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So I'm actually not a huge fan of the Hibiki Kurenai suit for a couple of reasons. First of all, I'm just not a fan of the aesthetics: it's just the same suit painted red and I think it looks much better in purple with red accents. Going more monochromatic just makes it more boring for me.

The main reason I don't like it, though, is that it's a harbinger of the end times. Once that suit shows up, I know that we're just about to hit the cancellation and that always bums me out. Last time I went through the show I actually paused here for weeks so I could extend the amount of time left.

That aside, I do like these episodes (haven't rewatched 24 yet, full disclosure). The Todoroki stuff is really fun - you know you've got to be really annoying if you can break Hibiki's chill. It brings some great stuff out of Hinaka, too. Hinaka is a character that probably could have been really obnoxious, but the actress did such a good job of bringing her to life that I can't help but find her incredibly endearing. We also got a memorably weird Douji and Hime; I love it when the actors really got to cut loose and be bizarre with those characters.