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Now THAT'S more like it!

Loved the transition from Goseiger to Gokaiger (absolutely seemless) with a good bit of explanation about how things were going to work such as the Zombats being replaced with a weapon on the Armada's flagship, Vrak and (not) Warz Gill being brothers and the explanation (or lack there of) of why Jake is now Green. I like to imagine that the reason he was flubbing around so much in the fight was because he was adjusting to the switch, after all he's the only one to show difficultly with the new powers and the only one who switched color.

As for the story in the episode... DAMN THIS WAS INTENSE! Honestly, this episode had me at the edge of my seat from start to finish. From the opening to the introduction of the villains and even the Ranger and Zord Fights. I was shocked that they actually showed the school and the juice bar in ruins, kudos there writers. The Megaforce Rangers aren't the Gokaigers but I don't expect them to be, they're their own team with their own dynamic. I honestly got goose bumps when they turned into Mystic Force and shouted "Magical Source, Mystic Force!"

The only let down for me was that I was expected Troy to walk into the Command Center carrying an injured Robo Knight on his shoulder... but considering that I never finished Megaforce that might not make sense as it's implied that Robo Knight disappeared after the armada's arrival. That and the fact that it's pretty obvious that they edited Overdrive Red into the shot of the monster blowing up during the all red morph. Though considering which red ranger was originally there I understand why they did it.

I loved Gokaiger and I've rewatched several episodes of it, one of which being the pilot, so I've seen these scenes several times over. However Super Megaforce made it as if I was watching it for the first time with the same excitement and enthusiasm. If the rest of this season is as good as this first episode well I think this will be a pretty good year for the franchise.