Well, from the look/sound of things

Phoenix' actor has left the show, so he really won't be back now.

Aw, what a shame. He was a good actor, too. Well, hope he can appear in a later Kamen Rider season like past Kamen Rider actors.

Very strong episode. The Phoenix character was a good mid season antagonist. I would bet that the character will come back in a future movie even if the actor has left the show completely.

Looking forward to seeing where the show goes and I hope it's a bit more exciting than what we've gotten before.

All-Dragon looked pretty underwhelming but other than that this was a pretty good episode. The sword duel between Phoenix and Wizard(s) looked great and it was a pretty good way to take Phoenix out. I just hope Gremlin is able to fill his shoes.

Also, the Kyoryuger narrator saying "shabadoobie was hilarious" :D

Gonna miss Phoenix. I liked how ferocious and all-out his fights with Wizard ended up being.

Have I mentioned that I love Kizaki? Because he's freaking awesome.

Anyway, doesn't Phoenix get stronger with each resurrection? Wouldn't he eventually hit a point where he could survive the sun's flames?

Wouldn't that make for a cool climax? Phoenix returns infinitely stronger than before?

As for the episode, it was alright. Haven't I already said that Phantoms are inherently irredeemable? Well, they out right acknowledged that this episode, meaning there will be, at no point, a story arc involving a Phantom who isn't evil. There will not be a Wasp Monster with a heart. No Mole Beastman. None whatsoever.
(If you don't get what I'm doing, I'm trying to make them ironically make me wrong so we can get some good stories like this one again).

The fact that all Phantoms are just pure evil makes me sad too. It's really hard for me to be a Toku fan right now due to both Kyoryu being a dino series and Wizard just being....whatever the heck it wants to be, I guess.

I hope and pray the next Rider series is better, because I just can't like Haruto no matter what he does.

Well the one exception to the Phantoms are all evil rule was Caitsith. He just wanted to relax and was practically forced to do his job by Medusa and Phoenix.

The word you're looking for is mundane.

Thanks, Blade Raider. All Dragon is just what this series is...mundane.

This show has not captured my imagination like the other Riders. It's sorta like Gobusters: A show that flip flops between light and darkness without ever being good at one of them.