[Zolda]

The guy who is obsessed with Spanner is actually another elite alchemist who was defeated by Spanner, and his name's Boruto... or Bolt. A bolt who wants to defeat a spanner? Will the next elite from the organization be named Natto/Nut or Rivet? His mannerism makes him look like a character straight out of a shonen manga. And what's the point of being selected as the Super Class A alchemist? What are the obligations that Super Class A alchemist must fulfill to the organization? Are they some kind of enforcers/field generals, like the Horoscopes from KR Fourze?

Lachesis' method of scouting potential humans to transformed into Malgam reminds me of Sonoda's method of scouting AGHS students for potential Zodiarts. They're both looking for people with very basic, petty grudges. I think Clotho's method is similar to Lachesis'. I wonder if Atropos' method is more effective than hers, like Hayami's more effective than Sonoda's. Looks like next week is Atropos' debut. Kinda fitting because next episode's guest character of the week is also a kid.

Spanner's barging into the victim's house and capturing Burning Nero looks like a Ghostbuster capturing a ghost with Proton Blaster. Spanner borrowing the kitchen from the main character's boss reminds me of Yaguruma borrowing Bistro La Salle for a cooking match against Tendou. When Spanner says that he doesn't remember about Boruto, does it mean that he just doesn't bother to remember him, or does it mean that he has actually forgotten him because he had been Neuralyzed by the organization since being selected as the Super Class A alchemist?

So far, the most interesting thing in Gotchard is still the Neuralyzer spell. In episode 2 @ 08:01, Kajiki was pondering whether he had forgotten something he had actually seen. He was like someone who was trying to remember a dream. In this episode he's shown that he's still attempting to remember his previous encounters with Chemies or Malgams. So, unlike DGP's total memory erasure that can perfectly erase (or rather, reset) people's memories into complete bliss, it looks like the Neuralyzer spell is not a perfect spell that can completely erase someone's memories. It looks like there's some kind of fragment or residual memories that are still lingering inside the Neuralyzed person. I wonder if it means that the Neuralyzer spell can actually be reversed with the De-Neuralyzer spell, if it does indeed exist?

This is very important, because if this mechanism actually exists, then it means that no character is safe from manipulation by a higher power. It's finally proven in this episode that an alchemist (Minato) can Neuralyze not only Muggles like Kajiki, but also another alchemist (Boruto). Houtarou's dad might actually be an alchemist as well who must be eliminated for the main villain's grand plan, and Houtarou, his mom, and (almost) everyone who remembered him were Neuralyzed way before the story started. It makes little sense if his dad is actually leaving his family to travel the world. It feels very selfish. My gut tells me that Houtarou's dad might be an important person, although it doesn't necessarily mean that he's still alive. I think that's why Houtarou's and his mom's memories of him are kinda fuzzy and questionable. That's probably also the reason why Steam and Hopper1 chose Houtarou to be the user of Gotchardriver, and that's also the reason why Houtarou had already felt a deep connection with Chemies, mainly Hopper1, and even a grand dream, since his supposedly first encounter with them. It's all because Houtarou might've also been an alchemist all along. This trope is basically Unreliable Narrator. His dad's face being blocked from photos since episode 1 could mean that he has actually been blocked (or erased) from their (and everyone else's) memories. This could result in a very interesting plot twist in later episodes, probably around episode 20-30. This got me reeeeeally stoked.

BurningGorilla form looks quite nice, although the gauntlets are reused from KR Vulcan Punching Kong. I still don't see what's the functional difference between it and AntWreslter form. Both are power-type forms. Next week is the debut of HawkNeedle form aka Mr. Dangerous. The colors remind me of corns.