[Lord Benendearu]

One of my good friends thinks Saban (or whoever is in charge of the series) is trying to win back the older fans by pandering to the MMPR fanbase, with things like reusing the Go Go Power Rangers song, Bulk's return in Samurai and the setup of (Super)Megaforce, with the mentor in the shape of a talking head, a robot assistant, rangers going to school etc.

The problems is that these callbacks feel really desperate when the show has nothing else to keep older viewers interested.

When I was making the original post, I first thought Nickelodeon's stupid "only 20 episodes a year" rule was the culprit of PR's declining quality. But that should not be an excuse, as other series know to tell a good story in just that amount or even less episodes.