[Starscream Gaga]

I'm gonna be that guy.

There's no denying it, that was a much better episode then what has come before, but I think that's more due to the quality of the episodes beforehand. This episode definitely had its problems. The dialogue is relentless from beginning to end, Troy's speech had me gagging and Vekar is just too much, Warz Gill is comedic, whiney, arrogant, self-absorbed and an ineffectual leader, but he doesn't constantly tell people they can't be taller then him, which isn't even slightly funny plus the ADR is still pretty awful and the editing is still standard SMF stuff, the awkward shifting between two fight scenes in the first battle sucked. I'm surprised people are praising how dark the turn of SMF is, because I really don't find anything that happened to even slightly imply a dark tone incoming, even with the exposition of Silver's origins during his fights. I think people expecting Silver to keep up this revenge thing and for it not to be downplayed next episode are in for a big disappointment. The plot itself was a little forced too. Why the heck didn't the Silver Ranger reveal himself the first time he helped them, when he just went ahead to reveal himself the second time, which was the exact same situation as the first, rather then to just kill 20 minutes?

STILL, I enjoyed the new footage (except the Goseiger filler) and I liked that there was an actual plot coming along so I think it is definitely a leap in the right direction and trounces everything before it.

But for all the people saying the Pirate motif is negligible and there doesn't need to be an explanation because the only obvious thing is the Megazord, what's up with the Gokaiger role-call they kept in, with the giant flapping Pirate Flag throughout? That seems indisputably blatant.

Silver noticeable has a a Zangyack/Armada ship, probably so they can use the footage of the Free Joker ramming the Gigant Horse from the Gokaiger finale (Although the Free Joker is a modified Zangyack ship, this is SMF).