[ryan]

I'm having a hard time keeping up on this, due to all the other stuff I've got going on at night.

But, I finally managed to watch eps 16-18.

15-16 is definitely one of the great story arcs, in my opinion. I love the way Fang is revealed to us, and that there is a reasonably good explanation for why Phillip doesn't want to use it. And I like that we see that being Double is physically demanding, and that Phillip isn't up to doing it for long.

I think Arms was a good dopant, and I really like that it took a more powerful memory than the usual six to bring him down. Also, FangJoker is just an awesome form, though it would have been cool to see FangMetal or FangTrigger. I liked seeing Phillip on his own, and not really knowing what to do, because he wants to help his friends, but he knows he can't really do it on his own. Shotaro is such a great character, to see him try to protect Phillip, even though he doesn't know why, just that it's important to keep him away from Musem.

17-18, is also a great story arc. I love Kirikho, even though he's been a villain to us the entire time, I've never liked him the same way I like villains, but more the way I like Shotaro. It really comes across to me that he is a decent person, trying to do what he thinks will help protect his city, and then, of course, in the end he sees the true side of Museum, that they don't care about the people or the city that he loves, and turns against them. This was the first real tear-jerker moment for me.

I find the Museum stuff interesting, the little glimpse they show us of where the memories come from, how they test them, etc. And what a nice teaser for the secondary Rider to appear. We lose someone that loves Fuuto, to be replaced by somebody that hates it.