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I got up to 50 on...Friday? But then I was too busy to get back to V3 for a few days which kinda messed my rhythm but eh.

Yeah, finished V3 just a bit ago. Overall I think it's a very strong series, definitely one of my top three Showa Riders. I can't quite settle on what spot--probably below RX, but it's been a while since I saw Stronger so I can't compare it too well. My love for General Shadow remains unparalleled, and unlike the other two series I wouldn't say V3 had particularly memorable villains . However, unlike Stronger, which I think only really picks up after Shadow is introduced and only gets really good when the Delza Army picks up, V3 is pretty excellent from the very beginning. Has a few oddities and missteps here and there, and as I mentioned the 30's basically felt like filler, but yeah. Pretty much great. The Riderman story is definitely one of the best of the Showa era. I do find it kind of sad that he didn't get to defeat Yoroi or the Leader himself, but his heroic finish was great in its own right.

The finale itself I don't think is particularly memorable, unfortunately. Pretty by the numbers, and the revelation for the Great Leader feels like something of a non sequitur, though I suppose these reveals are always pretty weird. I guess it's no giant dragon from space.

Still, not a bad ending to a very strong series.

My problem now being that I was expecting by the time I was done with V3 that the Den-O scrub would be out. This is not the case, so once again I'm left without anything to watch. Or barely anything, I suppose. Now I can watch the First and the Next (which should be great, watching a bad reimagining of series I really liked right after it), and, as I mentioned a bit up, the other episodes of stuff where V3 shows up. About 10 worth, I guess? But if Den-O isn't out by then I guess I'll have to resort to watching Dragon Knight.