[Layton13]

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It's just, it feels a little basic?

I think that sums up my feelings on Build quite well. It's one of the more narratively driven seasons, ok, I prefer the more episodic stuff, but I have enjoyed them before, like Ex-Aid, but the difference is that Ex-Aid had actually interesting characters and does something with them even without the filler that generally does that in my favorite seasons like W, OOO, Fourze, Wizard, and Drive.

Build on the other hand doesn't really do that. I personally loved the start of Build and hold it in very high regards, and as some of the best material Kamen Rider has to offer and with the shift into the war ark I was not as invested but still interested where this would go. And with basically continuing the same ark instead of doing something new and the emotional beats not landing for me I grew disinterested something that only grew as the season went on and I have the feeling it all comes down to that basicness.

I love digging into characters heads and when I found a Rider that delivers on that front, like Haruto Soma I grow a new appreciation for the show, but here? It's just very basic, which in and of itself wouldn't be a problem if they did anything interesting with it, but they don't and that just disappointed me.

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It's all decent storytelling, but it's not very flashy, there aren't any fun twists or flourishes, and it's not about anything. It's moving a story forward, but it isn't telling a story.

I think that hits the nail on the head. It feels hollow, boring and even if there is technically nothing wrong with it there is that certain spark missing.