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03-17-2014, 02:28 PM | #4711 |
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Personally for me, if noteworthy stuff happens in the last ten episodes of a toku show, that is never present elsewhere - then I'm not gonna count it. I've watched too many toku shows that have had a fantastic wrap up, and people act like that excuses a show if for the other thirty or so episodes that it meanders about and faffs.
The opening act of Go-Busters was fantastic, but I found it lost its way a LOT after that and although there have been some stand out episodes, it's much more a series of great single moments than really great stuff all round, or all together. So certainly not a bad show, but not my new favourite either.
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03-17-2014, 03:36 PM | #4712 |
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Gaoranger 03.
So this episode was just as dumb in the original huh? The first two episodes were solid, this one...not so much. I dunno, it just felt really cheap, the designs are solid but the execution of them...not so much. And when it wasn't cheap, it was just sorta naff. This was supposed to be a focus episode on Red to make him look badass, but in reality he didn't really do anything to deserve the fanfare he got. I mean it isn't to say there aren't some interesting things, the way they capture each Rangers uniqueness is a little different to how they do it in other shows and I do like how the Yellow ranger is crucial to the show, like when does that ever happen? But just the general dated look and feel of the show makes it painful to watch at times, especially when you realise this came out in 2001 and not the early 90s. Ironically it seems to save most of its budget per episode for the giant stuff, then does very little of interest with them.
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03-17-2014, 04:01 PM | #4713 |
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Most Super Sentai take it easy on Chrstimas. Go-Busters is one of my favorites because they didn't. Really damn good episodes.
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03-17-2014, 04:07 PM | #4714 |
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03-17-2014, 04:13 PM | #4715 |
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You're not alone my friend. Then again I'm the resident POTO fanatic, so I've seen just about every version outside of vague foreign and lost ones.
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03-17-2014, 07:35 PM | #4716 |
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Yeah, but they usually still indicate that the end is coming. Usually they're the calm before the storm, or the recap episodes, but Go-Bus and Kyoryu both had epic, high-stakes Christmas 2-parters. We're witnessing the beginning of a trend. Last edited by Kamen Rider Lucha; 03-17-2014 at 07:39 PM.. |
03-18-2014, 04:45 PM | #4717 |
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Gobus 41. Oh man the best episode in a LONG while.
This episode was great, Hiromu was probably having the time of his life getting to hang out with that gorgeous actress from Gouraigan and indulging in his love for dress up. They make a fantastic team. Plus how cool was this weeks Metaroid?! I wish he had lasted longer than one episode, he was more than cool enough to be a main general.
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03-18-2014, 06:35 PM | #4718 |
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Gekiranger 16-18
New Master for Rio, new lesson. Instead of Hawk's lessons about gaining power from hatred, Master Jellyfish teaches how to gain strength from jealousy. And unlike Hawk, she see's potential in Mele as well. It seems that the common method of teaching in Rin Jyuken is almost murdering your disciples. Also the Masters all used to be human? So to completely master Geki/Rin Jyuken you turn you into an animal person? Hmm. Interesting. At least there's an explanation for 'em. And man...Mele isn't anyone to fool around with when she's angry. She's almost strong enough to beat Shafu, though she almost killed herself with her technique. And we get hints that Rio might actually care for Mele as well with the way he stopped her suicidal assault on Shafu. Before he was just sorta too concentrated on getting training/meditating to interact with her much, but he never really seemed dismissve when she was pining over him either. And a new Geki Jyuken Master, Sharkie Chan! He's the youngest of the one's revealed so far, I suppose. Probably my favorite out 'em all, though Elehan's pretty cool too. I like the weapons that go with his style too. Not too big a fan of Geki Shark Touja's design...Geki Shark itself is fine though. It was pretty cool how Jan used the technique of unbreakable body to shake off hermit crab monster's possession. It looks like things are ramping up though. Rio's finally recalled someone he couldn't defeat. A tiger, but not Jan. Huh..Wonder who that could be... |
03-18-2014, 06:40 PM | #4719 |
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Personally for me, if noteworthy stuff happens in the last ten episodes of a toku show, that is never present elsewhere - then I'm not gonna count it. I've watched too many toku shows that have had a fantastic wrap up, and people act like that excuses a show if for the other thirty or so episodes that it meanders about and faffs. *SNIP*
Sure, a fantastic ending doesn't justify a stretch of middle-badness... but saying any successes that come in the last 10 episodes don't count is extremely myopic. Last edited by Kamen Rider Lucha; 03-18-2014 at 06:43 PM.. |
03-18-2014, 06:46 PM | #4720 |
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Gekiranger 16-18
New Master for Rio, new lesson. Instead of Hawk's lessons about gaining power from hatred, Master Jellyfish teaches how to gain strength from jealousy. And unlike Hawk, she see's potential in Mele as well. It seems that the common method of teaching in Rin Jyuken is almost murdering your disciples. Also the Masters all used to be human? So to completely master Geki/Rin Jyuken you turn you into an animal person? Hmm. Interesting. At least there's an explanation for 'em. And man...Mele isn't anyone to fool around with when she's angry. She's almost strong enough to beat Shafu, though she almost killed herself with her technique. And we get hints that Rio might actually care for Mele as well with the way he stopped her suicidal assault on Shafu. Before he was just sorta too concentrated on getting training/meditating to interact with her much, but he never really seemed dismissve when she was pining over him either. And a new Geki Jyuken Master, Sharkie Chan! He's the youngest of the one's revealed so far, I suppose. Probably my favorite out 'em all, though Elehan's pretty cool too. I like the weapons that go with his style too. Not too big a fan of Geki Shark Touja's design...Geki Shark itself is fine though. It was pretty cool how Jan used the technique of unbreakable body to shake off hermit crab monster's possession. It looks like things are ramping up though. Rio's finally recalled someone he couldn't defeat. A tiger, but not Jan. Huh..Wonder who that could be... |
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