[Kamen Rider Lucha]

Damn. I had a whole review for these episodes that got lost. Alas...

EPISODE 10
Meh. This could have been worse. Makito sucks (why in the hell would you go after that cruel bitch?), but at least the humor landed a couple of times.

EPISODES 11/12
These were a marked step up from anything else the show has offered (that didn't involve Wolzard). The whole point of the episode seemed to be to turn Houka into a tolerable character. It worked for the episode, but we'll see if it works going forward.

Like others have said, I like how this show pairs up 2 characters in each non-arc episode. This 2-parter is the first time the show has used that structure successfully, which is a good indicator that the writers are figuring the show out.

I'm not encouraged hearing that the next few episodes are a return to awful form, but episodes 11 & 12 were enough to keep me here at least until Branken is dispatched -- when, by all accounts, the show gets good.