[Locke]

DK 16. Xaviax and Strike certainly make for a wonderful pair of villains.

Although this episode sorta felt like they had an excess of suit footage to burn through, it still proved to be a pretty solid episode, thanks to them using all of that excessive footage to still tell a story, just through action.

Like I like how, as JTC had so much mystery surrounding him, now we know his face AND that he's a Rider the mystery surrounding him hasn't been dropped. He's been an important part of this shows universe from the start, and whether that connects to him as a Rider is not important and I'm glad the show sees it that way.

It also worked as a pretty great showcase for what a wonderful villain Xaviax is. At first you think he sinks his teeth into Chris through Chris' want to be a hero, but then you realise he's coming at it from a very different angle and you can see Xaviax adapting as he learns more about Chris and what drives him.