Post by redsurge on Oct 4, 2017 19:25:16 GMT -5
I actually have two major problems with this season that are very different from the normal complaints people give it. Otherwise, i think its okay. The characters aren't actually as bad as people say. The cast are likable. Going back and watching clips I've realized that the cast do shine a lot. Its those moments during fight scenes where Saban told them "yo the audience are kids" where they flopped. The writing could use some cleanup. Even Troy is pretty ok. I have a very similar friend irl except she's a girl. For those who say, Troy shows no emotion that's not very true. He ranges from being really serious-emotional-overacting and he actually gets some great moments. The villains are funny except Mavro and Vrak who are b@**$$ instead. The cameos were actually decent. Returning Rangers only appeared when the Rangers were in a big pickle, acting more like mentors or backup in the case of those in Legendary Battle. Sure we could've gotten more from them, but what we did get worked. Tensou is cute and while Gosei isn't a great mentor, him handing out powers randomly is an overstatement. All the powers he had, the Rangers had to prove themselves worthy of and most of the time, he wasn't lying when he said they did. This brings me to my first complaint. I said most of the time, "you've unlocked the powers of Ninja Storm" sadly is ridiculous. The Rangers didn't go Legendary Ranger Mode; Ninja Storm. Why couldn't he be rewarding Noah and Jake for their teamwork or Noah for creating a solution to a difficult problem or creativity in general. Orion just bashes Tranceferer around a bit with Q-Rex and then Gosei says they unlocked the powers of Ninja Storm. It wasn't like Samurai or Jungle Fury where a past Ranger granted the power. Or was it? Jayden makes it clear the Legendary Rangers were watching the Super Mega Rangers. So did the Ninja Rangers reward them.
Now to address the complaints people usually have. Jake's key's simple explanation is obviously that Green and Black Rangers are (usually) interchangeable on a given team. Its either one or the other, so Jake represents both. The New Powers are stated to be Rangers who have never fought on Earth but did exist. Sometimes the Rangers make it seem like they're battle modes but its pretty obvious they're mean't to be from other worlds and though its kinda lazy, i liked seeing them. At least, they named them. Oh and before you say "they mixed up names", Gia was saying "Legendary Ranger Blitz" as in lets do like Troy and attack rapidly switching between modes. She wasn't calling Lightning "Blitz". Dragon Power was also never stated to be the name of Blitz. They were saying they'd tap into Dragon Power just like Orion said they'd tap into the Zeo Crystal. The Pirate theme being ignored was a bummer. I understand Pirates are usually bandits and Saban wouldn't want the heroes to be bandits but that still sucked. Though to be fair, Mighty Morphin called all its weapons "Power (insert weapon type)" so calling their gear "Super Mega (insert weapon type)" wasn't that bad. For me it wasn't a major problem since Mighty Morphin used the Dino Theme by having the Zords be named after their respective Dino and MMPR S3 and MMAR use Ninjas as a motif more than the theme of the season. The Ninja suits were the closet thing to Ninja. For those who say Ninja Steel doesn't have enough Ninja stuff, watch MMPR S3 without nostalgia goggles. As for certain Rangers who "shouldn't be called Legendary" remember that Time Force did the majority of their fighting in 2001, S.P.D. was founded long before the S.P.D. season takes place, and the Morphing Grid spans dimensions for RPM. Wes could call Time Force back to the past for the Legend War and if S.P.D. didn't time travel to change history, it could've been the previous B-Squad fighting in the war as it was never specified. RPM could've come to this dimension after the Turbo Falcon Zord had been tamed and formed a bond with the Rangers in the"Prime Dimension". As for oddities in the Legend War, Mighty Morphin could be the original team, Zeo could be Rocky, Kat, Adam, and Tanya. Turbo could be the Robot Rangers plus Justin. In Space would thus be the 2nd team of Turbo Rangers. Zeo Red and Dino Thunder Black are luckily missing from most shots. Sentai shots are lazy editing. As for the Keys coming to exist, Zordon could've tied the Command Center to the Morphing Grid upon placing Gosei there. Keys would be generated to represent each Ranger Team in case such a thing was needed. The Super Mega Mode Keys were created as a base mode for this since using the powers would harm the users of Legendary Mode. The Rangers' "fighting spirit" and the Armada's overwhelming power convinced Gosei to give the Morphers to the Rangers. Somehow the Sixth key got lost and when Orion found it, the 6th Rangers began to talk to him. So that's all of that.
So my 2nd complaint; Robo Knight is an awesome character. Funny, badass, great development, and a sad sacrifice. But then, he comes back with no explanation ruining it all. That's not the worst part. I get the other Rangers were there just to fight. They introduced themselves, fought, and went home. I get they all had lives to get back to. I also get Robo Knight and Troy didn't have much time to chat during the war, but why did he leave with the other Legendary Rsngers. Why not have him stay and reunite with his friends. Sure his sacrifice would be ruined Fairy Tail style (or perhaps he could've explained his return) but it would've led to an emotional ending. Also, is Orion gonna go rebuild his world, how bout Gosei and Tensou congratulating the Rangers? No? Okay.
And that word describes Super Megaforce. Its okay. Unfortunately though, overhyping caused a lot of hate for it and in my opinion, its pretty ok.
Now to address the complaints people usually have. Jake's key's simple explanation is obviously that Green and Black Rangers are (usually) interchangeable on a given team. Its either one or the other, so Jake represents both. The New Powers are stated to be Rangers who have never fought on Earth but did exist. Sometimes the Rangers make it seem like they're battle modes but its pretty obvious they're mean't to be from other worlds and though its kinda lazy, i liked seeing them. At least, they named them. Oh and before you say "they mixed up names", Gia was saying "Legendary Ranger Blitz" as in lets do like Troy and attack rapidly switching between modes. She wasn't calling Lightning "Blitz". Dragon Power was also never stated to be the name of Blitz. They were saying they'd tap into Dragon Power just like Orion said they'd tap into the Zeo Crystal. The Pirate theme being ignored was a bummer. I understand Pirates are usually bandits and Saban wouldn't want the heroes to be bandits but that still sucked. Though to be fair, Mighty Morphin called all its weapons "Power (insert weapon type)" so calling their gear "Super Mega (insert weapon type)" wasn't that bad. For me it wasn't a major problem since Mighty Morphin used the Dino Theme by having the Zords be named after their respective Dino and MMPR S3 and MMAR use Ninjas as a motif more than the theme of the season. The Ninja suits were the closet thing to Ninja. For those who say Ninja Steel doesn't have enough Ninja stuff, watch MMPR S3 without nostalgia goggles. As for certain Rangers who "shouldn't be called Legendary" remember that Time Force did the majority of their fighting in 2001, S.P.D. was founded long before the S.P.D. season takes place, and the Morphing Grid spans dimensions for RPM. Wes could call Time Force back to the past for the Legend War and if S.P.D. didn't time travel to change history, it could've been the previous B-Squad fighting in the war as it was never specified. RPM could've come to this dimension after the Turbo Falcon Zord had been tamed and formed a bond with the Rangers in the"Prime Dimension". As for oddities in the Legend War, Mighty Morphin could be the original team, Zeo could be Rocky, Kat, Adam, and Tanya. Turbo could be the Robot Rangers plus Justin. In Space would thus be the 2nd team of Turbo Rangers. Zeo Red and Dino Thunder Black are luckily missing from most shots. Sentai shots are lazy editing. As for the Keys coming to exist, Zordon could've tied the Command Center to the Morphing Grid upon placing Gosei there. Keys would be generated to represent each Ranger Team in case such a thing was needed. The Super Mega Mode Keys were created as a base mode for this since using the powers would harm the users of Legendary Mode. The Rangers' "fighting spirit" and the Armada's overwhelming power convinced Gosei to give the Morphers to the Rangers. Somehow the Sixth key got lost and when Orion found it, the 6th Rangers began to talk to him. So that's all of that.
So my 2nd complaint; Robo Knight is an awesome character. Funny, badass, great development, and a sad sacrifice. But then, he comes back with no explanation ruining it all. That's not the worst part. I get the other Rangers were there just to fight. They introduced themselves, fought, and went home. I get they all had lives to get back to. I also get Robo Knight and Troy didn't have much time to chat during the war, but why did he leave with the other Legendary Rsngers. Why not have him stay and reunite with his friends. Sure his sacrifice would be ruined Fairy Tail style (or perhaps he could've explained his return) but it would've led to an emotional ending. Also, is Orion gonna go rebuild his world, how bout Gosei and Tensou congratulating the Rangers? No? Okay.
And that word describes Super Megaforce. Its okay. Unfortunately though, overhyping caused a lot of hate for it and in my opinion, its pretty ok.