But it was sweet. . A little embarrassment for Ryuji was all the adverse feelings I had from that. He certainly didn't disappoint when he said "But I love you". After what he did last episode, I would have gutted him if he had said anything else.
I didn't think this episode went badly at all. The only real issue for me is that Ryuji got his powerups so conveniently, but whatever.
Apart from all the sweet moments, my favourite part of the episode was when Rose cracked and seriously tried to kill the black dragon. I've seen lolis bite their kidnappers, whine at their kidnappers and pull cute faces at their kidnappers. A stern DIE is a first in recent memory.