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03-20-2017, 01:59 PM | #11 |
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Please, god, let the Pegasus become a full blown ranger.
Anyway, this episode felt super meta, basically taking every common issue and saying "That's not how it is!" And I know they can't actually be addressing it, since this was filmed weeks ago. Lucky is all just random chance! How can we ever connect with him!? "Lucky isn't just walking luck. He's eternal energy and optimism!" Xiao isn't complex! He's just throwing darts and rolling with whatever sticks! "No, Xiao is actually very observant in his ways, and clearly knows what he's doing." Xiao is kind of obnoxious. *Has Naga basically disbelieving everything he comes up with* Anyway, this episode was tolerable, but I hesitate to call it good. Mainly because I still don't like Lucky. "Wha? But he didn't drop Yoshu Lucky a million times this episode!" Just because he's not spamming his obnoxious catch phrase doesn't mean I don't have other issues with him. He's so uninteresting and bland. I really just can't get into things when he's around. Hammy's story bits were fine. I can understand where her frustration came from (I'd be pretty pissed too if I trained my whole life only for some random jackoff to show up and get everything he wants because "YOSHA LUCKY"). Garu was there, too. Using the Kyulette in this episode was kind of unfair. They would've determined who would've gotten the leadership role based on performance, then didn't let 3 of the nominees get a chance. Pegasus was pretty neat. I do hope he comes back. Especially if he can come back as a real boy, not just a breast plate. Perhaps the clips on KyurenOh's back aren't for Washi Pink, but a possible Pegasus Voyager?
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03-20-2017, 02:01 PM | #12 |
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Woo-hoo! I mean, like you said, that isn't saying much but I'll take it.
I think this was easily the least impressive episode so far, and partly because of that it's also easily the best. This was just a very standard episode of Sentai in a very good way. It feels like the show really did slow down a bit now that the pieces are in place and just gave us a nice, simple, character-building story without relying on flash to carry everything. For one, I still love how the characters all get their little moments to reinforce their personality. Raptor's still a daydreamer, Garu is still quick to stick up for Lucky, Naga constantly making the wrong faces (and by the way for someone who I was expecting to just be "Spock, but not" I love the direction they went with him). Good stuff. I REALLY like how they started to elaborate on Lucky here, though. Optimism seems to be something of a theme to the series and since Lucky is the mouthpiece for that it was great to see them show why there's merit to his exceptionally simple approach to life. I wasn't totally convinced before, but I think Lucky is actually showing potential to straight up be one of the better Reds out there if they continue to refine his character like this. He's already come a long way from that first episode. As for the more minor stuff: - I'm fond of the whole "we don't need a leader!" direction but I can't be as enthusiastic about it as I want to be since ToQger already did that perfectly. - Pega-san is pretty cool. I wasn't dreading his presence or anything but I didn't expect to like him nearly as much as this episode made me. - Balance's narration for the preview was really funny. The episode can't possibly live up to it. So, yeah, I think Kyuranger has been on a fairly steady uphill path so far. I really hope the momentum doesn't stop. It's almost like they had a plan for this stuff or something!
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03-20-2017, 02:08 PM | #13 |
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It's almost as if they realized they made their characters incredibly obnoxious and had to make an entire episode trying to garner goodwill back
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03-21-2017, 06:15 AM | #14 |
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6 episodes in and my hype for this show hasn't stopped. This was probably the best paced episode we had yet. It elaborates the character traits most specifically Lucky, Hammy and Xiao. The Pegasus Kyutama provides an interesting addition to the teams arsenal and opens potential stories for future Kyutamas due to the nature of how it works. There's set up for future stories with the introduction of the assassins. The dance fight scene was pretty entertaining and overall this episode was just fun. That's really the best way I can describe why I like the show as of right now. Perhaps it doesn't have the best characterization, perhaps it doesn't execute it's ideas to their fullest potential, but there's just this enthusiasm to the show that makes me enjoy it.
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03-21-2017, 03:05 PM | #15 |
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Just no . . . the episode I guess was ok but damn do I not care for most of the rangers. The only thing I actually liked about this episode was the scenes with Stinger and the assassins and when they were fighting the MOTW he used human troopers as a wall to keep them from attacking. That was actually good thinking. So far the only rangers I do like are Naga, Stinger, Balance, and Raptor. I do hope the show at least helps me like Xiao more than I do now or he will be my least favorite purple ranger.
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03-22-2017, 12:10 AM | #16 |
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Well This episode umm okay Stinger Have a cool scene and Naga is good with breaking fourth wall, i agree most of Hammy Line about Lucky, noo i am not sold about lucky character with just short montage dancing.
This show is amazing considering have so many things but so little to say about the character and thats kinda amazing... |
03-22-2017, 10:06 AM | #17 |
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I'm usually on the fence with an episode like this which has a more light-hearted tone and then I check myself for the fact that this show is ultimately aimed at a younger audience does bring me back to reality.
All things considered it was a pretty good episode. Storyline progression, no potential long-term baddies, a new rivalry between Hammy and Garu, the new dynamic between the Commander and Naga basically calling BS on all his tall tales. Its pretty good set up. Stinger being the "spy" of the team seems redundant since everyone in Jark Matter probably knows that he betrayed them but hey, the galaxy is a big place and maybe the Malistrates don't talk to each other in a feudal lord-ish manner so its plausible why a couple of Jark Matter assassins who have probably been "out of town" for awhile wouldn't know him. |
03-22-2017, 04:46 PM | #18 |
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This week kinda slowed down my hype for Kyuranger a little, I am not sure if its cause the episode was a little slower than others or if its cause i watched Ex-Aid immediately before Kyuranger
I loved Naga breaking the wall to call out Commander Crazy as i now call him and Raptor's little dreams which are always cute Using the end theme to teach the dance was pretty neat, seemed alot of this episode was meta and wall breaking Pegasus Kyutama was a nice edition and did remind me of the Lion Ha-Oh from Ninninger, A Pegasus Voyager would have been fun even if for one episode It did seem Lucky got bashed this week but somehow as usual managed to come out of it I haven't decided where i come down on liking him or not The Crossover seems kinda pointless for both Ex Aid and Kyuranger, ToQger/Gaim and Drive/Ninninger were great crossovers rather than Ghost/Zyuohger which was two basic episodes with Zyuoheagle and Ghost turning up in each others episodes for a few minutes fighting and wandering off Although it seems next weeks Kyuranger despite the Ex Aid appearance will be a comedic adventure staring Naga and Balance so that will be fun and hopefully bring Kyuranger back up for me But there is one lesson to be learnt Watch Kyuranger before Ex Aid from now on
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03-28-2017, 10:15 AM | #19 |
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This is why I keep watching. Even if it's a week back.
I have such high hopes for Lucky's character not being 49 episodes of wanting to smack my head into a wall. There's so many good elements from this show being able to not just be fun galactic adventure, but also have some form of plot other than literally telling us it's going to be a motw on the same planet. For now I keep waiting. And getting drunker by every 'Yosha Lucky'. Even the show runners know by now that the tropes will hold true.
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03-28-2017, 02:44 PM | #20 |
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But seriously, I was really into this episode. Solid development for Hammy. Interesting metatextual commentary about Lucky that acknowledges that he's not everyone's cup of tea. Fun talking armor. Cool that there's no leader (although, I would have loved if Hammy was made leader and the whole episode was just Xiao putting her through her paces -- I mean, I guess it was that, but the outcome just wasn't what I expected). And I continue to be impressed that, even when a character isn't selected by the Kyulette, they still find ways to involve him/her in the story. This was just a solid episode of Sentai all around. It was probably the most standard-issue Sentai episode of the show so far, and that familiarity helps ground things in a nice way. Last edited by Kamen Rider Lucha; 03-28-2017 at 02:46 PM.. |
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