[GoldenXtreme]

I've been waiting for the episode where all the pieces fall into place, and it looks like this was the one! I think it was pretty obvious before this that the Genta has some kind of tie to Gifu and that was the reason the Igarashi siblings could transform the way they did, but the actual nitty gritty of how and why was very interesting. Controlling Demons as a military project and using Genta as an unwilling test subject when he was near death is all appealing classic Rider stuff! Veil is an incredibly cool looking villainous Rider who I can't wait to see more of. Plenty of great characterization moments here too: Vice and Ikki's dynamic continues to be very compelling, Sakura gets a nice moment questioning what Aguilera is even trying to accomplish at this point, and we learn more about the Karizakis and what motivates each of them.

Looks like next week Daiji gets some more focus finally plus a new form. About time!