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Saber, Episodes 34-40:

Genta finally gains his new sword, and it's not even fish-shaped, 0/10 terrible show.

But yeah, the Solomon Arc. It's good. Not stellar or anything, but good. Master Logos has, at least, slightly more presence on screen than any of the non-Zooous Meggido, but his motivations are pretty lacklustre. I guess the show admits that to, since does a whole bit about it? He just wants to smash up the world because he's sick of it, and he thinks humanity will do it because he hangs around with Durandel and Falchion. Combine that with Storious just lurking around, waiting for his obvious chance to betray him (which, of course, he did), and the villains aren't exactly grabbing any awards.

On the hero side, things are better. Buster and Slash exist to job, that is their role, and they should be happy doing it. I like what Kento's going through - the tortured hero act is purposefully a slightly-edgier repeat of his arc from the first time round (learn to open up to others, don't shoulder all the burden yourself, etc), but he did die at the end of that, so it makes sense the lesson may not have stuck. Also, quick question - did him sealing the Seiken do anything to stop the ritual? Because it seems like it didn't.

Touma keeps gaining powerups, the buildup towards him having to be apart from his friends to become guardian of Wonder World might mean more if I thought the show would go through with it, but this isn't Gaim or Blade, there'll be a way round it, probably through the power of swords and/or friendship. But hey, it's character stakes to drive up the tension between him and the other Riders, I can still work with it. Xross Saber is cool, Brave Dragon in a more cohesive colour scheme is nice to see, and it reminds me of Wizard Infinity, which is nice.