[Den-O]

This was an excellent first episode. And this is coming from someone who, shocker, has found Power Rangers to be absolutely unwatchable for the better part of a decade.

This show is setting itself up to be a solid sci-fi series in it's own right, outside of the franchise it's actually a part of. The actors can act, the choreography and action is on point, the original content is wonderful, and right out the gate we have a reason to want to follow each ranger's story. Whether that''s fighting to get yours friends and or signifcant other back, trying to prove that you can be bigger than the lot life has given you, or in Devon's case just trying to prove you don't need to be what someone tells you you should, each of them has a compelling reason to follow their story.

This could fall apart with the very next episode, but I'm incredibly hopeful the show can keep up this level of quality. It's astounding to have positive things to say about a Power Rangers season, but this show is doing right by it's source material. Go-Busters was arguably one of my favorite sentai ever. Following in it's footsteps, Beast Morphers is trying something totally new. Good on Hasbro for recognizing that's what the brand needed right now, instead of doubling down and tanking it like Saban did.