[Locke]

Part 3.

Another weak episode in terms of story, seriously was anything in this episode not clichéd and by the numbers? But another strong episode in terms of visuals.

I dunno, Goseiger just feels big. The action scenes are flashy, there is a limited amount of vague quarries and warehouses, they have scenes of the monsters causing havoc in the cities to create a sense of tension and the mech stuff is actually well done, with fun little camera tricks to try and stop it feeling too much like a guy in a box, on a sound stage.

It was a good episode for Alata, who is shaping up nicely. I LOVE Go-Busters but Hiromu didn't deserve to be red, I like that Alata proves why he should be red. He has a great attitude, is totally badass when he needs to be and really cares for his team.

Although I do like the Goseiger's dynamic and Alata and Big Ears's carefree optimism certainly suits the sky, I just feel Agri and Moune's wildness would be much better suited to the sea. They could still do the whole raw power metaphor, if not even more so, through the use of waves. And Hyde's serious, stoicness would be much more suited to the unwavering mountains.

It's weird they didn't use this episode for Megaforce. Woulda been kinda cool, coulda been something like Jake worries about Gia getting hurt as they're both new to all this, and comes across as a jerk because he's being overprotective but it's just because he cares about her. Gia doesn't take this well, fearing her independence is under attack and pushes him away, plus all the other men on the team out of principle. It even works because the only one Moune doesn't push away is Big Ears, which would translate fine because Gia and Emma are established as best friends.

Jake has to learn that Gia isn't his to control - and that he needs to believe in his friends power, which is an important message to children, but she has to learn to let people in and let them help her which is even more important to kids.