I actually consider Alata to be a stronger red than Takeru and Marvelous.
He wasn't always sure of himself, so it made for greater character moments. It wasn't him telling the rest of his team to man up when they lose, it was the entire team watching each others backs, making everyone feel vital, with Alata holding them all together.

He may not have the demeanor as Takeru or Marvelous, but he had the spirit and the resolve, and that's what made me enjoy watching him.
Alata had character, and that's something not even a hundred flashy fight scenes can usurp.

He at least had the personality that Takeru severely lacked and Marvelous never put out there. He was emotive and he had fun with it. I hate it when a red just acts like a badass and being badass defines their appearances. They need to have depth and character. Alata had that in spades, he never took charge the way alot of red's do, he truly relied on his team and what they were capable of to guide him.

It's just a shame about how Goseiger paces itself, making it feel very slow at some points, and rushing at others (Most notably how it divides it's power ups and power allotment), making the issue of "Nothing ever happens" somewhat valid if you don't watch for about 5-10 straight episodes.

I would just like to say that i am 4 minutes into Dairanger 33 ( Rin's idol episode ) and i laughed so damn hard outloud that i stopped it to come here to say this.
The 4 guys going nuts over her idol book was hilarious.

So, thinking about watching Ohranger.If anything just to see if it was really that bad to almost kill super sentai.

Goseiger ep 1
(Onore Sentai!)

Anyways let's get this started:
-Seeing W in the Super Hero Time intro bourght a smile to my face, good times. :)
-I suppose the tribe rivalry will lead to interesting stories but I'm no that fond of the concept.
-The Goseigers need to keep spare copies of their cards.
-I like Alata, the guy is smart enough to question the monster of the week approach.
-The Gosei angels have protected earth since long times ago, yet they were never mentioned in previous seasons, classic toku tropes. :lol
-Exposition kid, that's flawless storytelling. :lol
-Now I really like Alata, he's kind like Wataru but determined like other Reds.
-Katamary Damacy monster? That's ok with me.
-No amount of transformation stock footage will make me like those suits.
-Awesome music.
-The voice that summons the Headders is kinda annoying...
-Hey the kid subplot was resolved! I had compeltely forgot he existed :lol
-Stop attacking me with awesome music Goseiger :lol

Overall that was a nice first episode, looking forward to the next ones :)

*Edit*
Ep 2: -So the kid is staying around, ok I guess.
-They are really insistent with the tribe thing.
-That's a weird Mech summoning sequence.
-So the headders work as Rocket punchs / kicks, that's badass.
-After watching so much of Nexus, it really bothers me to see the Goseiger gleefully erasing memories.

Not as good as the first one but it was ok.

Well part of it was because around the time Ohranger was airing, the Tokyo gas attacks happened. So yeah, military force fighting terrorists in a kids show isn't necessarily going to sit well.

HOw is Baranoia a terrorist group?

I was gonna say something, but... I don't think I should. :/

Well do so because when you just said that, I could not figure it out. Is it because they are a monarchy trying to take over the world? If so, then you could call every Sentai villain group a terrorist group. I just don't see how they specifically are one.