Spoiler!!
One of the things I disliked about Zyuranger was that the one of six villains never get killed or something like that. They all survived from the start to the end and the only solution how to defeat them was to put them back in the moon like in the first place... and I thought after I watched the show that how strong was Zyuranger at all??
Yeah I know they beated the satan, but anyway:)

Watched Ohranger episode 3 and 4, and it is a really dark show in the beginning very serious themes with kidnapping children, and a cop almost trying to shoot himself. The action in this series is totally badass, they each fight with their own fighting style and they all hit hard it's awesome. Though in the first 4 episodes you really only get a grasp on Goro's character, OhRed, while the others are just background characters. Goro feels like a Showa Era Rider which is a cool thing. Baranoia are really dark villains so far, My friends and I will probably watch the 5th subbed episode and hope that new subs come out soon.

Yet other series manage to do it better. Saying "oh but that's the way it is" doesn't give something an automatic pass.

Two thirds of the cast were completely forgettable (as I constantly say, Dragon Caesar had more emotional impact on me than any hero that wasn't Burai or Geki), the relentless child of the week episodes were mostly awful (and I've seen Amazon, so I know constant child of the week episodes can be done better) and coming out of it only a handful of episodes really contributed to the plot.

It looked fantastic, but it was a slow and mostly forgettable show for me.

Except that is not true. Episodes 1-6, 9-10, 17-22, 28-32, 40-42, and 47-50 all deal with the plot of the show. That is 26 episodes, more than half of the show are plot related episodes.

So could I just watch those episodes of Zyuranger, and be fine?

Pretty much. To be honest I would say only watch those episodes and just stop with Zyuranger there.

Ah well that might help me get through the series then. Not that I don't like it, but I watch it with friends who don't really like it as much as I do.

I still haven't started Zyu, but that's rather disappointing that only 26 out of 50 episodes are relevant to the plot.

That's actually better than a lot of Sentai, especially from that era. Zyuranger was considered a very story heavy show during its time.

Despite the perceived blandness of the show, I had a lot of fun with it. It was an imaginative show when it came to how it implemented its themes. Even the episodes that don't contribute to the story as a whole do a fantastic job of integrating some sort of fantasy or religious imagery and mythos into the plot of the day.

And if you look hard enough, there's some pretty cool subtle stuff there to enjoy. I mean, freaking Clotho is an obvious expy for the writer of the series itself. If all you're looking for is story-story-story, then it's probably not the series for you, but the show does such a good job with theme integration that it's a shame to skip any episode. I'll never think the main characters are the show's strong point, but Zyuranger is a beautifully directed show that more than makes up for its lack of cast presence. (and one of the only Sentai to do so)

ToQGer Episode 1: Since I got into ToQGer with episode 17 yesterday I am going back to watch the first episode. I absolutely loved it a lot. Right is so silly and awesome, in a way similar to King but also different than King. Tokatti I relate to so much with being the clumsy one and falling out of the train in the beginning. Kagura is so much fun! She is so silly and awesome with her imagination. Mio is pretty cool right now too, ToQ 4 I'm forgetting his name is the least interesting to me right now, but that might be because I'm biased from the last and greatest Green Ranger (I wonder why I'd say something like that lol.) I'm going to catch up with the rest of the series soon now. The Shadow line are pretty interesting but I know they are better when Zed comes.