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Not actually a picture from this week, but relevant nonetheless.

Stellar episode, but again, I probably don't need to tell anyone that:

- So when WAS the last time we saw Hiiro's dad? It was definitely before all this Kamen Rider Chronicle business started happening, right? I'm surprised they didn't make a bigger deal out of this than they did. Seriously, why was he gone that long? Was the actor doing something else? Because usually when that happens they actually write the character out of the show for a bit. Or did Yuuya Takahashi decide there was just no room for a clown like that in his serious, grim story that has never, ever, in its entire run, once been afraid to completely undermine its own tone with goofy nonsense (case in point: immediately cutting from Chronus' brutal killing of Lovelica to Hiiro's dad being happy for half a second and then cutting right back), because that doesn't add up at all. It all just strikes me as very odd.

- You know, I'm actually really sad Shin-chan is right back to using Dangerous Zombie. When it showed up I thought I liked it more than his simple palette swap days but frankly now I think he not only looked cooler, but also more evil and intimidating that way. The whole bone white, spiky, cracked visor look is a definitely a better fit for the character, but only in that it reeks of trying way too hard to seem cool. Totally unlike me and my apparent need to be the dissenting voice on literally everything...

- And Shin-chan's dad is Chronus! I guess the tree doesn't fall far from the apple! Wait... Well anyway that's actually a choice so obvious I'd completely glossed over the idea figuring they'd want to make it a surprise. Not a bad thing though. It always seemed like he'd have a bigger role to play eventually. I guess Shin-chan's whole family is just f***ed up, then? Maybe by the end of the series it will actually make sense to me why all these gaming company guys feel the need to rule the world.

- Also, Chronus stole Wizard's coat, boo! Not cool, man. I guess there wasn't a spare Hurricane Style one lying around too, given the red. While we're on the subject of Chronus not being cool: making Parad sad. Absolutely unforgivable. And I didn't even like Lovelica!

- Also also, Chronus is pretty cool. I like that Kamen Rider remembered you don't have to constantly have BGM playing for the first time in years to make his time pausing antics hit that much harder.

- He's not even that tough though."Oh no, I can stop time guys! Watch out, I'm so cool!". Meanwhile Emu is over here like "Bro I can literally hack the game to work however I want. Assuming I can be bothered to remember that's a thing I can do..."