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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

The problem with Wizard is that the last 7 episodes of the show render the entire thing utterly pointless. The Phantoms had no reason to exist. Haruto had no reason to have forms for each element. Beast served no purpose. Medusa did absolutely nothing in her entirety. And the "plot twists" were predictable right from the get go. Oh yeah, and those costumes... oh god those costumes!!!

I agree that the mage suits were terrible, Haruto being so different made no sense, and everyone saw the plot twists from a mile away... But I don't quite agree with everything else.
Albeit not well explained or properly fleshed out, Beast was a world building tool used to show that different types of wizards existed. While that never came into play all that much, his uniqueness was the reason the second Sabbath was thwarted. I think he served a pretty clear purpose.
Medusa was once again a story building tool and the catalyst for the idea of new Wizards through Mayu. But that's about it.
I think the Phantoms are probably the worst motley band of misfits to ever think themselves a real threat in Kamen Rider history. That said, Fueki tricked them to unintentionally seek out Wizards for him so he could begin a new Sabbath. They had their purpose, too.
I'll be the first to say Wizard is a flawed series, but I feel a lot of the criticism goes a little too far.