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02-13-2021, 08:02 PM | #491 |
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Andrew Hartford needed a bunch of prototypes before Mack, and one of them got loose. Doubly unfortunatly, the robot contained an experimental power source with a link to the morphing grid, as part of his early research into the morphing grid.
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02-13-2021, 08:05 PM | #492 |
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I feel so bad for Troy and Orion's' actors, as they're both actually rather good, but the people directing the episodes outright told them to act stiff and wooden, apparently. Really don't get the thought process behind that, given what little the character writing had going for it already.
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02-13-2021, 08:09 PM | #493 |
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No joke that is legit the origin story of one of the player characters in the PR Tabletop Campaign I'm running, haha.
I feel so bad for Troy and Orion's' actors, as they're both actually rather good, but the people directing the episodes outright told them to act stiff and wooden, apparently. Really don't get the thought process behind that, given what little the character writing had going for it already.
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03-05-2021, 01:42 PM | #494 |
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Just letting everyone know that the second half of Beast Morphers season 2 finally dropped on Netflix.
Will definitely do a write-up of my favorite episode, but me watching the rest of the season has gotta wait until I finish watching Wizard.
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04-01-2021, 11:20 AM | #495 |
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Well I just read Heir to the Darkness.
I’m not someone who grew up with In Space (I’m a child of the Disney Era) and my main experience with it was Countdown to Destruction being on a dvd of the best episodes of the franchise. That said, I like how the story kept the characters semi sympathetic, despite being villain protagonists. And as for the contentious Flashman death-by-cameo? I’ve realised it actually does make some sense thanks to this comment. Quote:
it makes sense for astronema to fight the Flashman in the Flashman series they were five kids abducted by the space empire Mess but they were rescued and taken to the Flash system were they were raised and trained they later return to earth when Mess start invading
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04-01-2021, 02:25 PM | #496 |
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Upfront, this is not an April Fool's joke because I am in no way that clever. Sorry!
Beast Morphers Pre-Show Preamble Confused. If I had to sum up my impressions and experience watching Beast Morphers in one word, it'd be confused. Why? Well the short answer is that, to me, it felt like there were multiple difference voices, all trying to take the show as a whole into totally different directions in terms of, well, alot of things. The lack of direction makes itself most apparent in the episode order, I feel, as many episodes and the lessons they impart on our heroes would make alot more sense and be alot more impactful if placed in different spots chronologically. Season 2 is especially guilty of this. For example, the episode about the team taking the Beast Bots for granted is actually one of the earliest episodes we get in the show, when the audience barely knows the Beast Bots as-is. This would've worked way better as a season 2 episode, when the Beast Bots had been out of the spotlight, and would've made for an amazing set-up for the Beast X Mode episode. Season 2 is where things got really weird though, because not only are numerous episodes ones that would've had way more impact had they been earlier on, but then all of sudden halfway through it becomes an Anniversary Season and I'm just left sitting here like "Wha...?" Heck, most of the Anniversary aspects don't even really make any sense in-universe, and most of them aren't even cool enough for me to easily ignore that. Therefore it's my personal theory(which could easily be incorrect), that Saban and Hasbro both had two very different ideas on what they wanted Beast Morphers to be and alot of aspects of it are the result of compromise. While BM IS the first entry in the Hasbro Era, let's not forget that Saban Brands was still onboard as consultants, thus technically making the show the final entry in the Neo-Saban Era as well. And to that end, I still think that Ninja Steel is the best of the Neo-Saban Era, and Beast Morphers being towards the middle. If there's a definite compliment that I can give Beast Morphers as a whole though, it's that it certainly did feel like everyone involved did want to put a small twist on alot of the formula that had been established up this point. To the point of giving the show a bigger budget than what Power Rangers normally gets. Also, when the show was good, I felt it was REALLY good. But when it was weak, it was Really weak. It overall made this entry really tough to rank for me. Also, bonus points for introducing Steel, who, if not for Titanium Ranger counting under the Silver category, would hands down be my favorite Silver Ranger. And Steel is mainly what I'm gonna focus on in today's' episode. My favorite episode of Beast Morphers was... Episode 18: Rewriting History The set-up for this episode is that, in his increasing curiosity about what it's like to be human, Steel realizes he wants to take care of a pet, as they seem to bring people alot of happiness. Nate makes a deal with Steel that if Steel can take care of a potted plant for a week, then he'll take Steel pet shopping, a deal of which Steel gladly accepts. Steel names the plant Spot. Meanwhile, Vargoyle uses a city-wide signal to alter the town's' memories; Making everyone believe that Blaze and Roxy are the Red and Yellow Rangers, and that Evox's' attacks never took place. The only one left unaffected is Steel, due to his unique DNA structure. So now it's up to Steel and an amnesiac Devon to save the city from imminent destruction. As he's very much the main character of this episode, let's take a quick sec to talk about Steel, shall we? I love how much his design actually gets across despite its simplicity. He's very obviously a giant hulking robot, but things like his horn and the shell on his back very obviously signify his insect DNA, and having his color scheme be half gold is a great way of symbolizing his direct connection with Nate, his brother and the Gold Ranger. His personality is also incredibly fun, being a really cooky yet smart person whose curiosity often gets the better of him, but at the end of the day he's well-meaning and is worthy of being a Ranger just like everyone else on the team. He's an absolute joy to watch. When Steel attempts to touch base with everyone else back at the, well, base, him and Devon are caught by Ben and Betty, the comedy duo of the show. And while I don't think the two are the best duo that the franchise has had, I do still like them overall. While alot of their slapstick can certainly be seen as redundant, the two really sell their reactions, and I gotta say, it actually is super refreshing to not only see a girl do slapstick for once, but also to have a comedy duo that's well intentioned and on the Rangers' side from the start. And ya know, jokes being simplistic have never stopped me from giggling like an idiot over them in the first place anyhow. Hahahaha, get rekt. (And yes I know that moment is from a different episode hush.) After escaping the siblings, Steel and Devon run into Vargoyle, who manages to make quick work of the two due to them not having their Morphers. Steel then holds Vargoyle off so that Devon can get their Morphers back with his super speed. But the biggest tragedy of all is when Spot sacrifices his life to save Steel. RIP Spot 2020-2020 Also Ben and Betty go to Hell. No, seriously. Anyway! Steel and Devon figure that the local radio tower would be the most optimal place to set up a memory scrambling device, and sure enough, they're right. Steel puts his life on the line for the mission, climbing an electrified tower to get to the device while Devon fights off Vargoyle. And I gotta say, props to the writers for giving a reason why they can't just shoot the device(it's shielded) and why Steel can't just get to it immediately(the tower being electrified). Ontop of Steel's' heroism being on full display, Devon really shines in this episode too. Being one of the few episodes where he's actually reasonable(hilariously when he has no memory), as well as having a really, REALLY cool final fight with Vargoyle. I'm not sure if it's ripped straight out of Go-Busters or not, because Beast Morphers is actually pretty good about hiding stock footage, but either way, the super speed battle between the two is incredibly well done. Major props to whoever directed that fight. In the end, Vargoyle is vanquished, and Steel manages to recover from his injuries, but Blaze and Roxy get away with stealing the Mega Transporters from Grid-Battle Force. And hey! Steel manages to get his own pet afterall! But in a rather heart-warming moment, he gives his new puppy away to a little girl who really wants a pet herself, but has had no luck in finding one. I felt that was a rather nice scene to end on. Overall, this episode showcases just how great Beast Morphers is when it has a clear focus and direction in mind. This episode is all about responsibility. How you take care of yourself, those around you, and just how your actions reflect upon others. Vargoyle was left to die by Scrozzle, Blaze, and Roxy due to his domineering over them, while Steel manages to reach out to everyone by putting their needs above his own, ontop of doing his best to be a responsible friend and pet owner. After-Show Bonus So! With me now being all caught up on every season of Power Rangers, here's how I personally rank them, from best to weakest!
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04-01-2021, 02:55 PM | #497 |
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The Vargoyle fight is not only lifted from Go-Busters, but it was his ONLY actual appearance in Go-Busters (the golden version from the not-Gavan two-parter was a separate mosnter with the same machine gun motif).
And thanks for pointing out how the gold parts on Steel still make some sense. I rem ever back when the character was making his early appearances, people were complaining that the removal of the gimmick where hey detach to allow for transformation into the gold Ranger rendered them meaningless (those who hadn’t seen the Sentai were wondering why he wasn’t the Gold Ranger, since he had parts of the suit on him). Last edited by Androzani84; 04-02-2021 at 02:34 AM.. |
04-02-2021, 06:50 PM | #498 |
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Oh, and yeah, I said early Go-Busters, didn't I!? You say Beast Morphers hid stock footage well, but even beyond that, one thing I found impressive about it is how willing it was to totally remix the Sentai episodes it was borrowing from in a way that would've been unthinkable for PR back during a show like Megaforce. This, and I believe quite a few other episodes are actually pulling from episodes before the extra Rangers even debuted, in this case turning a focus episode for Red Buster into one about Steel, who, for the record, is a character I enjoy at least as much as his Sentai counterpart. This is very high praise when you consider I'm saying Beast Morphers at all stacks up favorably to Literally My Favorite Toku Thing Ever. It's no surprise your favorite episode would heavily involve him.
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04-02-2021, 07:19 PM | #499 |
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And thanks for pointing out how the gold parts on Steel still make some sense. I rem ever back when the character was making his early appearances, people were complaining that the removal of the gimmick where hey detach to allow for transformation into the gold Ranger rendered them meaningless (those who hadn’t seen the Sentai were wondering why he wasn’t the Gold Ranger, since he had parts of the suit on him).
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For the record, the episode of Go-Busters that fight was lifted from was directed by Noboru Takemoto, while, probably more relevantly, the show's action director was Hirofumi Fukuzawa, who has been Super Sentai's action director ever since then. Before Go-Busters, he was primarily a suit actor who played roles including Shinken Red, a character which required a ton of very stylish and impressive work with swords both big and small, so I kind of expect him to have a good grasp on what makes a fight look cool. Early Go-Busters was full of very showoff-y fights like that which had a pretty different "language" to how Sentai usually is, and that was a particularly memorable one.
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Oh, and yeah, I said early Go-Busters, didn't I!? You say Beast Morphers hid stock footage well, but even beyond that, one thing I found impressive about it is how willing it was to totally remix the Sentai episodes it was borrowing from in a way that would've been unthinkable for PR back during a show like Megaforce. This, and I believe quite a few other episodes are actually pulling from episodes before the extra Rangers even debuted, in this case turning a focus episode for Red Buster into one about Steel, who, for the record, is a character I enjoy at least as much as his Sentai counterpart. This is very high praise when you consider I'm saying Beast Morphers at all stacks up favorably to Literally My Favorite Toku Thing Ever. It's no surprise your favorite episode would heavily involve him.
also i thought your favorite toku thing was ghost have i been living a lie this whole time
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(I should really talk more in-depth about Go-Busters some time...)
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