[GoldenXtreme]

This was... fine. I think in terms of dialogue there were some nice highlights. The Karizakis continue to be a surprisingly well handled pair of characters and I really enjoyed both of them this time around. I think the bit with Hiromi acknowledging that he was also too recklessly righteous in the past was a great moment too. I like the concept of a magnetism final form! On the other hand, this episode also has plenty of Revice's typical issues. Ikki just barging into the surgery and smashing things was... strange. I don't really see how that saved his dad but sure. Hikaru continues to be frankly just an annoying character. Ultimate Revice itself is... not doing it for me. It's a combination of factors, the fact that it didn't feel very distinct outside of being really strong, the color schemes of Revi and Vice being too similar makes them hard to tell apart in the chaos of the battle, and honestly it just looks tacky (and not in the good way Thunder Gale looks). I think a lot of people, myself included, are at a point where frustrations about this show are beginning to boil over since it is obvious there is only so much they can do to expand on things this late in the game and so many issues are longstanding. It really isn't a BAD show, but its not shaping up to be something I'll want to revisit any time soon.