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So in this episode we get a neat power-up for Touma, King of Arthur. If you're a fan of Arthurian Lore um... yeah I can assume you'd be rather disappointed by how the entirety of Avalon was handled even further than just how it was dealt with originally. This is mostly my experience with a friend who basically dislikes how Avalon/King of Arthur was handled, even though I'm admittedly fine with how it was handled tbh.

Me personally, Avalon/King of Arthur can work with what we have in the show, it's just it's crammed between all these debuts of either Riders or Forms. Because as you can see, we're still going very insane with Saber's toyline. And we're at the point where I can tell you that Saber's toyline I think has the most toys a Rider toyline has in Q1 (someone please correct me on this but I don't think I'm wrong)? Because just like, count every single individual Wonder Ride Book that doesn't come with a Seiken, the Seiken themselves, any Book that comes with an extra thing. It's a lot at this point and we're still getting more.

Seriously Bandai, for Saber and Revice I will always question what the hell you all were thinking.

Anyway let's talk about my favorite water lion Rider, Rintaro! It's a very simple training arc (one which I extend in my own story throughout the course of 6 Chapters after humiliating defeat, with a quick Zooous rematch inbetween) in which Rintaro manages to overcome the anger he feels and direct that into his Wonder Combo form!

And oh man is Rintaro's Wonder Combo probably the worst one if I'm being absolutely honest! There's an odd bulkiness to it that I just... do not like at all and it probably has to do with how big the lion head is. Again it's cool, and needs not explanation. But the way the lion head is popped out doesn't help do the form any favors.

Also we get a really cute Rintaro and Mei moment out of it, in which I think I and mostly everyone else watching started to root for the two as a ship.

As for the story, you know I was curious as to when you'd sort of start digging into the characters but I suppose this and the last episode are what did it for you. There's something fun about trying to get into a characters head when they're in a position like Mei was in this episode, and writing out what you think they're thinking is always a fun exercise.

You got me to audibly laugh at the very last line, so congratulations. That being said, yeah unboxing videos definitely seem to be where it's at.