[ComicGuy89]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Well, for a first episode, it established that Blue and Yellow, despite receiving constant training and being overall combat ready, are vastly inferior to Red, who could do more to the enemy in 5 shots then the two could do in 3 minutes with the same weapons.
Nothing made sense, the concept of why the rangers were "Special" and the Buddyroids had no explanation whatsoever, only 2 characters were actually introduced, the Engrish was more forced than funny, and the fighting was a bit too wire fu for now.

HOWEVER, it's only the first episode, so I'm more willing to change my opinion as the series goes on. I'll also admit that some of the action was cool, the zord battle was neat, and the lack of a stock morphing sequence was a nice change of pace. But as a first episode goes, I was just bored and confused.

Well, for the "nothing made sense" part I guess that's a personal preference. I for one loved how everything isn't revealed yet, where you don't know what the heck is going on. It keeps you excited for what's coming up and forms a stronger story arc. In retrospect, this is mightily similar to Shinkenger (who had the same writer), diving into the story with absolutely no explanation of who the Gedoushu were, or why these four were tasked with fighting for Takeru.

That's not to say that this episode was a bewildering plopped-in-the-middle-of-nowhere episode like "The Team Unites" was for Samurai. We got all we need to know, from the personalities of the main senshi, to their supporting cast, and a glimpse at who the main enemies are. The world-building is saved for later episodes.

I don't think Blue and Yellow were slouches in combat either, as they managed to hold themselves well for the entire episode until Red came in with a surprise attack on the monster (honestly if I were the monster I'd really be caught off-guard by a guy about to crash into me with on a motorbike). Finally, remember that it was they who defeated the monster, not Red.