[Tokumonkey]

I haven't been able to find an existing thread on these episodes, so I thought I'd make one. TVN has subbed both Kyoryuger Brave and Power Rangers Dino Force Brave.

Wow, the half-length episode format doesn't serve this show well. Rather than working like a two-parter, both episodes try to tell a complete story, and it's just a mess. I'm hoping that, like Kyoryuger, it gets better over time. I... don't like the cast, I think, although I'm having trouble separating what I don't like about the physical acting (I'm leaving out intonation since it's subbed) from the overly-broad characterization. I realize the short episode length inherently means we weren't going to get a whole lot of character depth, but most of the core five are obnoxious.

So mixed with my disappointment over the Brave Kyoryugers is my joy over getting Ulshade's screeching voiceover back, as well as the voices for Torin, Luckyero, and Candelira. I enjoyed the fight sequences. I loved the recurring music cues and the remixed ones.

Now that we're through the rushed and in-no-way-organic introduction of the core team and villains, I'm hoping that, like Kyoryuger did, this show will quickly jettison what doesn't work in favor of the things that do.

What did the rest of you think?