[GoldenXtreme]

I enjoyed this week too. Folks, we might finally have a show that is working for me. It's amazing how the show feels like it has actual goals now and the cast is actually meshing with just a few changes to the format. Again, it's really nice that Minami is now involved in the main plot and is helping Baku investigate in real life and it was a nice twist to see that the Dreamer had been lying because she was afraid of being implicated in kidnapping Nem. Honestly if I do have ONE complaint right now, it's the fact the Dreamers still often feel like afterthoughts amid all of the other drama, but it's a minor issue. Indeed, I think the bulk of the interest this episode came from all the interesting things we get to see about both CODE and whatever Lady's faction is up to. Baku is left without official orders, but chooses to keep fighting to help Nem and the Dreamer before getting a mysterious new boss at the end of the episode, while also suffering from headaches, perhaps a health complication of using the power of Nightmares. Odaka seems to have some friction with his own boss and also noting that the Nightmares are nothing but tools to him. Baku and Odaka are still diametrically opposed though and end up fighting, though once again showing a certain amount of mutual concern for each other too. Like Fish said, it's a nice spin on the conflict oriented Primary-Secondary dynamics that are often seen in these shows, where their goals don't align but they also have some respect for each other. It's just nice to see the show moving with such purpose finally.

On to next week: Kamen Rider Ryuki? Or perhaps Geats.