[Nokination]

We're finally back to actual episodes after so many recaps, and it's an okay episode as well. I was surprised when this episode almost immediately had a scene containing a bunch of extras even though this was right after they could start filming again, so you'd think they wouldn't have too many extras in the following episodes, but apparently Toei thinks differently.

Fuwa apparently wants to get his fortune told to see if he should check on his family that he has no memories of, which is something I almost didn't think this show would call back to, not that I'm disappointed we got the opposite. We then see MetsubouJinrai reviving the Ark, which is a rather dark cutaway from a plot about Fuwa and his family, we then see that the Ark has possessed Horobi and he transforms into the suit we saw back in the Presidential Specials (so at least those things had somewhat of a purpose).

But, of course, we then cut away, we see that Gai is now letting normal people access to the Raidrisers, which just seems like an all-around bad idea, you're basically letting any criminal gain access to a super powered suit, and even if police and security will also have them, it still sounds like way too much of a bad idea, especially when this is only being done so that when ZAIAspecs go berserk, family members will be able to stop them, as opposed to a recall and a warning to not use them until security is strengthened, but I guess what's the point when instead of choosing a safe option, Gai chooses an option that will make him more money, but what can you expect from a corrupt businessman.

The rest of the episode is mainly about Fuwa's dilemma, Aruto gives him Ai-chan, which is basically just a therapy robot, which apparently helps Fuwa out in a few hours, and he goes out to see his family, and watches them from a distance, and now he's all better, which I honestly dislike, a lot of things in these during Covid episodes are rather rushed, which is understandable but makes you think about how much more they could explore these plot points with 5 more episodes to tell the story. As someone who doesn't care for fight scenes, the rest of the episode doesn't particularly interest me, but this is a fine episode, rushed but still, at the very least, okay.