[Battlizer]

Gekiranger 7-9

These episodes sorta surprised me with how they shook up the formula. I thought they were gonna fight the Five Deadly Venoms one by one, episode by episode, bu nope! Scorpion and Toad falling in love and eaming up to figh the Gekirangers came out of left field.

I was about to groan at the inclusion of Miki's daughter, since at first she seemed like another toku spoiled rat kid, bu by eight she's already mellowed out considerably and is actually pretty helpful, which is a nice surprise.

Cobra seemed to think Rio was too weak to lead the Rinshi. I guess Rio only has complete control of the non-general Rinshi. The others were too afraid to stand up to Rio or Mele, but Cobra thought he could do a beter job a proving the might of their dark martial arts.

Mele turned out to be a Rinshi, surprisingly, the first Rio awoke. Wonder why she's got a human form then? Episode nine was pretty much about her. In her case, it feels more than just a villain getting character development, she feels like a protagonist in her own right.

Jan sensed something else about her that didn't classify her as a 'zowazowa'. Was it her drive to train herself to get stronger or just that she wasn't as ad as the other Rinshi.

I also like how the Gekirangers even had to train to get their canon operating at full power, for over he course of two episodes too instead learning it all in one! But is Jan really gonna call out pork stew every time they fire, lol?