[Inui Takumi]

I dunno. If he's saying Aibo, then what does Yugo mean? I heard a theory going around that Riku may actually be Belial since he says "I Go" when he uses the Belial capsule. That would be interesting. But then again, Kei transforms into Belial so I'm not sure how that would work.

As for Riku having trouble with the monster, I just attributed that to him being very new to this. With X, Daichi had X to help him out. Riku is on his own so it's going to take more time for him to figure things out.

I liked this episode more than the first. The pacing felt more natural and I liked the introduction of the concept that the Little Stars give their hosts abilities that go with the Ultra it is attributed to. And I thought Raiha was pretty cool. I was worried that she would just be a silent assassin type character but she has some charm to her to, which is great. I'm really interested to see how the team dynamic turns out once everyone is brought in.

Next week is gonna be great with the intro of Zero and Solid Burning (the best form. XD)