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Originally Posted by Kiwami

*Rant incoming*
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No offense but it sounds like watching TV-shows with you is a pain if there are many plotholes, then why must you continue to watch it?

I felt the same in some ways, especially when Takeru suddenly become a jerk and then turns normal again. It felt so logical. Granted, the Ganma will keep coming back. I thought realize that fact will strengthen your will or somewhat like that, but nope, Takeru just acting incomprehensibly. He said he's afraid but there was no single moment he show that emotion. All he did is yawn, rant, being lazy.

However, to be fair:

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The combination of the Eyecons should've been special, but it wasn’t.

All eyecons gathered at one place, become human form and talked to each others, is that not special enough? Did they ever confirm that they leave him because he suddenly become a jerk? Why did Makoto and Alain's eyecons go to the temple? It's maybe plot convenient, but may has it's own reasons.
Also, writer never said that uniting 15 heroes will lead to Grateful, what if it's the reason he get Mugen? It's us who are assuming that, just like why we rant about the obligatory plot because they are supposed for the next form. You have the choice to not know anything and feel surprise, not like "This is predictable because of the incoming new form" or anything.

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And the characters don’t work. At all. Kanon for example:

Kanon has always be like that, it's the best she can pull out. I agree that she lacks of reaction when Makoto "dies" but screaming at your friend when there are larger threat sounds selfish to me.

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Ignoring shitty story and character development, there surely is some cool action to behold in this episode, right? Nope.

Houdini is just like Suika Arms or CGI Tridoron, so it's understandable. About the finisher, considering the small time left (around 2 minutes?), what they can do to pull off a finisher? In Kiwami debuts Kouta spawn nearly every weapons, just not consecutively. Type Tridoron is limited by 3 tires at once, however in the final showdown when Shinnosuke summons all the tires it is the same thing.

All in all, this episode has lots of things that happened but did not impress me in the way they were executed. Kachidoki Arms and Type Formula debut episode felt better.