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Hibiki 11

This is the first time in Kamen Rider where bad cgi has creeped the shit outta me, although mostly because I wasn't expecting it. There was a scene where this mysterious sorceress feeds this episode's makamou some evil power-up thing and the makamou's mouth stretches into this unnatural shape. Ugh...

Anyway, Asumu's problems with the whole shoplifting thing two episodes ago continue to grow. He almost got into a wacky sitcom misunderstanding with Mochida after telling her he couldn't meet at the tea shop and then her seeing him at the tea shop with the lady he helped carry groceries for...but thankfully they avoided that.

Hibiki having some trouble with these new powered up makamou while Asumu accidentally discovers one of th emany secret doors in the tea house/the Oni's base. All these hidden panels and trap doors can't be too practical...

I am and have always been sort of confused by the Makamou. I understand they're an ancient monster race that the Oni have always hunted down and I know that once you beat the two human sized ones, a bigass monster emerges...but I've never really been to figure out their deal.

Ryuki 2

So their allotted time in the mirror world is temporary. Makes things more interesting. I'm betting someone's gonna die that way now. And this may be too early to tell...but boy, Knight seems like a smug prick!

Man...Shinji just got taught a fucking lesson on the aspects of investigative journalism. He was just trying to save her. Nice to see that he has a heroic streak though. Knight seems to sort of have one too, but he's definitely an asshole for no reason.

The chick helping Knight is interesting. She goes on in the hopes of finding her brother, who I assume is not quite missing because a mirror monster kidnapped him. Ryuki finally makes the contract with the dragon and Rider Kicks Tarantulas into a smoldering pile of ashes. Just in time for Knight to be a douchebag and attack him....