[Gokai Crimson]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

I cringe at the thought of him trying to fill Marvelous's shoes.

Troy is never gonna fill Marvelous' shoes and we know it.


Anyway, I will be using a 1-5 rating system for this.

Rangers:

Troy gets a 3.5. He was pretty much emotionless for most of the season and his lines were cringe-worthy but as the season went on he became bearable and started putting some actual emotion into his lines and it's a step in the right direction but he's got a long way to go.

Noah gets a 4. Noah was one of three people that actually grew as a character and say what you wll about "Last Laugh" he was getting some development. He's become alot better as a ranger though I still wonder how they're gonna transition him to being a master swordsman...

Jake gets a 4.5. This guy has been a joy to watch him fail to hook up with Gia but it was enjoyable all the same. Not the brightest crayon in the box but he's got it where it counts.

Emma gets a 3. She got some personal episodes dedicated to her and while she also became somewhat more developed and not quite as much an eco-freak as in the initial episodes she still sounded a little preachy but not Animus from Wild Force preachy. She's gonna make a good Gokai Pink.

Gia gets a 4. She already was pretty developed during the initial episodes with her interactions between Jake and Emma and over the course of the series she became the de-facto leader when Troy wasn't there as well as becoming something of a big sister to Emma. Gia to me is the one that got most of the development this season alongside Jake, Noah, and Robo Knight and she will fit into the role of Gokai Yellow perfectly.

Robo Knight 4.5. This guy easily steals the show along with Metal Alice. I like that the rangers had to earn his trust even if it was rushed cause it took the Goseigers alot of time to have Gosei Knight trust them but anyway whenever he spoke you knew it was about to get good and while not the best he was better than Troy lol

Story:

The story gets a 3.5. It started off promising with "Mega Mission" but then kinda meandered about till "Robo Knight" and then was decent till the end. Like it was said before here it was slow to start but after awhile it snowballed into a really good story even if it was somewhat disjointed in places. The whole arc with the Mantris was awesome cause Metal Alice was single-handily the best female villian yet and Messenger was decent for the brief time he had him.

Villians:

Creepox wasn't as good as his counterpart in Goseiger was and I'm kinda sadden that he was killed off so early. I would've placed his death around episode 18 so he could've died alongside Malkor. 2.5.

Malkor: Malkor was a decent villian but he didn't really stand out as the general of the Warstar. He really was just...There until Episode 16 but he did go out with a bang and he had a good fight so 3.5.

Vrak: This guy was just as much a bastard here as in Goseiger. He really fit the role of the whole plotting from behind the scenes and this is not reflective of his score but I think his whole alliance with the toxic mutants was just a means to an end to keep Malkor busy focusing on them while he built the Mantris base. Anyway he really stood out as a villian and he kinda reminds me of Deviot form Lost Galaxy. 4.5.

Metal Alice: 5/5. Nuff said.

Messenger: Messenger wasn't given alot of time due to being introduced so late in the game but what we did see of him he was pretty awesome and not only showed intense loyalty to Vrak but he had alot of firepower to back it up and really messed the rangers up good. 4/5.

Writing:

The writing isn't really something I can comment on but early on it really felt disjointed and while the footage of the rangers morphed was good I would've liked to see more unmorphed fights. It has been better than Samurai and with the whole arc with Robo Knight it seemed to be where the most effort went and even though it somewhat ripped off Goseiger with "Last Laugh" I do have to hand it to them for putting their own original spin on things with Vrak being Walz Gil's (Veker's) brother and him creating the Mantris faction as well as keeping the Warstar around for a bit longer than in the sentai so 3.8/5.

Lead-up into Super:

This series has been teasing us so hard with small flashes of the Mega War, the Ranger Keys being in the Command Center, both mentions and footage of the Armada approaching Earth as well as Messenger saying they were assembled from across the universe so yeah they've been hyping it up alot and with "End Game" it has come to a head with the Armada commencing it's invasion so 5/5.

Characters:

Ernie: I really liked this guy for the small times we did see him even though he was around strictly because of the name but he was enjoyable in his own way. 4/5.

Gosei: As a homage to Zordon and making reference to him...*incoming rant* No, you cannot pull the continuity card now since after In Space, PR has wanted to downplay elements of prior seasons outside of team-ups and while I'm sure it was just a throwaway line to entice older fans it still bugs me. *rant over* He was ineffective as a mentor and half the time in this series we never saw him and what times we did see him he was being a Zord dispenser! He is no Zordon and while I get the whole mystical guardian of the Earth vibe he's not a good leader. 2/5.

Tensou: Tensou while he shared the same problem of us not seeing him alot in the early episodes we did get to see and at least hear him and teold the rangers where the monster was attacking. He was quirky and in "Gosei Ultimate" he was genuinely funny. 3.7/5

Mechs and Weapons:

I love the Mechzords and weapons. Ultra Mode was awesome and all the configurations for Gosei Great were pretty cool too. My favorite though has to go to Gosei Jet even though much like the sentai it only appeared in 1 episode of the series. I loved the Megaforce blaster and seeing it come together was always a treat for me along with the Ultra Strike Finisher.

Gosei Grand/Great Grand and Gosei Ultimate though are what steal the show for me. The fact Robo Knight is his own megazord and and combine with Gosei Great and use the Kuwaga, Hawk, and Manta Zords was great as well and Gosei Ultimate was great as well as I love the design of it and how it can transform into a ship but that might be the Transformers fan in me talking. 5/5.

This season was good but it has some parts of it that are just cringe-worthy but it does get better as it goes on. (Robo Knight's rap included) The story while not being the most smooth was pretty decently told and I did enjoy the creative liberties they took with the source material. It does feel like this season was mostly filler to build up for Super Megaforce but on it's own it's a pretty decent season for the Neo-Saban era and if you were marathoning the PR series I don't think you'd be able to tell the difference with the other seasons. Overall I give Power Rangers Megaforce a 4/5.