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03-07-2014, 11:39 AM | #4571 |
Anticipatory Sea Badger
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I have 10-ish episodes left in both Magi and Gokai which means that my "It's getting close to the end and I don't want it to end so I'm watching like one episode every couple days" has started. It took me like a month to watch the last 6 episodes of Fourze.
After this I'm gonna start Boukenger and Maskman. Maybe I'll watch Operation Overdrive with Bouken...
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03-07-2014, 11:53 AM | #4572 |
The true color of a Hero
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Gobus 24. DAT DAY FOR NIGHT.
Sigh, so the new direction for Gobus is for it to become another generic goofy sentai? RUINED IT! The only real positive to come out of this is it seems the creators really don't want to change and seem to be arguing with the producers through the show. What this episode lacked though, it more than made up for in the action. Yoko and Ryuuji's double team special buster was both a visual treat, but also really cool and the kind of unspoken character development that toku can do pretty uniquely through the action. Meanwhile Ace is the best mech design in this show, and one of the best sentai mechs ever, so seeing Hiromu get to pilot it without it having to combine with anything else was really enjoyable. About the only combination I like in this show (ironically perhaps) is when all the robos come together as one, well all the robos so far. No other base design, or combination, does anything for me. |
03-07-2014, 01:12 PM | #4573 |
Stronger Than You
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M
E G A MEGA More Megaranger. Mega Silver gets his Keitaizer taken by business exec. Yusaka gets captured because no morpher. Monster demands mecha for his life. Rangers choose the latter. Everything falls in line for a happy ending. I know the business exec is supposed to be the antagonist, but I do so desperately wish shows that try to pull this kind of plot would look at the argument from his side. While taking Mega Silver's morpher was rock stupid and he had a piss poor argument, when the monster returned and demanded the Mega Voyager or Silver will die, the Megarangers choose the same thing every show that does this plot do. It's really annoying. Monster: "Give me [Item necessary for our side to succeed] or your friend will die!" Heroes: "...We have no choice!" It's so dumb, and the business exec even points out that if Mega Voyager was destroyed, they wouldn't be able to protect the planet, but nope. The Megarangers choose one friend over everyone else's lives. Every show that pulls this plot plays it exactly like that. Everyone in the room (And the one's whose life is at risk) tries to stop the heroes, but the heroes go anyway because, all of a sudden, they decide that the life one is more important. I guess I just take Mr. Spock's famous line too seriously, but it honestly does make the most sense... Basically, what I'm saying is, that, whenever a show pulls this "Friends life for vital item" plot, my only reaction is- Oh, and the Mega Winger showed up, too.
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03-07-2014, 01:22 PM | #4574 |
Big Bad Wolf.
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Thank Christ.
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03-07-2014, 04:25 PM | #4575 |
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Oooh, Psycho Rangers! Finally!
That trailer left more of an impact than this episode all together
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03-07-2014, 05:49 PM | #4576 |
Big Bad Wolf.
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Gobus 25. The last few episodes of Gobus have left a bit to be desired, but this was a glorious return to form. The perfect celebration of the half way mark.
Escape is super hot, but it's all becoming a little too forced for my tastes. I find a woman becomes incredibly less appealing when a show can't stop going on about it, just look at poor Amy. It's a shame too, because the fights with her really are fantastic. I guess as she's not a suit, she has much freer range of movement, and as she isn't a suit they feel they need to accentuate the way she moves that much more to compensate. It really does work for great effect, in a sea of stumpy arms, and frozen expressions fights that feel like they jumped straight out of GARO are welcome. Shame this is one reinvention from Gobus, amongst many, which were lost in Kyoryuger. Honestly the action was amazing in general. The way the Busters are so good individually, but also brilliant as a team. When Ryuuji literally used his overheating "weakness" to get a boost in the battle, catching bullets in mid air and throwing around his super strength. Seeing Ace get another trip out. SO AWESOME. Anyway, this shows attention to detail is wonderful, it's rare to watch a show so careful and in control. I guess Saban didn't adapt this because they know they'd never hold it together as well.
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03-07-2014, 08:32 PM | #4577 |
The true color of a Hero
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Gobus 25. The last few episodes of Gobus have left a bit to be desired, but this was a glorious return to form. The perfect celebration of the half way mark.
Escape is super hot, but it's all becoming a little too forced for my tastes. I find a woman becomes incredibly less appealing when a show can't stop going on about it, just look at poor Amy. It's a shame too, because the fights with her really are fantastic. I guess as she's not a suit, she has much freer range of movement, and as she isn't a suit they feel they need to accentuate the way she moves that much more to compensate. It really does work for great effect, in a sea of stumpy arms, and frozen expressions fights that feel like they jumped straight out of GARO are welcome. Shame this is one reinvention from Gobus, amongst many, which were lost in Kyoryuger. Honestly the action was amazing in general. The way the Busters are so good individually, but also brilliant as a team. When Ryuuji literally used his overheating "weakness" to get a boost in the battle, catching bullets in mid air and throwing around his super strength. Seeing Ace get another trip out. SO AWESOME. Anyway, this shows attention to detail is wonderful, it's rare to watch a show so careful and in control. I guess Saban didn't adapt this because they know they'd never hold it together as well. |
03-07-2014, 08:49 PM | #4578 |
Stronger Than You
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Neziranger! Just as cool as I hoped. Wrecking shit so badly. That's how you play up a threat! *Glares at Girell*
There was no mecha fight, and I'm glad. There wasn't a MoTW for the rangers to defeat. It was the Nezirangers kicking so much ass that they needed to leave mid fight so they could get shoe polish specially formulated for buttocks. If there was a sour point, it'd be that the late 90's special effects were painfully obvious, but otherwise, I loved this episode. This was a complete curb stomping, and I'm not usually one to love those, since, when done by the hero, it makes either the heroes who lost to the villain look like chumps or makes the viewer question why the villain was ever a threat; and when done by a villain, it's often handled poorly, with the heroes forgetting they have a specific weapon or ability, or the heroes just going full on idiot mode for a minute. It was handled well here, and it was great. I can't wait for the next episode! ...What? It's the episode where the little girl learns Red's identity? Oh, come on! In Space even did this episode >.>
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03-07-2014, 10:04 PM | #4579 |
Big Bad Wolf.
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Gobus 26. They changed the music again?
This was pretty silly but its silliness was mostly well handled. Moments like the Commander with the mop for example. Plus that Eraser Metaroid/Megazord really fucked shit up, so it sorta balanced out. Also that manual gattai was pretty fucking awesome.
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03-08-2014, 12:40 AM | #4580 |
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Megaranger!
Uneventful episode, but there was one thing that I liked, and that was Nezi Red's screaming and flailing over why he can't kill Mega Red, despite literally standing on top of a beaten Mega Red. I don't know why I enjoyed that particular scene, but that one track mindset actually makes for an interesting villain. "What do you mean? It makes them more dull. They only want one goal, and nothing else." It's a simple character turned more complex just by thinking about them. A character like Guirel, for example, wants to advance and rule, and he'll plot, lie, and betray anyone to achieve that goal. In a sense, it makes him predictable (From the audiences' view) because you know his plans will always have some sort of fine print to further his own goals. Nezi Red wants to kill Mega Red. It's a goal that doesn't have wall after wall to achieve. However, what makes it more interesting is that he's clearly sentient. He's not a drone, and this episode proved it with his screaming over his forced retreat preventing him from getting the kill. A simple story arc could be Mega Red pretending to die, but not by Nezi Red's hands. It could give something of an identity crisis to the character. Oh well. As it stands, what makes them interesting as characters is what we're not told about them. The mystery over everything else. And since they were introduced so late into the game, while they weight of their threat is felt, they're not powerful as characters alone.
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