[Sh Ranger]

I was willing to tolerate the use of the ToQGer power, since it seemed quite helpful for the slippery situation, but I was disappointed that it was the only Gear used in this episode.

Fortunately, just like that show I loathe to think about, this episode also has a redeeming factor in the form of a pink robot. In this case, Magine. Not that Zenkaiger needed any redeeming factors, of course. Zenkaiger was already good before Magine, but now it's better. Each new character joining the team makes the dynamic more interesting. This paragraph is subjective BTW.

Of particular intrigue is Magine's relationship to her Uncle Juran and the fact that they haven't seen each other in quite some time. Could this mean that Juran is estranged from his older sibling for some reason? Or perhaps Juran is just a free spirit who moves around a lot? This is the first time having an uncle and niece dynamic in the core team, so I'm interested to see how that will affect their character arcs. Juran being an uncle is also similar to his fellow red dino motif ranger, Ryouga. Although Ryouga functioned as a substitute father while Magine is older and more independent than Mai.

My favorite Zenkai Oh configuration appears in this episode, JuraMagine! I like how the tyrannosaurus and dragon motifs complement each other and the aesthetic reason that Fairy King mentioned before about how it hits that sweet spot between not enough detail and too much detail. The ice world was cool (haha) to look at and introduced a unique element to the fight scenes. The instrumental theme plays for the first time here as well.