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Now after seeing the episode:


- This is somehow even worse than Hase's death. With Hase, he was a C-list Gaim Rider, but Kiriya...Kiriya was a main guy ;_; not only that, but Hase remained pretty antagonistic up until his death, but Kiriya, he was just on the verge of becoming a firm ally. And to top it all off, as everybody mentioned, this is a death following goofy Christmas shenanigans. Then with Toei's trolling. Jeez, man.

- I don't think I saw anybody else mention this, but Kamen Rider Chronicle? What the hell is that about? A possible end-game final Rider?

- Zombie Genm is AWESOME. I really, really, really hope we get a Figuart of that, it would be a crime against humanity if we didn't.

- The reaction to Poppy revealing herself to be a bugster was absolutely hilarious. I love how it was "supposed" to be a big reveal, but Emu just goes "Oh yeah, we already knew that" and just brushes her off. This show is handling its comedy quite well all things considered. Even the two obvious comedy relief characters are being kept in check, unlike Onari just running loose and ruining entire episodes.

- If I could nitpick ANYTHING about Ex-Aid so far, it's the use of the "Jerk ass little kid that is secretly sad about their parents" trope that persists throughout all toku, but that's such a minor complaint.

- "The black president is Genm's Ex-Aid". Well, I guess that's official confirmation that Barack Obama is indeed a Kamen Rider.