[AkibaSilver]

Well, this was a much better finale than this show deserved. It managed to focus on all the elements I liked (ie: the Pats growing bond with the Lupins, Keiichirou's development, actual emotions going on, SUPER PAT#1 FINALLY!), pull of some very good shots and plot beats, end on a surprising note for a Sentai villain. I was fully prepared to put the show up a point for sticking the landing...

Until the Lupins got freed. Because, apprently, Noel just didn't tell the Patrangers what he was doing for a year. And they got saved by movie related deus ex machina. And now they're going back to fighting because writing a proper reconcilliation between the groups just can't happen before Ryusoulger. Honestly, it's symbolic of a lot of my gripes with the show. The Pats being left out of the loop, the refusal to move past the status quo of the two teams always fighting, Noel's smug dickery.

Yeah, this show was bad. Not Ninninger bad, but bad, which is annoying, as there's a lot of promise, and just enough to keep me strung along for a year, but nothing more. Wow, this became far too negative.