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Really good episode; I actually got so invested that I swore out lout when it ended on a cliffhanger. If I had any real complaint it would probably be how disconnected the Gou and Shinnosuke halves of the episode feel, but they tie together enough for it to work, even if there is still a drop in momentum when we move from Banno's defeat to Shinnosuke fighting random Roidmudes in a hallway. And as far as Banno's ultimate defeat goes? Even the cheesy wobbling belt can't undo Gou's awesome response to the Signal Axe's catchphrase.

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Originally Posted by Tenebrous

This is a pretty good episode, and gets the emotions right. The lazy suit and the reappearance of the viral cores having no in-show explanation does hurt it a bit but the moment is legitimately sad and it is a cool fight too.

Neither of those bothered me. There likely wasn't room in the budget to pay for a brand new suit for Mach Chaser, especially since it will probably never appear again and Ghost starts in two weeks. And the shfit Cars have long displayed sentience, so why not Machine Chaser's, too?