[Sh Ranger]

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Originally Posted by GoldenXtreme

So, Goseiger. I had a negative impressive of this show from the reactions other tokusatsu fans had to it, but I also didn't have any clear idea of why it seemed to get such distasteful reactions. Obviously the only solution is to find out why for myself, so I gave it a watch!

I'm definitely in the minority, as I rank Goseiger as my 5th favorite Heisei Sentai! When people say it suffers from "sandwich syndrome" due to Shinkenger and Gokaiger being popular, I understand, but I personally cannot relate. I especially disagree with the claim that the characters are boring. Like, I often try and adopt Alata's "it'll work out" mindset in my own life, when I have to deal with something difficult. Agri had that memorable episode where his feeling of weakness was used against him to make him think his friends disliked him. Eri had that one where she felt left behind by Alata due to her struggle with mastering Comprethunder. I think their weaknesses are leveraged for their dramatic worth and in a way I think is both human and sympathetic.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Plus, the costumes are beautiful.

For sure! I love the emphasis on white as an angelic color and how the animals bite in to the visors! Gosei Knight has his own unique qualities as well, as a Header who morphs in to a Ranger.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Besides, using angels as positive characters is actually quite rare.

When something gets subverted so often from the original, it eventually becomes more subversive to do the original. Angels have a long history in fiction after all.