[DreadBringer]

Already caught up on Gotchard actually, but sorted other things out before writing.

In this episode, Rinne's rigid nature is shown in a positive light as she maintains good manners when eating. Meanwhile, Minato acts as the dark counterpart of Rinne, rigidly abiding by the Alchemist Rule to the point of joining the dark side and trying to convince Rinne to do the same as she starts to waver in her mindset.

Rinne grows out of her rigidity and decides to live by her personal code, showing a faster progression in this regard compared to Rintaro, who temporarily became hostile to Touma. While being too rigid isn’t entirely good, living by a personal code can sound like a definition of being an Ubermensch, which is rarely depicted as something heroic.

The setup with Rinne and Atropos reminds me of Revice's Sakura and Aguilera, where both villains constantly target the lead heroines, but later the heroines start to sympathize with the villains, Rinne even throws herself in harm's way to save Atropos. Sakura and Rinne's personalities also feel like opposites where Sakura is short-tempered, outspoken, and aggressive while Rinne is cold, aloof, and reserved.

I think Majade’s suit is the best looking among female Reiwa Riders. About her becoming a Rider, it’s in the name too, where Houtaro has Ichinose (Japanese for 1), while Rinne has Kudo (Japanese for 9), which adds up to the number 10, a requirement for matches in the Gotchardriver.