[TokuChris]

This episode did have a couple of misses in terms of high expectations, but overall, it also exceeded many other expectations (see: none).

Allow me to explain.

The original expectation for this episode was to get some sort of backstory and, the assumption was, we'd get some explanation for the Q-Rex Megazord and why it was named as such. The episode missed in this regard - there was no explanation given for the Q-Rex Megazord, other than "It's the Time Force Q-Rex!". That was disappointing.

However, to receive a complete original backstory for a character in Orion, and to have it be as dark and depressing as it was? That was not expected at all. I find it beyond awesome that he's the lone survivor of a planet that was destroyed - and that they showed him falling to the ground in complete despair.

And to have as much original story and characterization that we got - which is more than we got in every episode of Super Megaforce and Megaforce combined till now - was an even bigger surprise. The parts where they're in the mall and Jake keeps wanting to get up to join (out of jealousy) were great and totally in-character. And Gia and Emma totally flocking to Orion like you'd expect girls to do - also awesome.

I'm not going to nitpick the crystal damaging the ship. I'm not going to nitpick that it took him "months to repair" something that only got hit by a rock. I'm not going to nitpick that they didn't explain where the morpher came from (hell, we got more back story on it than we did the original Super Megaforce morphers).

I will say I am sad that, even though they never showed the 6th Ranger Keys in any shot of the keys, they're suddenly there now and glowing. That may have been a writing mistake that was meant to say "The 6th Ranger Keys! They're here!"

I think that a number of the issues with this show stem 100% from Jonathan Tzachor. I believe his absence from Dino Charge will result in a better show. Till then, we have to wade through what's left of this series by someone who didn't care about longtime fans of the show. It's a shame that he was trusted to be in charge of an anniversary celebration season and has given us anything but that.