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Episode 34… aka, the point where the show fell off for me personally. Namely because despite promising to focus on Daiji and the FENIX plot, both of which have been massively under-utilised despite how important they logically should be, both are still not that important to the episode. Instead, we get a whole girls’ day out that takes up several minutes, and a scene where the Weekend kid decides he wants to become a Rider, apropos of nothing, with the reason given being fairly weak. On the plus side, the whole Vail subplot was interesting, even if I wish they’d done more with him being an evil dad, rather than simply saying he is basically one.



As for why he doesn’t go after Lovekov, well…


(Inside Lovekov’s room)

Vail: Love-chan, you’re a demon like me.

Lovekov: Don’t talk to me, Loser. Get out, Grandpa Demon.

(Later)

Vail: That devil!

And in terms of the infrequent Donbros updates, this was the point where their own female got her own new weapon (granted, it was part of selling a new set of Avataro Gears, but still).



Talking of Donbrothers, said Episode focused on the fact that the non-Don-Donbrothers have a points system which they can cash in to get whatever they want granted (with a drawback)



And now, a brief snippet of what I was complaining about earlier being discussed by others…



And what audiences thought of Vail’s appearances by now. Safe to say, whatever hype he generated had died down by now.



George: Hello, George Karizaki here for the Stamp Navi. But in the midst of all this chaos, I can’t seem to find anyone to co-host with me.

Vail: I’ll help do this.

George: You will?

Vail: Yeah, I helped your old man do the first of these back in the day along with Junpei. And since the big man in charge won’t let me kill any of these kids - Don’t ask me why, his reasons are fairly dumb - this fight’s boring. I need something to do.

George: Alright, in that case, let’s get started on today’s Vistamp.

Kajiki!

Nose Tip! Pierce! Splash! Swordfish! The Waves Decide the Ending!

George: This Kajiki Vistamp is to the sea, what Ptera is to the sky and Jackal is to the land. A form that grants enhanced speed, along with the additional abilities of strong swimming and slashing power.*

Vail: (snatches the Vistamp): How interesting. (He stamps himself, before delivering a slash that cleaves a nearby desk in half) Oh, this power is great. Now then, don’t you discuss the guy who you based this on at this point. “Legend Riders”, you call them?

Desire Driver: Saber!

Rekka Battou!

Touma: Henshin!

Brave Dragon!

George: Ok then. Kamen Rider Saber, Touma Kamiyama. The latest in a long line of inheritors to the Holy Sword of Fire over 2000 years. Last year, he fought and defeated the Megido in their attempts to destroy and remake the world into one of chaos.

Touma: I will decide how this story ends!

Vail: Sounds like my kind of place. I wish they’d succeeded.

(Desast appears)

Desast: Believe me, working for those guys is no picnic. You’re better off striking out on your own and finding your own path.

Vail: But I already have my own path. Torturing Junpei Shiranami by viciously murdering his family in front of him.

Desast: See, that’s your problem. You’re trying to be me, but you’re lacking in any of my moral depth. Start a blog channel or something.

Vail: Wait, how are you alive?

Desast: The answer is in Kamen Rider Outsiders Episode 2, streaming now on TTFC.

George: (clearly annoyed) Let’s just leave this here until next time.

* I cannot vouch for this being canon. I just made it up for this skit.