[Kiwami]

OMG this episode was amazing!

As a huge fan of Geed his return made me super happy. Not only does he get a great new suit but the way they implement the combined powers of Ginga, X and Orb is fantastic! From the way they reuse X's cyber effects to the "Wrecking Phoenix" combining the stances of all three of Geed's predecessors.

The entire scene were Geed arrived and his theme started playing - I had a huge smile on my face the entire time. They even mimicked his first appearance from his own show which was awesome!

Also, yeah - continuity. As someone who has watched all of this stuff I'm glad they're doing it. The way they connect the Geed movie into this, how Juggler and Z already know Geed, I like all of this. For newcomers this has to be way more confusing than lasts week episode though. Oh well, maybe the flashbacks helped at least a tiny bit?

Back to the episode: Yuka continues to be my favorite character of this show. It takes a special kind of mad genius to upload a math equation into an enemy AI - yes to slow it down, but also, give me that prize money

I wish we had a scene where she actually collects it.

More screen time for Shinya is welcome, I'm kind of surprised he's still working in his human guise but it makes sense. And Juggler - I do think he's trying to be better, that he enjoys being the captain. I don’t think he's faking it.

The action in this episode was fantastic too, from the initial Geed fight to the team-up at the end. So good! I love that Geed's more feral fighting is still present.

Lastly, we learned a few things lore-wise. Yes, Ultraman Hikari made the Z Riser. Unsurprisingly as it seems to be a direct upgrade to the Geed Riser but still nice to see. And of course, Belial is tied into this, the Devil Splinters are his doing, although a bit unwillingly it seems. Still, I wonder if Belial himself will be back in some capacity, maybe Celebro will resurrect him?

Next week - Zero is back! Nice, I expected them to keep him out of this show until the very end. I'm curious to see if h will take a more present role in this show or fly off and leave the Earth to Z and Geed.