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Okay, finished Build, sans Be the One and whatever other bakers dozen of specials and sub movies they crank out for the series these days.
(Kinda miss the pre Decade seasons, where it's just one movie and the HBV...)
It was alright, though definitely filled with flaws. I'm not particularly a big fan of the goddamn parade of plot twists the series had on a per episode basis. It was making following the plot rather annoying, and I was watching it back to back. The full bottles were borderline impossible to follow and their relevance were questionable.
However, my biggest issue stemmed from Evolt. I really hate grand puppet master enemies that reveal they've been in control for literal years, since it makes their plots not only ridiculously convoluted, it also makes the "I was planning that all along" moments just cheap methods to hide their pretzel logic.
Hell, despite all his grandmastering, what if Banjou, in one of the early episodes, got hit by a stray bullet? Did the fucker have a contingency plan for that? Since he sure as hell was shot at a lot, and he's the kind of idiot to bring his fists to a gunfight...
What if Night Rogue didn't do the "I'll deal with you later" schtick the couple times he had Build and Banjou on the ropes? Then what would he have done?
So much of Evolt's plans hinge on coincidences that, because they fell into place, he could say that he masterminded everything, when in reality it just made no sense. What would he have done if key stooge for the final quarter, Mad Rogue, hadn't accepted his offer? Oh but wait, he knew Mad Rogue was plotting against him the whole time? And he knew Build's father was working against him? Then why was he, at any point, caught off guard?
Another large issue was Namba. Why, would this character who could destroy planets, and boast about it to your face, actually work for you? How could this old man assume he had the guy who literally betrayed everyone else he's worked for wouldn't do the same to him?
Build wasn't bad, per se. It had one of the better villain to hero turns in the franchise that didn't feel too forced, a great main trio, and a solid cast overall. And unlike Drive, I didn't find it so bland that I didn't have much to say. Honestly, I feel if they retooled Evolt's main plan so that I wasn't banging my head against a wall, I would've loved this series more than I do, since the final quarter was some pretty solid stuff otherwise.
I don't quite see it as a shining pillar of the franchise, but it's good. I only have Zi-O and Ghost left of the Heisei Phase 2 series, but I'm not gonna watch Ghost since I hated the first batch of episodes I watched. As it currently stands for phase 2, though, I'll say...
1. OOO
2. Ex-Aid
3. Gaim
4. Double
5. Build
6. Fourze
7. Drive
8. Wizard
Also, as a quick disclaimer, Wizard is the only one on that list I actually found bad. Fourze and Drive may be low, but I think they're both average shows that are worth watching and enjoyable.
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