[Fish Sandwich]

You know what I just realized that might actually be the biggest problem with this whole finale? No "thanks for watching over the past year" thing at the end. I know it was just a formality anyway, but wow, Toei, way to take your audience for granted.

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Originally Posted by barnstenchfartface

It's particularly troubling because it's clear no one really had a clear idea of how the merge would actually work, and Misora herself brings up earlier whether merging the worlds won't just mean one version of them disappears.

Yeah, as soon as Mr. Genius Physicist was talking about how his plan to save the planet was to cause a phenomenon that defies the laws of physics, I sort of knew this wasn't going to end well. Of course, this IS the same guy who never figured out that the labels on the Fullbottles clearly showed which ones were Best Matches, so maybe that should've been my first hint...

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Originally Posted by Kiwami

A great way to end the show. The sacrifices of the "old" characters will forever remain true while the new versions have a way to start over.

Oh, and thanks to Kiwami's comment here I can sum up my issue with the ending a bit more succinctly than I did in my last post. The show is operating under the assumption that what Sento did gave everyone a "second chance" at life, but that interpretation seems highly at odds with what actually happened.

On the bright side, I can now confirm beyond a shadow of a doubt that I love Build dearly, because it's been a couple days now and I'm not even upset about it anymore. I don't know if it's just because I was bracing myself for Gaim-level betrayal or what, but... yeah. Build. Darn good show.