[cosmicrescend0]

Episode 3, oh man, Episode 3!!!!!!!

This is the episode where I started to enjoy what Zi-O was putting down? With the tutorial arc out of the way, this is where Zi-O properly takes its first step, in my opinion! I liked this episode alot better than 1 and 2.

-Our main trio! Their dynamic is on full display this episode as they try to work out the Mystery of the Week, and it's great! (That whole school bit? Perfect.) I love how Geiz is so adamantly I'm Not Going to Help You, standing away as far as possible from Sougo in every other scene, only to push the investigation forward in his own ways. Tsukuyomi and Sougo are a bit more in sync, with Tsuku being our brain, and Sougo Doing His Best off of that infomation, and I kinda love that? This episode reminded me that I really did love these 3*, excited to see their escapades again.

(*Sougo is probably at his best for me when he's bouncing off these two? Still pretty nuetral on him atm.)

-Oh yeah, the Ex-Aid guys are here! I thought Hiiro's Legend Rider apperance was pretty solid. Fun little callback here and there, provided some info for the kids, didn't overstay his welcome: that's all I needed. Definitely felt like a step up from the Build one. I have genuinely forgotten what Emu's deal in this arc was, so looking forward to discovering it again.

Overall, solid episode, only hindered by that odd cliffhanger due to the rules of the show.

-Feel free to use "Destroying Toei Studio would be faster!" for expressing all of your Rider related woes, I know I sure have.