[Dormamu]

I don't know, I just don't feel the same about Koyomi bucking the kicket now like I did the last episode. I mean, it's not like he kicked Gremlin into the sun. Shoulda saved that for the finale. It's almost like Wizard lost steam about halfway through the series. Actually, let me rephrase that, it's like there were two story arcs, with episode 1-23 being the first arc with Phoenix, and the remaining belonging to Fueki's descent. I've got to say though, the last parting lines between Gremlin and Haruto were flawless. That's the gravitas that the series had needed all along. Here we have what could have been a fairly realistic scenario of a serial killer becoming your worst nightmare. Sora was a soulless thing even before he lost his mortal life the first time, and Haruto's finishing him off wasn't just a wish of Koyomi's. I'm sure his prior victims would have seen it as justice as well.

However, I did really enjoy the twists. I still think that all of the characters were poorly slotted into their respective roles, with Koyomi being the ultimate Mary Sue of (possibly) all of Kamen Rider lore. Maybe once we peel back the premiere of Gaim, we'll have something a little more hardcore, but it seems that the whole premise of Kamen Rider is to have some form of action, mixed with enough levity to make it a kids show.