

At first, I thought he was just a comic relief, but eventually I started to suspect he was up to something. I was still surprised to find out he was actually Draconer though.

Absolutely. I imagine they got alot of intel based on Rasputin's' first siege and acted accordingly.

It does make me wonder if the Stones are going to be evenly divided up, or if both Satria will be able to use all of them eventually. Either way, poor Azazel is stuck with Black only by the looks of things. Which is a shame since he also used two Power Stones in BIMA proper.

I mean, he didn't turn into the battleship, he just built it.

Kinda, but not really? OOO's' Medals swapped body parts, whereas the Power Stones in BIMA-X grant new forms entirely.

Yeah, it's another reason I was surprised that Ray didn't keep the White Stone, since Ice is the closest this show has to Water.

True, and I did like how much these two episodes did highlight how the form swapping gimmick was brand new territory for Ray. It's been neat, how Ray has to learn something new with each Stone that he claims.

This one was... alright.

The main crux of the episode is that Ricca ends up absorbing the White Power Stone, and Ray needs to find a way to get it out of her while fighting Mossa.

And that's kinda all there is to it in terms of plot. We get a tease about how Ricca's' boss is soon to become the new Satria, and since he's apparently Tiger themed I suppose his makes sense he gets Orange and White.

Sure, there's a small message about empathy and meeting people where they're at thrown in there, but it's not really a primary focus nor is it a major issue to be overcome. Heck, the whole emotional climax, wherein Ray tells Ricca that she's like family now, kinda comes way too easy? But it's whatever.

I think the biggest takeaway for me in all of this was actually Lady Mossa; She has a rather good showing here! Her plan is direct, but proven to be effective, and she quickly shows that she's one of the Death Phantoms for a reason. I especially liked how she took advantage of the fact that none of the heroes knew what her civilian identity was. And her monster form is cool too.

The action itself isn't anything super stellar, but we do get a new finishing attack for Azazel, who also gets a surprising amount of screen time throughout this thing. First fighting Iron Mask in episode 17(with his previous identity of Mikhail getting mentioned) and then doing a great job holding off Mossa in 18. And of course, you know, the shirtless scene that I'm sure many a viewer was happy to see. I guess this was all to make up for him being a bit absent recently.

In the end though, yeah, there's some solid stuff in these two episodes, but as an overall I just felt they were fine. Nothing bad, but nothing incredible either.

Pretty solid two episodes this time.

A lot of Azazel love what with all the screen time he got in these two episodes. Iron Mask continues to intrigue me, Lady Mossa actually stepped up in a pretty neat way this time, and we got some cool Bima-X and Azazel tag-team action.

Not much else to say though but I'm curious as to how much longer they'll be teasing this new Satria. With the way he's coming in he seems like our "Secondary Rider" type of hero in comparison to Azazel.

Topeng Besi has shown up in the end of the OG Bima, revived by the Black Priest, and finished off Rasputin. So it's there. Not that it was revealed where did those monsters come from, so should be just the same for Zacros and Karax. It's an achievement that they managed to create something memorable and thus are brought back, Zacros is one of the more unique type of monsters I've seen in toku in his mannerisms and fighting style.

She's described as mysterious in the character descriptions in the promotions so yes.

Really hoping they don't replace my boy Azazel as the secondary.

Yeah, but he was also seemingly killed off in "The Beginning", hence the surprise of him coming back after that.

Considering how Power Stone Putih is ice-elemental, the opposite of fire, it would probably be difficult for Ray to synchronize with it. Even as Bima-X, he needs experience to master the Stones, which is exactly what these episodes show with him getting used to optimizing his 3 forms. So I think that him returning Putih to Ricca was a practical choice, while also strengthening the trust between them.

Hard to miss with orchestral mixes!

This Stone kind of came out of nowhere. Remember, when Shadow Crisis had Stones, Velifer used the metal-elemental Power Stone Kuning, which for some reason is now Power Stone Oranye. I dislike how they suddenly changed the color, so for future reference, if I continue to mention Kuning, I'm actually talking about Oranye.

Good to see that despite Topeng Besi's recent focus on Bima-X, he hasn't forgotten about his other rivalry with Azazel. Especially since there's a new Satria on the way, who will surely become another target of his hatred.

Nope, Azazel is still the "Secondary Rider" of the Satrias. The new guy is just your typical "Q2 Rider" like Necrom, Woz or Saikou.