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It goes without saying, but Swartz's big reveal was nothing special. At all. For one, Tsukuyomi being his sister was already revealed in the preview, making the "big reveal" pointless, and even if they didn't spoil it, we would have figured it out long ago when Sougo went to her childhood home and there was her brother with the same smug hat as when Swartz told Sougo to become king. And most jarring of all, is that his grand plan makes absolutely no gosh darn, hornswoggling, jerry-jimming sense!

When we were introduced to the Time Jackers, they were trying to oppose Oma Zi-O by crowning a new king to take his place, and now Swartz is saying he was doing it so he could become king, and he didn't bother trying to kill Sougo in the first place to do it. The Time Jackers, here, showed that they are perhaps the worst Rider Villains I've seen so far, because their goals and just about everything else have nothing to put them near Evolt, Genmdeus, Fourze's Principle, Baron, or even Shiro from Ryuki, they all had something that made them something which the Time Jackers lacked. Long story short, they're a mess, with Swartz at the top of the heap.

And it doesn't help that this would be the place to make Hiryuu a fantastic villain. Swartz absolutely wasted him.

But on the positives side of things, Sougo renewing his friendship with Geiz and Woz was nice to see, and Tsukasa becoming my absolute favorite character. I loved the castle siege where they fought all the Another Riders, and Woz made a speech, prompting perhaps my favorite moment in all of Zi-O, and then there's that All Heisei Rider Kick, the gem of this whole arc. We also get more Kaito, who's just picking the opposing side just to mess with Tsukasa, which I find funny.

Anyway, we're nearing the climax of Zi-O! What a journey.