[Sh Ranger]

Okay, so I'll start with the things I actually liked about this episode.

I like how Aguilera is adding more red to her wardrobe, since it's a nice medium between her original elegant red dress and the black outfit she wore last time.

Daiji benefits from being outside the main plot of this episode, as it gives him the opportunity to be proactive by investigating Akaishi, even though it seems he might be too late to save Akemi. Nice to see Holy Live looking cool fighting those Giftarians.

The rest of this episode, honestly, it feels like I'm watching a different show, titled Kamen Rider Jeanne.

Julio's finally making an effort in pursuing Aguilera, except he doesn't have to try very hard. His plan is simply to follow Sakura around (stalker count: 3) until she shows up. It works flawlessly, as expected, but that also kind of highlights the hopelessness of his current situation. He still has to rely on someone else to get even a little of Aguilera's time, before she promptly ignores him.

There's no gratification in watching this happen over and over again and based on the very unsubtle next time preview, I doubt it's going to improve anytime soon. I may end up just watching the Vail and Gaga spin-offs and putting the show on hiatus, since it's actually making me unhappy.