[MaskedRiderAsakura]

Really wish I had something more profound to say here, but Fish really summed up my thoughts perfectly.

This was a damn good episode IMO. Probably one of my favorite Final Form debuts ever. Even though the "deaths" were not real and I sorta caught on once Yua died (I assumed Zero-Two would be another "resurrection" form and Gai's sudden death was for pure shock), because it was essentially told from Izu's perspective, I went through the emotions along with her and that's what was really important there.

It's also a subtle thing, but I liked how Aruto still apologized for what he put Izu through, despite none of it being real....because despite that, what Izu felt WAS real. Sure, it didn't become some huge moral dilemma (nor did it really need to become one), but lesser Rider shows would have glanced over it entirely.