[Fish Sandwich]

So this was alright:

- Okay Emu, Motorz is getting away on his bike, this is the perfect to time to bust ou-

*Emu runs after him on foot, untransformed*

F***ING KIVA RODE A BIKE MORE THAN YOU! ARGHH!!!

- The VotW stuff here seemed even more half-baked than usual for Ex-Aid. Points for having the whole "friends having a spat" thing to sort of vaguely parallel the Riders, so it wasn't exactly "pointless" per se, but Ex-Aid seems to really have trouble making the patients ever feel like more than just "there".

- So since they didn't bother to contrive an excuse for Lucky's appearance the way Kyuranger did for Emu, I'm now going to forever joke about how Kyuranger is canon to the Ex-Aid universe. "Kamen Rider Chronicle? No time to deal with that guys, you need to do something about the evil alien shogunate that's conquered the planet! How come we never see them, anyway?"

- Speaking of continuity, I did appreciate that Emu remembers Lucky from his Kyuranger guest spot (since Sentai airs first), though Excite! Subs didn't seem to get the memo.

- I also like how Emu runs his mouth off about what great dependable pals he has before being reminded who he's talking about. Even with Genm gone the guy still can't catch a break. The worst part is he's not even really wrong. Hiiro and Taiga are pretty much all talk at this point, but man, can those guys ever talk.

- Oh noes, Poppy's been turned to the dark side! Now Emu's circle of genuinely friendly friends has gone from one whole person to zero! Unless we want to count Hiiro's dad? I feel like he's barely been in the show lately though.

- Also Parad is great. He acts like everything is always going according to his plan, and unlike Dan can actually back it up. The way he's acted the entire show makes it clear he genuinely has just been patiently waiting for this opportunity to come up.