[Matrixbeast]

I just enjoyed Dino Thunder because it just felt like a breath of fresh air, strangely. They were still in high school, but they didn't go full on 90's (Like Ninja Storm, which I hated). Connor was an athlete, but didn't participate in everything mildly sports related, just what he enjoyed, Kira was a bit of a cliche, but she wasn't a full on valley girl, while Ethan was a nerd and rather smart, but couldn't build a damn time machine in his backyard with a spring and a battery.

After surf ninjas, Dino Thunder actually felt rather grounded, which I enjoyed. They did get cheesy at times (More than just Lost and Found in Translation), but it's just something you deal with in PR.

For Wild Force, that season's only real appeal to me was the designs. The story really didn't interest me, while the themes of pollution and the like was just pushed too much.