[Matrixbeast]

On to episode 2! I could take screen caps, but I'm too lazy!

So, this episode is a bit better, but not by much. There's still very little flow to the events.

So, a Wire Org wreaks havoc by crushing things with wires, and Red has the brilliant idea of trying to reach out to it's heart. His stupidity is met with an asswhooping, and he gains the resolve to fight without hesitation.
...Not that he ever had any hesitation in the first episode, but plot thread resolved, I guess?

Whatever. So, in the meantime, Red tries to gain proper introductions, but Yellow opts for the "We're warriors" approach and everyone just calls each other by their color. I guess since Yellow was the first on there, that rule is just followed because no one wants to challenge it?

Anyway, they come across the monster, and after Yellow gets it through to Red's skull that their enemies are monsters and not just misunderstood people, they battle.

This isn't something I touched on in the first episode, but the fight scenes are a mix of interesting and pretty rough. I like that they aim for a more feral approach to it, but because this is still a live action product, it falls flat a chunk of the time. The rangers running on all fours is stilted, and when they perform their dragging move, it looks even more awkward now that they're using 3 limbs (I'm sure there's a wire, but it's certainly not doing any favors).
Still, there are some occasions where the fighting is done well. The blue ranger actually making use of the water is nice (Rather than magically firing water cannons or something), and some of the clawing action is done well. So credit where it's due.

Anyway, monster is beaten, then is grown. Here we see GaoLion beaten in one blow and the formation of GaoKing. Great design, but that's common knowledge. He no sells everything the Org does and finishes him off with the Animal Heart finisher. Day is saved.

We then see the 2 Duke Orgs in their lair as they watch another one horn awaken.

In all, a better episode than the first, but it's not exactly by a large margin. The reliance on a narrator to explain what's happening really irks me, and this episode featured the most egregious amount of filler with having each individual GaoPhone transformation and their already long ass role call.

Next episode seems to have an interesting premise that will hopefully provide any level of characterization to our cast, so fingers crossed.