I rather like Genius, its all shiny and colorful and quite unique looking. Personally speaking, this episode felt less like filler than some of the other episodes, although I would still hesitate to call any episodes from this show filler at all. I really liked how they managed to establish that Katsuragi and Sento both have some surprising similarities, but also that they are still their own people too. Speaking of some people disliking Banjou's joke at the beginning of the episode, I think it was intentionally awkward and Banjou was just trying to ease the tension. He mentions later that things get too gloomy without Sento around later after all.

I can help but be amused that seeing Banjou lying on the ground after being beaten to a bloody pulp is what triggered Sento's memories to come back. It made it feel like the strongest thing Sento associated Banjou with was getting beaten up.:lolol

The Genius Henshin blew my mind wow another great plot ep.

Well, I'll admit one thing. Genius looks a lot better in the show than I expected. In fact, I think he has the best transformation scene of all Rider forms, with Claws Magma coming at a close second. Seeing all those bottles sliding into place was oddly satisfying.

But that doesn't change the fact that this episode leaned a bit on the mediocre side. Which is fine, by the way. You can't keep hitting home runs and sixers, every once in a while, you have to play it low to go through. And to be honest, this episode wasn't even bad mediocre; I think it's just that we, the viewers, have become accustomed to Build being on point so much that an average episode looks bad to us now.

And in spite of me calling it mediocre, I will list two things, beside the Genius transformation, that I felt were good. The first was both Katsuragi
and Utsumi raising important questions about Evolt and his driver. The second was Utsumi' actor's bad, bad acting. I mean, I don't know about you people but that Nishime Shun's levels of bad acting. Which turned it into unintentional hilarity.

So overall, not bad, could be better, will stay tuned in for the rest.

Utsumi's breaking seemed abrupt. Not that we the viewers don't know where he's coming from, but still..it seemed too abrupt from last episode and this episode.

Still, love this episode.

I just want to see Grease whooping some ass next week...

https://i.imgur.com/obhAK8r.jpg

This.

This I want to see happen.

The way the photo is taken it looks like he is flipping the bird. Or in this case two birds. :lolol

It'll be cooler if there's more details on each individual bottle and where does the copies of the bottles comes from? Also, the movie doesn't look that intriguing with astronauts and probably some retcons. I rather they expand the lore of mars or Evolt's race. He's literally megahex from Gaim. Maybe they'll do that for a Vcinemas return for Grease. He'll probably get a better power up form then. Also, I'm curious about that stats for Build Genius even though power levels doesn't mean shit, but like ExAid, build riders are all many times stronger than previous riders.

I rather see him trying to get revenge secretly by acting like he enjoy being Evolt's pawn.

So in this episode we find out Dan apparently teaching classes on how to be insane narcissists. I would like to know where these classes are, when they are, and how to join them. I need to know for a uh friend . . . his name is Spirichu . . .

Grease! Birdies! Best Match!!!