[SPLIT LIP]

This show is an asshole.

BTW, Zolda continues to be the best character of the show. The relationship between him and Gorou is finally explained, and I kind of wish that this was our main rider. He's not some heroic young gun or kid with a chip on his shoulder. He's an adult who lives a comfortable lifestyle with his own really interesting butler who's basically a smugly, self-loving asshole with a deeply hidden heart of gold who moonlights as a more heavily-armed version of Robocop.

I kind of wish this show had a different direction. Like I wish the riders could be riders more often, and their contract monsters be more apparent, maybe even have personalities despite having their own evil agendas. Zolda is awesome, but I only call him Zolda because I can't remember his real name's spelling. He barely spends time as a rider and acts completely different. There's a disconnect between certain riders and their human forms, though unlike Agito this has a bridge and logical explanation. Like it'd be cool if we could ever seen them along side their contract monsters as people, not riders.