[DreamSword]

This episode has changed not only my viewpoint on the show, but infact, my entire worldview.

I was a fool to ever think anything ill of Sieg, when in reality, he was not only the only sane man amongst the cast, but the biggest victim in Zeztz--nay--Kamen Rider as a whole.

He's a man who's been so broken by society, that he finds no other way to feel alive than to punish the wicked, which in turn, goes a long way to justify his attempts to murder people who have done no wrong. Because afterall, they'll do wrong eventually, so might as well get them out of the way now.

Even more stellar than the details that are moreso told to us rather than shown, is just how completely natural, and not at all forced the look into Sieg's' backstory is: On the surface, it might seem like Baku has no real reason to look into Sieg's' mind outside of showing his new powers with ExDream, but that's because only people who have truly looked into the deep and compelling narrative of Zeztz has a whole would be able to understand it.

And speaking of powers, oh man, repeatedly showing off ExDream's' ability to force dreams onto others in very quick succession isn't hypocritical on Baku's' part, nor does it get annoying, it instead paints Baku as a total badass who's now willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. It's just such a shame that it has to be against someone as innocent as Sieg.

Heck, even the next episode preview is far and above anything I've seen in a long time; showing us that the nonstop drama will not infact, stop. Anyone who demands a break or a breather from any sort of angle other than the war against CODE or everything in the story revolving around Baku or Sieg clearly just doesn't understand how much better off the story as a whole is this way. Just count yourself lucky that characters like Fujimi or Nasuka get so much as a single scene, you know? Not like they're important or compelling anyway.

Just, man, in the end, all I can hope for is for Sieg to come back, a fully changed man who allies himself with the just, and for everyone in the cast to welcome him with open arms.

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I hated this episode and I still hate the arc it's attached to, much less Sieg himself. Good riddance.