[Blade Raider]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Nothing really wrong with the dancing, but it represents a naive and immature outlook many characters have since abandoned. It's no longer needed.

I disagree. Urobuchi has already said this show is about growing up. This episode was about trying to preserve one's childhood. The Beat Riders are symbolic of the childhood that Kouta, Mai, and especially Micchy are trying to protect. It could even be inferred that Kaito is trying to do the same by quitting Team Baron, thus abandoning his childhood in order to preserve it.

So yes, this episode was important. Important to the underlining message of the show.