Good episode,

I loving it! This episode blow me away!

I smelling that Shinnosuke and Kiriko end up as couple! Because they're partner and Kiriko was devastating when Shinnosuke was killed by Freeze.

Was everyone shock that Gou was not affected by Freeze's ability and was actually undercover which Chase lie to Kiriko which is actually becoming THE TRUTH!

Next Episode will reveal who is the REAL killer of Shinnosuke's dad. Not Freeze because he have someone to kill Shinnosuke's father for him and I put my money on Nira being the killer of Eisuke Tomari! Because nobody love him. They're hate him for being jerk to Special Crimes Unit especially Shinnosuke and He end up being fused with Brain.

I give this episode 10 smile of 10 smile :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Well, this episode was okay really. 001's death was so quick, makes me think the shows gonna go down the same hole it was at before 25. Sure next week we get to see the real murderer, but I don't know.

Type Tridoron is an okay looking form, it'll be nice to see where they take Krim and Tomari from here.

Pretty decent. Not really a fan of resurrection plots, especially when they feel kind of ham-fisted, like this one was. Let's try and see what happened:
Shinnosuke 'dies', somehow they don't do an autopsy on him to discover cause of death.
Team comes up with a way to jump-start both Shinnosuke and Krim through making the Tridoron go fast and the introduction of a new toy.
Gou gets an equation that will actually make it work.
Explosions, Sparkles, confusing explanation. Is Sinnosuke's mind digitized, like Krim and Banno's? Is he now a cyborg? Can he take the belt off?

And this is what, episode 33? How many episodes are going to be in this season? Minimum of 42 is what I'm guessing, maximum of 52. Problem is, I can't see them stretching it out to 52. We've hit the home stretch, and the current plot-line is resolving the murder of Shinnosuke's father. Strictly speaking, we only know why he was killed: because he learned of the Roidmuude's existence rather early on. However, everything else has yet to be established. We formerly knew that Shinnosuke's father was killed in the line of duty by being shot in the back, but now none of that is true thanks to the revelations of 001. We don't know who done it, and we don't know how.

But that might take only 2 episodes to wrap that plotline up, landing us at ep. 35, with a minimum of 7 episodes left. Fortunately, I'd say that that is enough space to take care of the 3 remaining major roidmuudes. My greatest fear is that there will be a random major roimuude that shows up late in the series whom we've never heard of before, but is mysteriously more powerful than Freeze was, making for a tougher fight. And we have 9 episodes left, bare minimum. I fear for filler.

Ah yes, I love a good Den-O twist.

ShinnoKrim was a nice touch, particularly in the change of visor between both.

Type Trideron is also that same flavor of Den-O twist. Actually, I almost thought it was DenLiner form. Kinda bland when compared to Kiwami Arms Gaim, or Fourze Altered States. However, that shift car is nice.

Ore! Sanjou!

Wouldn't Shinnosuke in reality be in a coma instead of being labeled "dead" when Mr.Belt fused with him.

I assume it will be the standard 48.

It's more like he was in suspended animation, not just unconscious. Given what Makage did to him, he was more or less cryogenically frozen. He obviously appeared dead to everybody and probably had no detectable pulse.

I think this is the first time they have done a " resurrection " episode where the one coming back is technically not dead.

One change to the formula at least.

So, disturbing part that will likely have some negative sides to it later, Tomari and Krim are now fused, an interesting final form where two character control it ala W, but something tells me this will have an effect as we go into the last story arc.

The final form is both solid and by the looks of it, quite powerful within the Drive setting, overall it does feel like they just copied Fourze for the final form including its power setup, though I assume this was decided not by the writer but by the people designing the toys.

Chase is kinda becoming the weekly meat (( metal )) shield by the looks of it though.

Seems there will be another reveal next week, though I think I already know what will happen.

Ok I get to give my .02 :)
A really well done episode. I actually think they could have milked this story to 3 eps though...but that is just me. I like how they worked with all the secondary characters to really give that added characterization. The plot got advanced in a big way without feeling too forced. If the last few were second gear, than we are now shifting to third! With the fight...I liked how the suit actor switched fighting styles with the personality changes, it gave that added touch...

Also I don't think they are fused unless they are in the final form. I say that because initially there was no face on the Belt, but after the fight, it seemed he was back there.