⭐Kamen Rider Build Episodes 39-40: Watch Along & Analysis

These episodes remind me why I love series like Build and Zero 01. Being in the science field It has only solidified my view that the true progression of science and technology must have morality otherwise one is just left with madmen destroying everything that matters. Now as to whether or not the Riders get therapy or even survive at the end you 2 know what you have to do to find out. Keep watching Ciao ;)

Dhampir

GREAT! You've gotten your first Final Form debut, congratulations! Genius Form is great, it has some great powers and awesome special effects tied to it. It also gets its own theme song in Build Up performed by the Kamen Rider Girls. Before you ask, yes, they are an idol group based on Kamen Rider, and yes, each member wears outfits inspired by different Kamen Riders. My favorite girl is Chisato (the one dressed as Wizard), don't at me. Also, loved your reaction to "Gen" as a "normal person" lol. So, you guys were confused as to why he changed all of a sudden. Well, it's not so much that he changed as much as it is that he's back to normal. What you're seeing of Gen now is how he was before he got exposed to the light of the Pandora Box. You got a small taste of it in the Rogue miniseries when he was doing Karaoke with his old friend, Strawberry Sundae included. But now that the effect of the light is gone, his old habits and quirks are in full effect, so this is who he is now. Remember how you said he'd never be the comic relief? Look at where we are now lmao Ok, RIDER TRIVIA TIME! (ALL YEAH!) So, let's talk about storytelling. Or, more specifically, a traditional trope of Kamen Rider storytelling. Something that is very common in Kamen Rider's storytelling is that both the heroes and the villains will derive their powers from the same source. This is to show that power itself isn't what's important, but how you use it. To that end, a lot of series will reflect this relationship by giving the main hero and the main villain similar design themes. A perfect example of this is Build's Genius Form and Evol's Black Hole Form. In these forms, they both have a large lens in the middle of their helmets (a Black Hole for Evol and the Vortex Charger, or the part of the Driver that spins when he turns the crank, for Genius) as well as a large circular symbol on their chests (a Black Hole for Evol and an infinity mirror with the Build symbol on it for Genius). On top of that, they also share similar color schemes in their Final Forms. Evol Black Hole is black and white with dark red, gold, and dark blue accents while Build Genius is white and silver with red, orange, yellow, blue, indigo, and violet accents all over. I'm personally a big fan of how this design philosophy is implemented across the characters in Build. Evol truly is the antithesis to Build, you might even say he's the reverse of the love and peace that Build stands for. As we get ever closer to the end of Build, I look forward to your reactions to the upcoming episodes. We're in the final stretch, and some of my all time favorite episodes are in this line up. These are episodes that I'll just watch for the sake of watching it again, because it is that good. Many laughs will be had, many tears will be shed, but at the end, it will all be worth it. Ok, that's enough of my drivel, ciao~!