[Dr Kain]

Wow, this DekaRanger debate brings up some nostalgia.

Don't get me wrong, I don't hate the show. I just felt let down by it because of its themes that went no where. I mean, they were space cops, they should have had episodes where they had to chase criminals to other planets, but instead, outside of the SWAT training episodes, everything was still on Earth. And then there was Ban and Umeko. I've already said Umeko is my least favorite pink ranger of all time, because she did not even appear to be a cop. I just felt she was there because it was take your children to work day or something. As for Ban, he was loud and obnoxious. He was always screaming at the top of his lungs no matter what he did and it just got plain out annoying. The rest of the show was enjoyable for being Cops in Spandex rather than being a Sentai series (hell, in this case, the Sentai does not even translate into Task Force, but some reason, Police), as there were some great villains that should have lasted more than 1-2 episodes (like the three siblings). It also did not help me that there seemed to be a million rangers around. Sure, it would make sense, since they are part of a police force, but they used that aspect for gimmicks rather than story telling.

Again, I don't hate DekaRanger, I thought the series did some great things, but it had a lot of wasted potential and a sub-par ranger cast.