[Sh Ranger]

I liked this arc's moral that everybody deserves fair treatment for their actions and how Zukyumpire's act of kindness gives Yua the courage to reject her ex's halfhearted apology, after realizing he was never worth crying over. A satisfying ending for sure. That guy needs to work on himself and learn that love doesn't come with free trials.

Not sure why Houtarou always insists than any Chemy doing evil must have a good reason though. He's right in every case we've seen so far, but it's hardly unreasonable that a Chemy with free will would choose malice on their own. Zukyumpire is another intriguing look at how Chemies interact with humans anyway. He uses his Zukyun to make people happy while inadvertently hurting them. The easiest option is to seal him, but Houtarou showing him the error of his ways allows him to do redeem himself and help Yua stand up for herself.

Cool to see so many new forms for our Riders recently. Gotchard has TriCatcher, Majade has MoonCerberus and Valvarad has AngeCopter. TriCatcher's power reminds me of Spider-Man's webshield, but with extra triceratops armor. Good thing we get these auxiliary forms now in this relatively lighthearted arc, as it looks like Gotchard will be getting another power-up next time, which I imagine will likely be in focus for a while.

Inoue's first 2-parter was pretty good and humorous. Hope she continues to deliver the same quality with her future episodes.