[Dormamu]

If I hadn't watched Blade, I would have no idea that this wasn't an original plot. That's sarcasm on my part.

I think this is one of those few episodes where the exposition is so thick they have to have one to further deploy the drama parachutes. They need to compound Mitsuzane's Wile Coyote I'm gonna catch Kouta because I'm Krazy for Kouta mindset, Kouta's I'm gonna save them all even though I don't have a clue character, Mai's I wanna keep dancing because my town is a s#@!#hole otherwise delusions, Kaito's irritating 'I wanna have powah but even though Kouta has the cool silver armor and gun and stuff I still want powah' nonsense, and Ryoumas' my research is more important than actual fact blustering. The only one that actually made sense was plot deployment Oren, and that's saying something.

Oh, and ultimately, I'm guessing one of the writers writes a lot of doujinshi because the whole Mai/Kaito and Minato/Kaito triangle of whatever is way too overcomplicated. That's why.....that's why......

I still think as a moving ahead thing, the episode was okay, but I have to agree with a lot of you that this seems plodding by comparison.