[Chasing]

Great episode, but I'm getting "lapdog" vibes from Reika. I've been suspicious since last week. Even though her becoming a Rider was a sweet reveal, it didn't actually have much impact on the plot. In all honesty, that fight amounted to nothing since she basically got sidelined as soon as Touma came into the picture. It wasn't like the usual Rider debut where you got to see them use a big move to finish a fight.

Same thing with this episode. It feels like she's a Rider just to be a Rider - which is fine and all, but I'm doubting she'll be much of a better character than Yoko. I hope to be proven wrong, though. To me it just feels like she serves as Master Logos' eyes right now, since it's too early for the final villain to henshin for whatever reason.

I loved Yua as a character and Rider, but for a tertiary Rider, she left a lot to be desired. Reika is just an extra Rider in this series - I can't imagine her role being that much better. Again, I do hope to be proven wrong.

With that being said, I am loving Saber so much more than Zero-One.