[MaskedRiderAsakura]

Couple of things:

- Ryoma really stood out to me in this episode. I think it really emphasized how much of a total nutjob he actually is, especially when he laughs in glee realizing how he's pretty much indirectly responsible for everything and just acts like a total insensitive ass this episode

- As everyone has already stated, the trope of team members staying behind one by one until we're left with the hero is pretty cool.

- Really loving how well Oren fits in with the rest of the riders. He's kinda become the big guy, muscle of the group. The team dynamic as a whole is pretty fun. You've got the leader Kouta, second-in-command Kaito, nerdy Jonouchi, Oren as the team's muscle, Yoko as the badass fighter gal, and Zack as the cool guy that everybody likes.

- Jonouchi himself has become such a likable character in my eyes, and I'm glad that I finally did come around to ordering the figuart. I really can't point my finger on it, but he's becoming one of my favorite Riders on the show.

- As for story developments, yeeeeeeeah....am I the only one who thought Kouta was looking mighty Eiji-esque in the previews? I feel like it's only going to be a dream sequence, but really, I can't be quite sure.

- Ghost Takatora is such a troll.

- Mitsuzane will probably be my favorite Rider villain when this series is said and done, surpassing Ouja for me. His fall is being handled incredibly well and it would take quite the fuck-up to ruin that for me.

- Side note that doesn't really pertain to this episode: does Kouta have access to Mars and Kamuro's weapons? Would that mean that the silver and gold lockseeds exist in the main timeline?