[FairyKing]

Okay, so let's talk Wizard for a sec. Aside from Wizard being handed new power-ups when there's a toy to promote and the Phantom generals getting killed off one by one, it's basically all episodic, there's not really an overarching plot up until the final act of the show with the Mages. The characters have some amusing quirks but not really any depth or development, I think Haruto might be even more bland a protagonist than Takeru, and that's saying a lot! (I do hear he's better in crossover movies, but I haven't seen those.)

My unpopular opinion is that all of that is actually fine. I love Rider shows with overarching plots and complex, developing characters, those always seem to stumble at some point but I definitely hope Toei keeps doing them. But sometimes, you just want to see a flashy hero beat up monsters in a needlessly stylish way (and god damn, if there was one part Wizard nailed, it was the needless stylishness) and be left feeling like everything will be okay. Maybe I'm biased because I saw Wizard during a time in my life when I was juggling a lot of other stressful stuff, but it was exactly what I needed at that time, a fun diversion without too much to keep track of.

So yeah, that's my defense of Kamen Rider Wizard.