[Leo Novum]

You know, I actually enjoyed the episode. Sure, it was a bit exposition heavy but the comedy! Oh god, the comedy! Makoto being a goddamn siscon, Alan being a takoyaki fanatic and Akari being an out and out mad scientist, no better than Igor (just joking, she is better than him), made my day.

And there is one more thing. They finally showed a bit of Takeru's personality. Takeru always seemed like a generic Kamen Rider to me. You know, I-will-protect -everyone kind of guy, like Kazuraba Kouta (Gaim) or Hino Eiji (OOO). But in episode 12, we saw that he is not afraid to die which was a nice insight into the sort of character he is and in episode 22, he is genuinely distraught over the idea of people dying even if he doesn't know them.

And in this episode, when Takeru mulls over the idea of fun, we get a glimpse into what truly makes him happy. Maybe they can rescue his character after all.

By the way, I really love how they reveal Mugen slowly and steadily. First an aura, then a transformation and in the next episode, we'll get to see it in action. I also like how it looks. Whitey and rainbowy.

Also, I have a theory on why Takeru being a ghost is so important. His father, Ryu, planned for him to have an Eyecon and a temp body like Makoto but that plan failed. Then he extended the counter by fusing his soul with him, giving him Toucon. And then he got the Eyecon Driver G from Edith/Sage/whoever he is in order to battle the Ganmaizers but even that failed. But Takeru coming back from the death by his own will power actually gave him a power up not even the Ganmaizer could have predicted. And that's why it was important for him to stay dead.