Kamen Rider Ex-Aid has been pretty solid so far. while no one episode has stood and shined above the rest, every episode has some good points. And that's ultimately where we are the episode. While finishing up the arc started in episode 7, it lays some groundwork into mystery, character development, and the current power set up of our protags. So let's press start and get into it.
Emu and Poppy are talking to the victims trying to figure out what to do next. They discover that the father's factory is coming under hard times. Going there seems to prove that that is the source of the stress as a Bugster arrives. However Snipe is there, beats the monster, gains level three, and then takes the Bugster hostage as a means to get the other level three Gashats. After some "what are the other cast members doing" moments, including Lazer setting up a brawl with Genmu, and Brave and his father having a fight, we are shown Emu easing the stress of the patient by showing him the resolve of his employees. Snipe then battles Ex-Aid and Brave, beating them pretty bad. But with the Bugster destroyed it is still a technical win for Emu. We are also shown Lazer getting some important information, that while everyone else who uses a game driver needs to go through some operation, meaning this might be a return for cyborg Kamen Riders, Emu was the only one who did not. We glitch out on Graphite taking a Proto-Gashat, claiming that he will take over the world.
Overall this episode was fine. A needed episode to fill in some plot points, but overall a good episode. While it's not great, remember you can't hit a homerun every time. We need episodes that are just good in a series that lasts as long as this one does. I do find the Emu information very interesting. what does it mean for our protag. Will it be a Phillip situation with him not even being human, or a Wizard kind were he is a failed version of the monster? Also I hope that the operation is a hint, or at least an homage to the early cyborg riders, because honestly who doesn't like cyborgs. It has been quite some time since they have been in the show so maybe it's so old it's fresh again,
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