Man, this show is good. Like, this is the type of Rider I fell in love with again, finally!

I mean Ex-Aid was fantastic but with Build I feel right at home. Also, I love Blood Stark, that character is so good. I love how he's still just a suit to us, revealing his identity will be a major thing I assume.

And congrats to them for delivering the best secondary Rider in a long time, they build up (pun intended) Ryuga so well for his future role.

Fire Hedgehog's debut this episode was surprisingly short. I also feel like the tiny cannon on its left arm should've been a part of Rabbit Tank instead.

On to more important things, I'm kind of impressed by the amount of stuff Rouge is willing to let Stalk get away with. So far Stalk has;
-Done the bare minimum to hinder Sento and Banjo's efforts
-Shot Rouge with a missile
-And now let Sento and Banjo fly away with important data he himself was trying to get ahold of 3 minutes prior.

I wonder how much the rest of Faust has to rework their plans in order to accommodate Stalk's spur of the moment decisions.

I really hate to say this, but the FireHog suit really just makes me think the way wrong things. I mean, he literally filled the enemy with water and then punctured it like a balloon, or other item you fill with water to flush out.

Dank thoughts aside, my moment with this was at the end with the mother. The idea that her son that had such a hard time conveying his emotions would write in one sentence a thank you posthumously to his mother something so profound. Tears, seriously. If Ghost had had this kind of emotional sentiment, it would have been a masterpiece. So good.

Aside from that, this is literally a Fatality from Mortal Kombat. I was a bit surprised to see that in a Rider show as well, although it's probably not the first time :lol

I’m really enjoying how Build combines the two-episode arc with its longer ongoing storyline. It keeps everything feeling connected in a way that more episodic shows like Wizard didn’t.

Odd question: have we ever seen Sawa and Stalk in the same place together? I’ve been wondering why she isn’t in the opening credits and have started theorizing that she might be Build’s Scorpio.

I believe we have. She was with Sento and Tastsuya (The guy in a rock band with Sento's current body) in episode 5, specifically in the scene where Stalk formally introduces himself and then fights HawkGatling.

I thought so, but it’s been a few weeks.

I'm liking the show and the frantic pacing it started out with seems to be mellowing out a little bit. It's still fast paced but not quite as bad as the first couple episodes that threw a lot at you so quickly.

That said,..I have the hardest time taking Night Rogue and Stalk seriously with those giant silly horns in the middle of their forehead. It just looks ridiculous to me. I'm constantly thinking they'd look so cool if only they each didn't have a traffic-cone in the middle of their forehead.

..and I wish Build was in Rabbit-Tank or Gatling-Hawk mode like 90% of the time. Some of the modes like Diamond and Vacuum Cleaner look way too silly to me.

I'm really liking the show though and I think the action and fight scenes are getting better with each episode. I really like how Night Rogue can defy gravity and stand on the ceiling or the side of a tree.

I feel like I'm constantly either going, "That was so cool!" or "That looks ridiculous!" though,..it bugs me sometimes. It doesn't feel consistent. Is it heartfelt? Is it serious? Is it ridiculous and silly? ...thankfully I haven't seen a Vacuum Cleaner as an arm for a few episodes now.

Maybe they're still finding their footing.