[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Oh boy, the irony of this is not lost on me, considering I was just whining about the Gokaigers (by the way, thinking about it some more, I think I just forgot how much I actually DID like them), but I could not POSSIBLY disagree more with that statement.

It stands to reason that we have different tastes.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Hiromu, Ryuji, and Yoko are all refreshingly down to earth characters who feel like real people because they have their flaws and stupid quirks. They're a lot more nuanced than your usual Sentai team and have slightly more subtle character growth as a result, but that's just another thing that makes them cool.

Here's where me may diverge: I don't watch Sentai for grounded, down-to-Earth characters. I want my Sentai heroes to be larger than life, and when they're not, I just find them dull.

The core three Go-Busters never left an impression on me, but it's not like I have active contempt for them. It's not even that I don't like them -- Hiromu is pretty alright toward the end of the show -- it's more that none of them felt particularly unique. I just feel like, even series that I like a lot less than Go-Busters, like Magiranger and Ninninger, have more idiosyncratic hero casts.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

The other big thing making them work is their relationships with the Buddyroids and how they sort of reflect one another. Especially Hiromu, whose initial abrasive attitude contrasts really nicely with Nick's considerate personality. Honestly, the Buddyroids in general are basically the show's secret weapon. They took what could've been lame gimmicky sidekicks and made them main characters in their own right.

The Buddyroids are another aspect of the show where I'm like... "these guys are fine, I guess?"

I will say, it feels pretty strange to be on the critical end of a Go-Busters conversation. I've spent so much time in the past defending the show from legit haters! Though not one of my favorites overall, it's still a really good show. The episodes in the middle where they defeat Messiah, thus sacrificing all of their family members for the greater good and the finale arc where Enter becomes Dark Buster after making Hiromu into a horcrux--err, I mean "Messiah backup" are legit some of the best stretches of Super Sentai I've seen. The Metaloid/Megazord delay concept is truly fresh and original. And the villains are excellent! It's just that the show has so many interminably boring stretches, and a dullsville cast of lead heroes (IMO), that I can't say it's fantastic as a whole.