Kouta saving the day dressed as Father Christmas? Pure. Epic. Win. I thought the early fights in this show were really clunky, to the point where they were almost crappy, so I'm really glad to see Gaim has found itself in the fighting. They even managed to make the transformation badass with Zangetsu!

Kiwi arms certainly makes Micchy more fun to watch while fight, as about the only cool thing about Grape is the finisher, which is a shame as the suit is gorgeous. Ironically although Kiwi makes Micchy a more fun fighter, I actually think it's one of the shows worst suits. I don't mind the bat helmet thing, but the flappy armour looks bland and unfinished.

Thankfully pretty much everyone else is shaping up nicely. Ornac and Kurokage are really growing on me, I just wish more of their character arc and development was on screen, as they are sorta growing behind the scenes and we only ever really get to see the end results.

Bravo and Kaito more than fill up my quota for cool badasses, and I like how they are very different from one another, but both equally as awesome. I can't decide which one I love more.

Also Kouta is probably my new favourite lead Rider.

awesome episode. The action was handled really well, wether it was Kouta leaping through an open van or the big Inves face off at the end. Kiwi was a bit of a disappointment but I'm actually more annoyed at Kouta just treating Micchy like a baby, sure he's not the greatest fighter, but he's got the smarts and he's improving give him a chance man...

ahem... yeah, I can see it pushing him to the dark side.

So whilst little happened story wise, it was just awesome on a spectacle level and sets it up nicely for some plot development next week. Hopefully.

This show just gets better and better!

I love all this! Sid is gonna end up fighting Takatora and I cant wait to see TT and Gaim fight again!

I know, they're quite awesome. I love how Bravo is badass before they even fight, leaping down like a ninja and tossing that pipe like a throwing knife.

When exactly did he do that?

And despite this awesome but pointless bit of bravado, he is perhaps the smartest Rider, transforming before the fight rather than needlessly putting yourself in danger by fighting in your civvies for a bit first.

Even though he's most likely the most formidable out of costume. :lol He's a pretty big dude, and was in the army. I kind of wish he did fight as a person first. I like "unmorphed" fights, too.

Well, Bravo's appearance this week didn't upset me, so that's instantly a mark up on this episode. I echo the ideas that Kiwi Arms was pretty underplayed, but it's not like it's the most exciting new development anyway. I did very much like the quick henshin scenes, and that Suika Arms henshin was pretty cool. Looking forward to the next episode.

There were a LOT of transformations. Holy crap.

Yeah the fight scene this episode was a step up. I quite liked how Kouta handled the Invess in the beginning.

I just thought! Anyone else notice the first two Invess, one had green legs and the other Red! Maybe a chrismas reference? :lol