[WhiteRanger]

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Originally Posted by Taro3

I was expecting big things from MegaForce considering that the series is celebrating 20 years of Power Rangers. But so far I'm a little disappointed.

The acting is kind of so-so, but not to fault the actors, I think it has a lot to do with the characters they were given to play. They're so cliché it borders on annoying. We have the mysterious new guy, not too original. I know the blue ranger has often been more of a geeky type character, but Noah couldn't have been closer to the definition of a nerd if they had given him a pocket protector. He's perhaps the most disappointing because it seems like they try to make him seem as uncool as possible, I assume in an attempt to reinforce the nerdiness. Not all nerds lack self esteem, or get annoyingly passionate in a science class, etc. Not in the real world, and not even in other Power Rangers shows.

At first I thought Jake was going to be the typical jock. Somewhat thankfully, he turned out to be more of a cross between a typical jock and a typical ladies man, making him slightly more interesting (especially since the latter is a bit more rare in Power Rangers). He really shined in episode 3, but I can't help but feel like his constant flirting with Gia will start to get annoying in a few episodes. Speaking of Gia, she strikes me as a complete Mary Sue. Emma's "I love the environment!" bit is annoying too.

I hate to seem so critical, but it's like they didn't even try to make the characters interesting at all. And again, not that the rest of the show is bad, it just seems to fall short of expectations for what I always thought would be an extra special 20th anniversary series. Little things like the text on the cards just seemed to slip through the cracks. I'd rather have seen them put a little more effort into things like that, rather than just tossing in a bunch of nods to previous shows.

The first episode seemed to me like a fast paced parade of toys they're selling, and the second was just a little too typical of Power Rangers, following a 20 year old script. The third episode I found a lot more original and redeeming, so I hope that things are taking a turn for the better.

Last but not least, what happened to Gokaiger? I thought MegaForce was supposed to be based on both Goseiger and Gokaiger. But other than some ranger keys on a shelf which have been nothing more than a decoration so far, I can't find a trace of it.

Again I don't mean to be harsh, but it just seems like they could have done a lot better with MegaForce so far than they have done.

you do remember the gokaiger elements in the series will be taken effect in the second half of megaforce titled super megaforce.