[Locke]

Gokaiger 02.

It's pretty awesome that a show completely ground in Sentai lore is so unconventional. I really like how different the Gokaigers they feel from other teams right now. It isn't like they're bad people, but it makes a nice change of pace to not have every Ranger screaming 'truth, justice, friendship, green peace and the American Way!' over and over again, they're just a bunch of dudes who don't like bullies.

And maybe that wouldn't usually work for a team of heroes, but as they're never set up to be heroes in the first place, it works really well in context. Plus this cast are INTENSE. Like they're the first sentai team who I see line up and think to myself 'Oh you're in for it now', almost feeling sorry for the villains. Haha. They just have a great dynamic.

Other than that, the production values are pretty great as well so far. I can't believe how brutal the Zangyack empire are. Am I really watching sentai? Plus, although not "good" CGI, it certainly adds a lot of life to the mech portion. It still isn't great, but it's more bearable than most.

My favourite Gokai Change this episode was Hurricanger, that Shadow Dance group attack was awesomely stylish. The all red one was cool too, although this show is a little obsessed with Shinkenger (I know it was huge in Japan but still). The DekaRanger change was kinda lame though, felt like they were just padding at that point.