[Xtreme RX]

I actually pretty much loved everything about this episode expect for the 2009 mystery parts. A lot of my gripes from the previous episode have been alleviated but they've introduced new ones.

First off, I'm glad Tsukuyomi shooting Sougo was just misdirection. The mystery itself is actually very interesting but the execution of the scene just seemed super odd.

Why does Hiryu remember Tsukuyomi yelling Sougo's name yet completely missed the shady dude with the black hat strangling said kid? He was knocked unconscious after Schwarz boarded. And like, how does Sougo not remember this very traumatic event? There has to be more to that. And of course, anyone's guess right now why Tsukasa was driving the bus. He's definitely not with the villains but his presence there continues to allude. And so I await part 4 of this arc to see if all my questions will be answered. But props to the writer for delivering a solid mystery with interesting twists. I'm intrigued by Schwarz's role and motivation to find the future king.

Otherwise, awesome episode with some great drama. Sougo's uncle continues to be an endearing character and I got a satisfactory answer to Geiz's motivation. It's also an unexpected twist that Revive is slowly killing Geiz and that White Woz was manipulating him from the beginning. Black Woz and Wool teaming up to steal the Woz Miridewatch was great (though I thought the Miridewatch's were different than regular Ridewatch's?) and seeing Black Woz transform for the first time was hype. I love that his main weapon is his book. And White Woz just yeeted himself hard when he wrote in his notebook.

I think the most interesting thing about this episode was it was barely about Sougo. Not that I don't like him, but it's nice to see the focus shift to the supporting cast for once. Action was awesome, as always, and I'm excited to see Geiz and Zi-O team up next week and pull out the Ride Armour's once again to take on Hiryu's Another Rider army. Wonder if next week will be the last we see of Another Zi-O.