[Locke]

Dairanger 21. I never understand why these shows make such a song and dance about the mecha, considering they are usually isolated to like thirty second sequences which are awkwardly tacked on at the end. I always assumed it was just Power Rangers editing the footage down, but that is literally how it is in most sentai shows.

It's funny how blurred the lines seem, when you don't censor the word kill. They are evil monsters for sure, but showing us the pain of the monsters who have lost friends and relatives to the Dairanger's, it becomes really uncomfortable in how little difference there is between them and the Dairanger's, other than the show telling us the Dairanger's are the good guys.

For all the smack Akomaru talks of everyone, can he actually do...anything? I know he did that weird arrow move, but to this day I have no real idea what happened during that sequence and he's never shown any kind of power since.

Minus some pretty dated special effects, the action was still enjoyable this episode. Especially as they're fighting the main villains directly and not just another goofy two parter villain. I do love how unique each Dairanger feels, even if I don't care much for any of them aside from Kou and Daigo. Although for such a lasting set of villains, I wish they made the Priestesses look a lot less...shit. Oh and it's kinda ironic, if the Fire Star, gets killed by the sun.

Kaku is still doing his best Zordon impression.