I'm not sure. The revelation of Dragon and etc felt timed relatively well alongside Haruto's initial backstory.

What I AM afraid of, though, is that there will be other forms. Flame Dragon form would be undermined by other forms...

I'm expecting to see a Final Form around ep. 30 or so that has the Dragon side take control and send Wizard into a berzerker rage.

I did wonder about that last week, but other denizens of the board told me that since OOO and Fourze, alternate forms got rolled out a lot earlier.

I had no way of knowing that, as I'd only recently finished W and Extreme doesn't roll out there until about episode 30. I guess they space them out sooner to keep interest in the show.

I loved this episode. Haruto showed a lot of feeling, and every actor did an amazing job. Wizardragon showing up as Haruto shows how twisted these phantoms are while still remaining a part of their humans. Overall there were a LOT of great things in this episode, definitely my favorite yet!

Oh, I wasn't complaining about the timing or anything, like I said, the episode was sweet, and Flame Dragon'll be pretty buried by the end of the show, I'm sure.

The thing that makes this different from, say, Elek States, is that Wizard already had 4 forms, and how "big" an occasion it is. I can't really describe it, but hopefully someone else who's watched 9 Kamen Rider shows in full knows what I'm talking about.

Well, for those two cases, it was more on what accessory they acquired-

OOO
-Episode 6- Due to Eiji being able to gather the Kuwagata and Kamakiri Medals from Uva in their last fight, he was able to access GataKiriBa
-Episode 9- Due to Kougami giving Eiji the Lion Core Medal, he was able to access RaToraTah
-Episode 12- This episode was easy for Eiji, stand up, punch Gamel, and take the Sai, Gorilla, and Zou Medals all at once. Enter- SaGoZo.
-Episode 20 (Midseason Upgrade)- Eiji's given Kujaku by Ankh and Condor by Kougami, giving him access to TaJaDor.
-Episode 24- Thanks to having the Unagi Core and gaining back the Tako Core from Uva (who kept it with him), Eiji only needed the Shachi Medal, which he got from Kazari. Access to ShaUTa.
-Episode 32 (Final Form Debut)- Medals fly into Eiji. Access to PuToTyra

Fourze
-Episode 6 (again lol)- Gentaro had already obtained Switch #10- Elek, but didn't get to use it's full power until then. Access to Elek States
-Episode 9 (Again lol)- Gentaro decides to use Switch #20- Fire. Access to Fire States.
-Episode 20 (Midseason Upgrade, again (see a pattern?))- Having obtained Switch #30 and #31 (N Magnet and S Magnet, respectively), Gentaro is able to use them together when they are properly integrated into the NS MagPhone. Access to Magnet States.
-Episode 32 (FINAL FORM KITA!!!!)- Gentaro is revived by the power of Friendship and the Cosmic Switch. Access to Cosmic States.

It's been a pattern between them getting their respective powers. Midseason Upgrade means like a new form that is significantly more powerful than the ones he already obtained (TaJaDor has the TaJaSpinner, Magnet States has the NS Magnet Cannons) but every expected Flame Dragon to be the Midseason Upgrade for Wizard. Guess that means there will be more forms than originally anticipated.

This episode reminds me of Bleach. With Ichigo talking to his hollow self and using its power.

And another thing that NSA chief that will be appearing next episode isn't it Long from Gekiranger? When I first saw him I thought he looked familiar but couldn't place where I saw him before. I guess the hair color threw me off.

Yup, it's Long lol

I thought he looked familiar! :lol

Heh, I never noticed that both Naruto and Ichigo do that. Makes me wonder what Goku's inner demon would be like :lol