Just starting Episode 13 of W.

Damn the last two episodes were great, really liked the monster of the week, it was creepy and awesome.

P, you are correct sir :D

Against my better judgement I read the Tvtropes entry on Ryuki as well as the character sheet for the show even if there were spoilers and all it did was get me more excited for the rest of the series. I think I'm gonna like Tiger and the last few episodes and the movies seems to induce a mind screw with the story. Man I'm liking this series a lot.

Nope. Accel Returns was the better film no doubt, but I loved the Eternal film and the character.

I on the other hand seem to be only person who doesn't care all that much for Skull.

Right now I'm watching everything from Kuuga to OOO's I love having so many shows to watch. xD

I haven't seen Eternal's second movie just yet. I remember in A-Z that he was visually kinda cool in his Rider form (though much more than the Red Flare version) and the concept was OK . . .but then they larded him down with with a backstory that boiled down to "wahhh wahh--I'm a zombie with mommy issues."

Thus, Eternal was kind of compromised with regards to coolness.

I'll have to check out the second one to see if my opinion changes any, but it was kind of a missed opportunity.

So Skull never really appears in the show proper I take it? I know he had a bit of a cameo in episode 13, but he's never actually involved in the series?

Nope, he's limited to brief cameos in the main W movies, his War Core segment and a music video.

Aside from flashbacks? No :( Though he and his origins are featured in a couple of movies, Begins Night and Core War.

There's a cameo in episode 13 or 14. The radio show mentions him and there's a small clip of him in fire. For those that are watching for the first time, take note of this because after this episode arc is where the Begins Night movie takes place. And yes, one of the show's subplots is resolved in it so it's important (Plus, Skull is in it). Just do yourself a favor and skip everything after the Begins Night segment of that Movie War movie.

PS with a few new scenes and the footage from Begins Night, Message From Skull, and Nobody's Perfect there's a way to make a good hour and a half non-crossover non-flashback Skull movie.