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So a bit of a fun nod. Remember how I mentioned that one of the EXE guys in W’s finale went on to be Leo in Zyuohger. Well the EXE guy Terui makes his triumphant return beating up was modelled after the aforementioned Leo (the director said it was just a fun nod, and it’s not meant to be the same goon from the finale)

And I mentioned last time that second seasons with a new plot bring on more powerful opponents of the week. Well here, Phillip demonstrates how the heroes tend to pull out victories until they get the necessary upgrade: fall back on their more powerful forms/techniques that were only used in emergencies during the first season.

And talking of High Dopes, we get to see our big bad Aurora behind the mask of his Dopant form and learn his name is Yukichi Bando. And while we might never get the live stageshow for this anime subbed, I know they cast the guy who played Kirihiko in the role.

And talking of casting…

Rider-lert!

Like the others, Terui is voiced by his VA from Memory of Heroes, Makoto Furukawa. He had a cameo in episode 5 of Agito as a child actor, and as an adult, like Uchiyama and Hosoya, he was a monster in a previous Rider show, namely the second Katana Ganma in Ghost.

And to conclude, our end of episode skit is a revival of the old Healing Princess segments Wakana’s actress did during the show, only the joke so that the only segment is a Q&A with Terui… with a somewhat predictable punchline, if you ask me.