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I really appreciate the theme naming of Is and Was and their family dynamic. Cool and cold little sis Is is all kinds of adorable and you just really want to see her acknowledge her big brother.

Oh, I guess this is the first time the Hiden execs found out about Zero-One? I guess the public found out about it too? I was never all that sure about the general public awareness of Aruto's Kamen Rider identity. Also, he's kind of a fugitive of justice!?

I have to admit I just thought Horobi was repairing Assassin-chan the whole time but the actual reveal made a lot more sense. Also shows just how many Humagears Metsuboujinrai kind of screw up and mess with.

I also really just appreciate how with the Dodo Magia we got what would normally be a monster-of-the-week Kaijin but one that has slowly grown and evolved, both in capability and design, to the point of being a major antagonist. Like you don't really get that very often.

I would watch a Was spinoff of him solving crimes with Fuwa as the cynical normal detective who doesn't take him seriously but is then forced to admit that Was is actually a great detective. What a buddy cop duo they would be!

Shining Hopper! I'll probably have more to say about it next episode but for now I like how it's kind of a more darker and "tougher" take on Rising Hopper, still streamlined but there's a little more weight to it compared to Zero-One's normal forms, if that makes any sense. And "When I shine, darkness fades!" is one of the most epic lines for a form ever.