[Xtreme RX]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

It feels like for a show that's pace was utterly breakneck for so long, it's fallen back to typical Kamen Rider "only one thing of real significance happens an episode" and it's given me whiplash. It's still not bad, but it's so much less than what it was.

I'm not going to lie, I kind of agree with this. The pacing of the show has been perfect so far, but this episode felt like it was extremely rushed. I haven't felt that in a while, maybe not since Wizard, but my overall impression of this episode coming out of it was that it could have, and should have been handled better.

The content was fantastic. This episode was truly for Takatora, and his inner dilemma with how he raised his brother. But it was bogged down by a lot of character interactions that really didn't need to be there... It didn't actually add anything to the plot (I'm looking at you, Mai and Kaito).

Though Kaito's probably fatal Invess scratch will inevitably become important, it didn't have to happen in this episode. It's exciting in its own right though. I wonder how it will end up.

And Zangetsu vs Zangetsu Shin was freaking awesome, but it felt like a lot was cut from it. Kiwami vs Redyue was also fantastic but they didn't have to spend as much time on that... it's not the main attraction here. (though, the Kiwami insert theme sounds AWESOME).

In the end, Takatora vs Mitchi felt way too rushed to even have an effect. We all know he isn't dead, this is Rider. And if he is, then what a waste of an interesting character.

The contents of this episode was great but the execution felt rather underwhelming. Oh well, hopefully the movie tie-in next week will clear out the guck and we'll have a fresh start coming after.

And it doesn't seem like a bad episode. Looks rather fun. At least we'll see Mars make his TV debut and Hase again.

Also, my favourite part of this episode was the close-ups on Zangetsu Melon Arms. They obviously knew we were waiting for it to come back. :P