[Mesnick]

Wow, I watched the episode. I liked it, the last third I was constantly smiling. For a moment it looked like things were going to take a very dark turn, but I'm glad it all worked out.
It's very noticeable in this episode that Hasegawa worked on Saber. Rinne is an analogue of Kento, Clotho is Legiel. But, although the screenwriter uses similar motives for conflicts, he resolves them differently, which makes viewing more interesting and unexpected.
They also gave us a hint as to why Rinne is important. This, by the way, distinguishes the show from Zi-O or even Geats. Even though the full picture is still unknown, the plot device at least doesn’t look like it was invented the day before filming.
It should be noted that in Gotchard the power of friendship is abused with superiority (so much of the latter that it’s time for Fourza to give up the title of the friendliest rider). Here three people prevailed and did the impossible at once: Hotaro, Rinne and Spanner. This is too much, but considering that last year there was a lack of this, I don’t mind.
I have mixed feelings about angry Atropos. On the one hand, this is a natural development of the character and her conflict with Rinne. On the other hand, there is a high probability that she will follow Aguilera's path, especially considering that in the next episode Gilion will emerge from the darkness.
I also really liked that the moral lesson the civilians learned directly from the encounter with the villains, and not somehow in parallel, which sometimes happens. And, of course, the reference to the original show was nice.
The Christmas party was good, but it's a shame that not the whole cast was there. Although I liked that we were shown how much Minato cares about people. And Spanner, perhaps, has too many secrets for such gatherings.