[KRiderBlues]

This batch is kind of a mixed bag.You got the kid focus episode BLEH.The awesome story episode that gathers everyone together.Then a kind of filler/homaging/fan service episode.

Not until Kyoryuger with Blue's niece have I ever liked kid characters.I know,kids' show but still.KyoryuBlue's niece proves you can do something really cool with kids.And in other cases like this,it makes you not care about the kid character and feel no sympathy for them.

32 was freaking awesome.The kensei doing a roll call,the kenma doing a roll call,everyone brought to gather,racing to get to SaiDain.Great way to build up toward 34,the episode after the kinda unnecessary episode.

33 is really odd for me.First of all,FREAKING EDO SET.Glad to know that this series and Den-O really started the recent Edo trend.They have used that set 10 times at least in the last 5 years.The in show reasons,especially now are getting ridiculous.I don't understand why they need to keep using that set again and again every year.It makes me feel like they're getting really lazy.Give it a break,please.

Rant aside,again I'm feeling I missed something completely.Maybe it's because I'm not brushed up on my Japanese history so I don't understand what they were even doing in Edo.As cool as it was to see the Gekirangers as samurais and struggling to use swords,I was just left confused.Again,probably lacking common knowledge that Japanese children would know.The highlights of the episode were definitely GekiRinTouja's TV debut and Mele trying to convince Rio that she was his wife.And the ending,yeah,things seem to be getting to series finale-like in a good way.

Also,Long getting up close and personal in a sleeping Rio's grill.I'm sure there's a ton of Long x Rio fan art out there because of this.