My problem with Charge is that Banjo gets a new belt only to now go back to his old one because his Gel happened to get burned. It's the order of appearance more than the suit itself.

Maybe if he had switched between the belts over these past few episodes as needed, like Kaito/Baron did at the end of Gaim, it wouldn't be so jarring.

Oh please. I can see that argument for Kuuga, but I would argue that every other one of those shows is tonally everywhere, Hibiki perhaps unintentionally considering the writer shift. Something like Ryuki or Faiz, shows that gleefully whiplash between murder and bizarre comedy, I just can’t see that way. Don’t even get me started on Showa. I don’t mean to pick a fight about this or anything though, I just never thought of the shows that was for the most part!

Interesting, so then would you have had less of an issue with Cross Charge if they made the Cross Magma require Banjo to continue using the Sclash driver as his belt instead of switching back?

LOL at Sawa's face. 🤣🤣🤣

Man, this show just keeps getting better and better. The Banjou reveal seems a little out-of-nowhere, but that's the only real issue I'm having here.

I really liked how this show is handling the comic relief scenes like that recap bit with the dolls.

Maybe stark gave Misora the bracelet before he scumble to the power of the pandora box in order to stop Evolt or it was just a way to purify the bottles. Besides being possess or not, the box can make everyone lust for its power, so stark is mad for a very long time. Banjo could be an artificial Martian or a human that's converted in to one through experiment like dark Kabuto.

It does but Banjou giving off Smash readings in Episode 1 was this as he never became a Smash and if his Hazard level being 2.0 was the factor, Sento would be able to find Smash readings on himself

You know, I should be angry at Banjou having a surprising, super secret backstory but I'm not. One of the things that has always made Build stand out from the rest of the Rider shows was how every element was incorporated into the story ranging from Stalk's facial manipulation power, Misora's idol status and Gentoku's presence at the Skywall Incident. The show has not even shied from using the same element twice, like Sawa's traitor status and Utsumi returning from the dead.

Which is why Banjou having nothing special excerpt for a, standard human experimentation and dead girlfriend backstory always rang hollow. As if he was only a Rider because he was a Rider, a tautological entity, if you will. Compared to Sento's very existence, the Isurugi family's past and Kazumi's tragic circumstances, Banjou came across as a bland, hot-headed idiot who just happened to be part of the story.

Some might argue "But Leo Novum! That very fact makes him a hero! He shows that ordinary people can be Kamen Riders. He is the right man in the wrong place! He is Banjou!"

To that I say no thank you. As I mentioned before, Build has a well executed plot which leaves nearly nothing out so it was obvious that Banjou Ryuuga, the man without a past, would eventually become more important to the plot. That is why Banjou Ryuuga being a Martian makes perfect sense.

In fact, I am calling out right now. Banjou's dead girlfriend, Kasumi, is going to be important to the plot again. She either knew who he (Banjou) was or she is going to become one of Banjou's split personalities, turning Banjou into Mahou Shoujo Cross-Z.

What about Sento stealing a dollar from PM? Is he gonna end up arrested or exiled?

Executed